Michael Hiltzik tells California's story with a journalist’s reluctance to take anything at face value and a distrust of ...

A sunken ship was found off the coast near Treasure Island in a known dumping ground for decommissioned vessels.

“Sonora’s main street is a twisting, neon-encrusted assemblage of bars, pool halls and backrooms,” declared a pulp magazine ...

I’d like to tell you the story of a man born in Boone County Missouri in 1838. He was nicknamed “The Colonel” by his friends, even though he had never been in the ...

Explore Victorian wedding traditions that sometimes explain why couples do what they do when the tie the knot.

All you need to know about the sights, bites and urban delights on a whirlwind 24-hour tour of the City by the Bay ...

Born in New York City in 1810, Bushrod Birch spent time on and off in Pittsfield before serving in the Civil War, and ...

Golden Gate Villa was built for Gold Rush-era mining entrepreneur Frank McLaughlin, and the "door to nowhere" above Front ...

The Encyclopedia of Food Microbiology, (published by Elsevier eBooks in Holland) explains that one of the oldest-known ...

From a visit to The Rock and a ride over one of the world’s famous bridges to luxury stays and exciting fusion food, a stay ...

The term was merely taking a stereotype about Italian people -- that they have a lot of spaghetti in their diets -- and ...

When looking at the best courses you can play in California, the top course—Pebble Beach—will hardly surprise, but with such a golf-rich state, all 35 courses in this guide are worth getting ...