On January 24, 1848, American carpenter and sawmill operator James Wilson Marshall discovered gold in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. The discovery‚ facilitated by ...

This weekend, you can step back in time to California’s gold rush era. Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park and Gold Discovery Park Association will commemorate the anniversary of James ...

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The victim, Herbert James Wilson, was driving a Ford Explorer when it was struck by a vehicle driven by 19-year-old Talyiah Staton. The collision caused the Explorer to overturn. A Charlotte man was ...

The park is celebrating the anniversary of the gold discovery on Saturday, Jan. 27, from 10 to 3 p.m. Visit that day or other days and walk through California’s gold rush history, reflecting ...

Wilson Memorial's Class of 2025 celebrated its graduation at James Madison University's Atlantic Union Bank Center May 20. Check out our photos from the commencement ceremony. Valedictorian: John ...

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is probing a domestic call turned fatal shooting in Wilson County on April 29 after they say a suspect fired at deputies and they returned fire, killing him.

In the two decades following California’s Gold Rush beginnings, 80 percent of its Native American population was lost. Between 1848 and 1855, California produced an estimated 750,000 pounds of gold.