More than 150 years after the gold rush first began, some Americans are still digging for riches all over California.

One of the hidden areas to escape the city lies at The American River, spanning 30 miles through the heart of California's gold rush country. There are three forks to The American River -– the ...

The gold also fired up the U.S. economy and fueled wild dreams like the construction of a cross-country railroad line. When the United States and Mexico went to war in 1846, California was under ...

KCRA 3, KQCA My58 and the California Gold Country Region Chapter of the American Red Cross partnered on a disaster relief ...

A hairless orphaned black bear cub is showing “remarkable progress” after a California community worked together to rescue ...

Almost two centuries later, California continues to see the largest number of new gold discoveries of any state in the country. An analysis of U.S. Geological Survey data compiled by SD Bullion ...

An 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. PD. Get Rich Quick The discovery ... fueled wild dreams like the construction of a cross-country railroad line. War with Mexico When the United ...

“It made my heart thump, for I was certain it was gold,” Marshall later would say. News of the riches would soon spread beyond across the United States, kick-starting a wave of mass migration to ...