Reuters: Californias drought has claimed yet another historic casualty in this parched capital city - the annual heritage celebration known as Gold Rush Days.
Staged for the past 15 years by tourism groups who turn the city's Old Sacramento district into a dirt-paved scene from the 1850s, the Labor Day weekend tradition was canceled on Monday due to concerns about water use and fire.
Steve Hammond, president and chief executive officer of the Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau, said that up to...