Edited by Ray Bonnell from a collection of letters and writings from his wife’s grandmother Margaret Miller, the book offers ...

Lost at Half Moon Lake, penned by local historian and author Frank Smoot, is set in 1890s Eau Claire, weaving true historical ...

In the era when American cities regularly caught fire, the widespread destruction seeded what looks, in retrospect, like ...

Between 1848 and 1855, California produced an estimated 750,000 pounds of gold. After that the take gradually declined, and ...

Former Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said his mom Georgia Rose Peat West loved a good story, and her memorial service featured more than a few.

California is no stranger to wildfires ... Big picture view The Palisades Fire is already deemed the most destructive in Los Angeles history and the third most destructive in state history, with at ...

Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she writes for both print and digital platforms. Lizz Schumer is the senior books editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Despite beginning the year with historic rainfall levels, an extended dry spell has covered Southern California since spring ... the second driest in recorded history, according to data from ...

A surfer in California might have beaten the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed on December 23, with one estimate placing it at 108 feet tall, substantially above the current 86-foot ...

This year, the California Department of Education must meet with tribes when it updates its history or social studies ... receive state funding from banning books based on race, nationality ...