CABARRUS COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - Most people are familiar with the California gold rush -- but did you know the first gold ever ...

Nevada City and Grass Valley, siblings in Gold Country near Sacramento, have been drawing more visitors than ever.

The discovery of gold in1848 unleashed the largest migration in United States history and drew people from a dozen countries to form a multi-ethnic society in California.

Petaluma’s farm-to-table trend dates all the way back to the California Gold Rush of the mid-1800s. It’s still a culinary treasure with a historic downtown and easy access to the coast and wine ...

Once a booming gold town with 2,500 residents, Picacho, California is now a remote ghost town partly reclaimed by the Colorado River. This video explores its hidden ruins and forgotten history.

The price of gold has skyrocketed from roughly $750 an ounce a year ago to more than $1,000 an ounce today. That's led to a new California gold rush, as CBS News correspondent John Blackstone reports.

At least one returning officer, perhaps having eaten from both sides of his mouth, eventually did the honourable thing -- and declared both candidates as winners!

The 381-acre Heart Rock Ranch In El Dorado County includes a spacious lodge, a guest cabin, an 800-bottle wine cave, and 12 ...

A fire in San Ramon Wednesday morning severely damaged the historic 19th-century Harlan House, also known as El Nido House, ...

COLOMA, Calif. -- In a tiny town where the California gold rush began, Black families are seeking restitution for land that was taken from their ancestors to make way for a state park now ...

Gold was found near Coloma in 1848 by James W. Marshall, a white carpenter, setting off the California gold rush that saw hundreds of thousands of people from across the nation and outside the U.S ...