face palm Placerville proud to be called 'Old Hangtown' Jason Weisberger

placerville Placerville residents call for the hangman's noose Jason Weisberger

wild west Legendary gold rush milkman Snowshoe Thompson gets his due Carolyn Townsend

phone numbers You can still call a phone number and be told the time by the U.S. Naval Observatory Elías Villoro

horror Surreal Estate: Artist Annie Owens' spooky off-the-grid witch cottage up for sale Rusty Blazenhoff

racism City of Placerville removes hangman's noose from town logo Jason Weisberger

law Murder defendant becomes angry samurai in court Rob Beschizza

military Live mortar shell turns up at Goodwill David Pescovitz

interviews Interview with Timothy Leary archivist Michael Horowitz Lisa Rein

gold With water down, gold prospecting is up in California Jason Weisberger