David Bjelland sat transfixed in front of the TV screen, cake in hand, shooing off his relatives as they tried to wish him a happy birthday. Recovering from throat cancer, he was not in the mood for a ...

ARLINGTON — Gold prospecting in Vermont has experienced a resurgence of interest since Tropical Storm Irene exposed gold deposits in 2011 that were previously buried. And the lure of finding treasure ...

SULTAN, Snohomish County — With gold at sky-high prices — an ounce goes for about $1,800 — plenty of people are taking up that old venture of gold panning. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management office in ...