Everyone knows the phrase "as American as apple pie." It's a warm, golden, buttery badge of patriotism that's served up at Fourth of July picnics, Thanksgiving tables, and small-town diners across the ...

Before Chico was founded, John Bidwell was looking for gold along the Feather River, and in 1848 he found it. As word of gold spread, a settlement popped up nearby that would quickly become known as ...