For those interested in Gold Rush history, nearby Columbia State Historic Park presents the most well-preserved Gold Rush town in California, where buildings from the 1850s house working businesses, ...

A mother and her 9-year-old son were found by a search and rescue team in Calaveras County east of Stockton after leaving two handwritten SOS notes.

A new wildfire was reported today at 9:19 p.m. in Calaveras County, California. Murphy Fire has been burning on private land.

Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Freedom A new wildfire was reported today at 11:58 a.m. in Calaveras County, California. Freedom Fire has burned 0.5 acres of private land.

Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Sandal A new wildfire was reported today at 6:58 a.m. in Calaveras County, California. Sandal Fire has been burning on private land.

Fire name: Moran A new wildfire was reported today at 5:51 a.m. in Calaveras County, California. Moran Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service.

A Roseville mother and her 9-year-old son share the emotional they ended up stranded after taking a wrong turn in the Calaveras County woods.

Fire name: Moran A new wildfire was reported today at 5:51 a.m. in Calaveras County, California. Moran Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service.

A new wildfire was reported today at 11:58 a.m. in Calaveras County, California. Freedom Fire has burned 0.5 acres of private land.

Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Groves A new wildfire was reported today at 6:09 p.m. in Calaveras County, California. Groves Fire has been burning on private land.