Woman identified 59 years after remains found on California cliff
A woman has been identified nearly 60 years after her decomposed remains were found in California.
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A woman has been identified nearly 60 years after her decomposed remains were found in California.
Helen Terry was found stabbed to death in her Wyndham Drive apartment back on Aug. 28, 1980.
In its first success story, the sheriff's office announced Wednesday that the project has identified a body they pulled from the Miner Slough in Rio Vista in 2001 as Craig Ott of Sacramento.
A woman found dead in the Sacramento River in Colusa County in 1991 has been identified decades later, authorities said Friday.
An arrest has been made 40 years after a 69-year-old woman was killed in Roseville, authorities announced on Thursday.
Marin County authorities have positively identified the body of a man who was found in the Muir Woods National Monument over four decades ago.
After the forensic findings were posted to Facebook, a woman reached out to investigators and said she believed she was the victim's missing mother.
A man who was arrested in Mexico has been convicted of killing his estranged wife after she was found dead in a Yuba City apartment with more than a dozen stab wounds in 1999, the Sutter County District Attorney's Office said.
Robert Plympton, 60, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Barbara Mae Tucker, officials said.
Patricia Rose. That's the name of the woman who vanished around 1980. Her baby was found alone in a Sacramento hotel with no sign of her. She was never heard from again. DNA technology has now given the case a big break.
Ada Beth Kaplan has been identified as the woman who was discovered at a grape vineyard on March 29, 2011, officials said.
After 12 years, detectives have taken a step forward by arresting a suspect in connection with the death of a Grass Valley father and Army veteran, almost two months after releasing an episode to a docuseries about the victim's cold case.
A breakthrough has been made in a South Lake Tahoe missing person cold case from the early 1970s.
Human remains found in rural Indiana in 1982 have been identified as those of Connie Lorraine Christensen, authorities said.
The identification was made using forensic genetic genealogy, officials said.
Exactly 12 years ago, a Grass Valley father and Army veteran was found shot dead at his home. The murder case of Delbert Wilder, 63, has never been solved. It's the focus of a creative new initiative by investigators in Nevada County to crack not just his case -- but all cold cases.
A Halloween cold case is back in the spotlight in Placer County as investigators push for answers that have escaped them for 30 years.
An important link between the California Department of Justice and a genealogy lab dedicated to law enforcement investigations helped to close a decades-old cold case and bring closure to the family of Rodney Rumsey of Sacramento.
An accused child killer made his second appearance in Solano County court Thursday afternoon after DNA evidence cracked a decades-old cold case wide open.
Nearly four decades after the crime, the family of Shawn Melton, the man wrongfully accused of killing 6-year-old Jeremy Stoner, can breathe a sigh of relief. Hear from the family in an interview you'll only find on CBS13.
Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 60, has been charged with one count of murder with use of a deadly weapon with a gang enhancement.
A 6-year-old boy was kidnapped from Solano County and killed more than 30 years ago. Now, the man accused of the shocking crime is expected back in California soon after his arrest last week in Oregon.
Jeremy Stoner was abducted from near his Vallejo home in 1987. His body was later found four days later on Sherman Island in Sacramento County.
A cold case cracked, and now a family finally has some answers nearly four decades after a 15-year-old girl vanished in Modesto.
The Modesto Police Department announced the arrest of Raymond Lewis Stafford on Thursday.
Myanmar, also known as Burma, is in the throes of a prolonged and bloody civil war, which is already responsible for a massive humanitarian crisis.
Saturday marks one year since a young El Dorado County girl was killed in a jet ski accident. Now, her parents are using the tragedy to raise awareness about water safety.
The first day of what will be a historic baseball season for the Greater Sacramento region is officially in the books.
This weekend, Placer County is hosting its annual Sip Into Spring event, offering free or discounted tastings at more than 20 wineries along what's known as the Placer Wine Trail.
Brent Rooker hit a two-run home run and Jeffrey Springs pitched six scoreless innings to help the Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 7-0 on Friday night.
The first day of what will be a historic baseball season for the Greater Sacramento region is officially in the books.
A suspect in a shootout that killed a Marysville officer was a "lower-level dealer" targeted during a search warrant into a transnational drug trafficking operation investigation, authorities said.
Matthew Muller, who is serving a 40-year sentence for the kidnapping of Denise Huskins, was sentenced to two consecutive life terms Friday by a Santa Clara County judge in connection with a pair of 2009 home invasions in Mountain View and Palo Alto.
Myanmar, also known as Burma, is in the throes of a prolonged and bloody civil war, which is already responsible for a massive humanitarian crisis.
Saturday marks one year since a young El Dorado County girl was killed in a jet ski accident. Now, her parents are using the tragedy to raise awareness about water safety.
An investigation is underway after a woman was shot and killed near a church in south Sacramento, police said Friday.
City departments created a list of possible cuts and fee increases for the council to choose from.
Some homeowners in Sacramento's College-Glen neighborhood are feeling targeted by the city after a code enforcement officer wrote ticket after ticket up and down the streets.
The Sacramento Downtown Partnership has been running a business incubation contest for 12 years now, and now we know this year's winner: Pittador Brews.
President Trump's tariffs and the new U.S. trade war have California farmers facing a new uncertainty.
The California Highway Patrol denied claims that its air operations program was grounded, suggesting that concerns likely stemmed from recent changes to the program's organizational structure.
New York Times Film Critic Alissa Wilkinson sits down for an interview about her new book about Joan Didion.
Plans are in the works for California to launch a methane-detecting satellite network, the governor's office says.
California's electric vehicle infrastructure is reaching a major milestone as 25% of new cars sold in the state are electric.
Tuolumne County Public Health officials on Tuesday warned about possible measles exposure at a high school and an emergency room.
The first day of what will be a historic baseball season for the Greater Sacramento region is officially in the books.
Brent Rooker hit a two-run home run and Jeffrey Springs pitched six scoreless innings to help the Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 7-0 on Friday night.
Wilmer Flores hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, and the San Francisco Giants rallied for a 6-4 victory over Cincinnati on Thursday, spoiling Terry Francona's debut as Reds manager.
Keegan Murray scored 28 points with nine 3-pointers and Zach LaVine added 19 to lead the Kings. Sacramento has dropped four straight games.
Stanford fired football coach Troy Taylor following a report last week that he had been investigated twice for allegedly mistreating staffers.
A Department of Health and Human Services official delivered an ultimatum to Dr. Peter Marks: either resign or be fired.
In a Fox News interview, Musk claimed DOGE found billions in waste — including a nearly billion-dollar National Park Service survey. No evidence supports that.
Much of the federal government's efforts to buoy lagging childhood vaccination rates have been run through the Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy.
A recent poll shows 85% of Greenlanders do not want to be part of the United States.
Prices continue to be the dominant factor in how Americans evaluate the economy.
Disability rights advocates say income and asset caps for Medicaid buy-in programs are a "poverty trap" for millions of Americans.
A lot of smokers are switching to e-cigarettes to try and kick their nicotine fix, but does vaping really help kick the habit?
Nestlé USA cites consumer complaints, including "one potential choking incident" for recalling products sold nationwide.
Tuolumne County Public Health officials on Tuesday warned about possible measles exposure at a high school and an emergency room.
Most cases have been from an outbreak in Texas and New Mexico, the CDC says.
This weekend, Placer County is hosting its annual Sip Into Spring event, offering free or discounted tastings at more than 20 wineries along what's known as the Placer Wine Trail.
From fruits and veggies to car parts, economists project that businesses will pass along the cost of the tariffs to customers.
An economic blackout was underway Friday as activists nationwide encouraged people not to spend their money at large corporations, retailers and fast-food chains for 24 hours.
San Joaquin County's retail theft reporting app has only been around for six months and is already bringing a sense of calmness to local business owners.
As the demand for eggs skyrockets, so is the demand for chickens.
Once thought of as a small, rarely-used backstop, the FAIR Plan is now one of the largest insurers in the state, and people without FAIR Plan insurance are the ones on the hook for the FAIR Plan's debt. Yet the FAIR Plan is still cloaked in secrecy.
In an exclusive interview, Huskins and Quinn take us through his interrogation, showing us step-by-step how old-school interrogation training led to their "American Nightmare."
As California faces the largest insurance crisis in the state's history, there is still no leader of the state Senate Insurance Committee. Half committee members are new to the committee, the committee staff is new, and arguably, the most experienced and qualified person in the Senate to lead this committee is embroiled in a federal corruption investigation.
In an exclusive interview with CBS News California, Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn reveal the timeline of Matthew Muller's cold-case crimes. Crimes they helped solve. The survivors detail how it took a decade, a documentary, a small-town chief, and a rural district attorney to get anyone to listen.
This year-long investigation provides an unprecedented look at California's one-party supermajority legislature through the eyes of grieving parents who discover how California lawmakers kill popular bills by not voting.
CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team devised an idea on how to lower what consumers owe on their credit cards -- and it begins with a simple phone call.
No one wants to think about death. However, it's important to plan on what happens to your digital assets after you die.
After spending $18,000 on waterproof laminate floors, a Natomas couple spotted damage after the first cleaning.
More than a year after Hai Pham canceled the trial membership, he kept getting charged every month for it.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
Cal Fire released its new fire hazard severity maps, including for Sacramento, detailing which areas are at high risk of fires.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Forest Service are joining forces with Sierra Pacific Industries, a major lumber company, in a $75 million partnership to build and maintain fuel breaks throughout California and Oregon.
Research is just beginning on the impacts that the Palisades and Eaton wildfires in Southern California had on the health of first responders.
Federal funding cuts to the U.S. Forest Service are raising concerns in Placer County about whether there will be enough resources to prevent wildfires.
A West Sacramento woman who lost everything when her home flooded knew she had to step in to help those now suffering the same fate in the Los Angeles area.
Junior Romello Bruhn of Woodland Christian High School is closer than ever to scoring 3,000 career points, something only 13 high school athletes have accomplished in California state history.
Cake, candles, chicken and a cow are the recipe for a 90th birthday celebration at the Madison Avenue Chick-fil-A for a long-time customer who has become a staple in the Sacramento community.
A high school senior and his girlfriend dressed up as Santa and Mrs. Claus and handed out gifts to every student at their school, Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts.
It was a day of conquering fears and overcoming odds at the Sacramento Deep Water Channel this weekend. People living with physical disabilities got an opportunity to feel the exhilaration of setting sail.
A nutrition program to get kids excited about healthy eating in Yuba City is seeing success and now the farm-to-school program will be growing not just food but in size and opportunity.
Saturday marks one year since a young El Dorado County girl was killed in a jet ski accident. Now, her parents are using the tragedy to raise awareness about water safety.
The first day of what will be a historic baseball season for the Greater Sacramento region is officially in the books.
The River Cats won big in their home opener, shutting out Alburquerque 8-0.
No one was injured after a sports car crashed into a south Sacramento home Friday evening.
This weekend, Placer County is hosting its annual Sip Into Spring event, offering free or discounted tastings at more than 20 wineries along what's known as the Placer Wine Trail.