Some National Weather Service offices in California are among those hit hardest by meteorologist vacancies, heightening ...

Shutterstock The Doomed Donner Party, Winter of 1846 The Donner Party left for California in spring 1846 with 87 people ...

Shutterstock Yosemite Valley The Mariposa Battalion was a group of 200 men formed in February 1851. California created this militia to remove Native Americans from the Sierra Nevada foothills. James ...

Yet tucked away in the emerald-blue shores of Lake Tahoe sits Vikingsholm, a breathtaking Scandinavian-style castle that looks like it was plucked straight from a northern European fairytale and ...

Nestled in the far northeastern corner of California, Alturas isn’t just off the beaten path – it’s practically in another dimension of calm. As the county seat of Modoc County, this small town offers ...