Coloma News

A man's body was found Monday evening in the American River near Coloma. A crew waits to recover a man's body from the south fork of the American River in El Dorado County.

Emergency responders are in recovery mode after a girl was presumed to have drowned in the American River near Coloma after her boat capsized.

El Dorado County is tapping the star quality of local residents and entrepreneurs in a bid to draw worldwide attention to its natural, historical and cultural riches.

On July 3rd and 4th, residents of Rancho Cordova will celebrate Independence Day in true Rancho Cordova style.

Do you love history? Do you love to learn about American Heritage? Would you visit a historical location if given the opportunity? I have first hand experience on where you can go in Northern California.

The Functional Skills classes at Placer High lead by teachers Heather Snow and Katy Fries pilled into rafts with the help of the wonderful guides from Sierra WhiteWater for a trip down the South Fork of the American River.

El Dorado County residents will have an opportunity to learn about water issues in their region this summer through a series of watershed tours sponsored by the El Dorado Irrigation District.

Coloma is one of the most important historical sites in American history as the place where gold was discovered in California, bringing the world to the American River and changing the history of America on the world stage in the process.

From a turnout in the road just above Salmon Falls Bridge, you can see where the new trail will end after it traipses along some of the most beautiful river canyons in Northern California.

A new route for Highway 49 in El Dorado County might improve safety and traffic flow, but some residents fear it also would increase pressure to develop rural lands.

ALL THAT GLITTERS: A sign displaying the current price of gold is seen at the Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, California, on Thursday.

COLOMA, Calif .: There's gold in them thar hills -- still. There's a new gold rush in California's Sierra Nevada foothills.

Prospectors hope new Calif. gold rush will pan out Adam Schiffner displays gold collected over the past few months while prospecting for gold near Coloma, El Dorado County, on Thursday, April 16, 2009.

There's still gold in California's Sierra Nevada foothills and a new rush to find it.

It's a huge irony that many types of outdoor fun harm the very resources being used.

A replica of Sutter's Mill is part of the Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma in El Dorado County.

A few sneaky liberals in Sacramento have already begun their assault on free speech at the behest of the Obama administration.

Authorities said Thursday that a student who was stabbed about 20 times this week at a college campus in Placerville was randomly attacked.

Since its founding in 1989, the conservancy has completed 72 conservation projects designed to protect more than 10,700 acres of native fisheries, endangered species habitat and recreational lands.

Ron Sachs with United Outreach, left, hands out items such as candles and socks, from the back of his vehicle to Randy Urech, right, a Placerville homeless Placerville man at Lumsden Park in Placerville on ...