Growing up in Northern California, it is impossible not to hear about the Donner Party, the group of 87 pioneers who tried to cross the Sierra Nevada mountains in the winter of 1846. Unfortunately, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Though not his first bigscreen effort, his big feature break came with 1976's "The Omen," starring Gregory Peck and Lee Remick.

The director behind The Omen, Lethal Weapon, The Goonies, and Producer behind the X-Men's cinematic debut, was 91. Reading time 2 minutes Superman director Richard Donner, the beloved filmmaker whose ...

According to a guidebook published in 1845, the vast region then called Alta California was a “paradise.” The western part of this Mexican territory—it would not become the U.S. state of California ...

The Donner Party is one of the most riveting and horrifying stories in American western history and, of course, there were families of Irish immigrants involved. This is their story. Eighty-nine ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Back in May 1891, Truckee was abuzz with treasure fever. While on a fishing excursion near Donner Lake, Edward Reynolds uncovered ...

Summer gives me the chance to go "off-road" in my reading -- to investigate books by lesser-known authors that have piqued my curiosity. Many times these detours turn into dead ends; but once in a ...

Adam Chitwood is a former Managing Editor at Collider, where he covered film and television with a focus on interviews, features, and industry analysis. Legendary filmmaker Richard Donner has died at ...