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DNA study of famed American sled dog reveals what made him so tough
Scientists sequenced the genome of the sled dog, who led a team of dogs carrying a life-saving diphtheria serum to Nome, Alaska, in 1925.
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Scientists sequenced the genome of the sled dog, who led a team of dogs carrying a life-saving diphtheria serum to Nome, Alaska, in 1925.
Should you have the right to know that the state is storing your child's DNA and that they may sell it to researchers or give it to law enforcement without your consent? The sponsors of a new bill think you should. California has been storing DNA from every child since the '80s -- something many parents don't know about.
After over 40 years, authorities have arrested a suspect in the murder of a woman at a South Lake Tahoe campground in 1979.
The District Attorney's Office hasn't decided whether to seek the death penalty or life in prison without parole.
"Justice delayed doesn't have to be justice denied in this case," authorities said.
Maurice Hastings, who has maintained he was innocent since the time of his arrest, said he "prayed for many years that this day would come."
In 1921, over 1,000 homes were burned, hundreds were looted and a thriving business district known as Black Wall Street was destroyed.
A woman known only as Delta Jane Doe for the last 14 years has been identified through genetic genealogy.
A new California law prohibits law enforcement from using threats or lies to get a minor to confess to a crime. The law faced opposition, but now a conservative district attorney is urging law enforcement to take it a step further and voluntarily stop lying to all suspects due to an increased risk of false confessions.
A Redding mother of two was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison for faking her own kidnapping so she could go back to a former boyfriend.
A former deputy Nevada attorney general who ran for the state Supreme Court and was later affiliated with the infamous Mustang Ranch brothel has been arrested in Reno as a suspect in a 1972 homicide in Hawaii.
The bones were discovered on Jan. 22, 1991 -- two weeks after what would have been Coffey's 37th birthday.
Michael Green has entered a no-contest plea to charges of second-degree murder in the killing Jane Hylton in 1985. He faces 15 years to life behind bars. He was arrested in 2020 after new DNA evidence led investigators to him.
Detectives say a 76-year-old Fairfield man has been arrested in connection to two cold case homicides in Northern California that date back decades ago.
A John Doe found on the rocks of the Sacramento River deep water shipping canal in Solano County nearly 40 years ago has finally been identified.
Detectives say they still don't know the identity of a woman with severe amnesia who was found in Davis back in May.
More than 18 years later, detectives have identified a woman whose body was found burned inside a dumpster in Sacramento.
When an Oregon medical student was asked to donate sperm in 1989, he was promised that only five offspring would be born -- all on the other side of the country -- according to a lawsuit alleging a clinic violated the agreement by allowing the birth of at least 17 babies, among other alleged violations.
A man who lived in East Sacramento for decades and who was arrested in Georgia Friday will face charges in three violent sexual assaults.
New DNA evidence has determined the woman whose body was found near a Lake Tahoe hiking trail in 1982 was murdered by a man who killed himself in jail a year later after confessing to three other murders in California, investigators said Tuesday.
Authorities have closed the books on two murders from the late 1970s in South Lake Tahoe.
Two brothers have reunited after 70 years, thanks to a DNA test.
Based on the success of identifying the Golden State Killer suspect, the long-range familial search is poised to become a standard investigative tool
If you gave up a saliva swab to find out your ancestry, your genes might now be used in pharmaceutical research.
You probably know where your Social Security card, birth certificate and other sensitive information is being stored, but what about your genetic material?
More than 2,000 Pacific Gas and Electric customers in Northern California began their day Wednesday without power after the utility turned off electricity to high fire-risk areas amid a prolonged heat wave.
Brominated vegetable oil will no longer be allowed in food and beverages in the U.S., 50 years after chemical banned in U.K.
The Thompson Fire burning in Butte County has impacted operations at the Oroville Dam, officials say.
The deal will pay James his maximum salary for the 2024-25 season, but will include a player option for the 2025-26 season, giving him flexibility for future plans, CBS Sports confirmed.
Following debate, age factors in, and race shifts in Trump's direction after the first 2024 presidential debate.
About 28,000 people are under evacuation orders, Cal Fire says.
As the Sacramento region bakes in what could be the hottest temperatures ever recorded for the area, events scheduled this week are still expected to go on without changes.
A vegetation fire has prompted evacuations just south of Placerville in El Dorado County on Tuesday.
More than 2,000 Pacific Gas and Electric customers in Northern California began their day Wednesday without power after the utility turned off electricity to high fire-risk areas amid a prolonged heat wave.
Brominated vegetable oil will no longer be allowed in food and beverages in the U.S., 50 years after chemical banned in U.K.
An active investigation is underway in a Sacramento neighborhood after an eight-year-old girl was found shot early Tuesday morning.
The Bay Area is where it all began for the former San Francisco Giants 1st-round pick Hunter Bishop. However, Bishop's path to professional ball was anything but normal.
From one capital city to another, the Supreme Court ruling handed down Friday would allow cities like Sacramento to implement civil punishments to eliminate homeless encampments.
Sacramento will now have more enforcement power over the homeless in public places. With the Supreme Court ruling, homeless individuals could face fines, charges or jail time if they don't comply with city guidelines.
A Sacramento high school girls robotics team is fresh off their trip to the championships, placing fifth internationally. The St. Francis High School Team was excited to return home to a new robotics lab on campus.
More than 2,000 Pacific Gas and Electric customers in Northern California began their day Wednesday without power after the utility turned off electricity to high fire-risk areas amid a prolonged heat wave.
From down under to flying high above wildfires, an Australian aircrew has been hired by California to help in fire attacks this year.
Nearly a half-million members of Patelco Credit Union, with branches across the Bay Area and Northern California, lost access to banking services following what the CEO called a "serious security incident" over the weekend.
Several new California laws have gone into effect as of July 1, 2024, ranging from tenant security deposits being capped to hidden fees being banned and requiring bars to offer date rape drug testing kits.
With just hours to spare, Democratic legislators announced Sunday night an agreement on a Prop 47 reform initiative they plan to put on a ballot.
The Bay Area is where it all began for the former San Francisco Giants 1st-round pick Hunter Bishop. However, Bishop's path to professional ball was anything but normal.
Beloved Golden State Warriors guard and legendary Splash Brother Klay Thompson will be headed to Dallas as part of a multi-team sign-and-trade deal, according to reports.
The Netherlands Volleyball Federation says Steven van de Velde has shown "self-insight and reflection" since his 2016 conviction for raping a 12-year-old.
Matt Chapman homered and drove in three runs and the Giants hit a season-high 10 doubles to rout the Dodgers 10-4 on Sunday.
Brandon Pfaadt pitched six innings of one-run, ball helping the Diamondbacks beat the Oakland A's 5-1 on Sunday.
Following debate, age factors in, and race shifts in Trump's direction after the first 2024 presidential debate.
The Supreme Court ended its term with a flurry of massive decisions on guns, abortion, federal regulatory power and the prosecution of former President Donald Trump.
Justice Juan Merchan set a new sentencing date of Sept. 18, "if such is still necessary."
The first Democratic lawmakers called on Biden to drop out of the race after his rocky debate performance last week.
The Supreme Court ordered lower courts to take another look at challenges to several federal and state firearms restrictions.
Brominated vegetable oil will no longer be allowed in food and beverages in the U.S., 50 years after chemical banned in U.K.
FDA approval of the new Alzheimer's treatment, which will be branded as Kisunla, follows years of setbacks.
The CDC says it is too early to say if this year's summer COVID-19 surge has arrived.
Diamond Shruumz-brand cones, chocolate bars and gummies sold nationwide now linked to 48 illnesses in 24 states.
"We can serve payers very effectively from the footprint that remains," CEO Tim Wentworth says of the coming Walgreens closures.
A new California law is designed to protect consumers against excessive or undisclosed costs on purchases. However, Gov. Newsom signed a last-minute exemption for the restaurant industry.
The SUV was supposed to be shipped from Idaho to Yuba City within three days. The dealer kept changing the delivery date, blaming a shipping issue. With his baby's due date approaching, Deandre Hobbs grew impatient.
Popular restaurant chain Rubio's Coastal Grill announced it was shuttering dozens of locations across the state, and now employees say they are having trouble cashing their final paychecks.
As insurance companies drop more California homeowners over the state's fire risk, some are predicting the next crisis is a drop in home values.
Phyllis Simmons died months after the solar panels were installed.
Emails obtained by CBS News California Investigates reveal the Governor's Chief of Staff did not want to negotiate with the initiative coalition unless they agreed to postpone their ballot measure until 2026.
Amid concerns that some felony defendants could be misusing California's Mental Health Diversion Court to have their violent crimes dismissed, a CBS News California investigation found that there is no reliable data to indicate how successful the state program is.
In response to a CBS News California Investigation, California lawmakers are demanding answers from Caltrans and considering legislation to fix Caltrans' damage claim process.
A CBS News California investigation finds Caltrans only approved 1 out of every 25 damage claims from potholes and debris in the first half of 2023.
Caltrans is denying more freeway damage claims, approving fewer than 10% over the last five and a half years. How many have they approved in your county and which highways are the worst?
At least one DoorDash customer says he will only use the delivery app when he is hungry - and not for electronics.
As more and more Americans struggle to save money these days, we found a 45-day challenge to save $1,000.
The SUV was supposed to be shipped from Idaho to Yuba City within three days. The dealer kept changing the delivery date, blaming a shipping issue. With his baby's due date approaching, Deandre Hobbs grew impatient.
The California DMV expanded its digital services so you can take care of business without going into a branch office.
As insurance companies drop more California homeowners over the state's fire risk, some are predicting the next crisis is a drop in home values.
This series of photos depicts the Thompson Fire, which ignited in Butte County on July 2, 2024, and forced a slew of evacuation orders in the Oroville area.
With triple-digit fire weather top of mind, some people who live in wildfire-prone areas like Foresthill in Placer County are getting their power lines put underground by Pacific Gas and Electric—and some are not.
A fire prompted evacuations just south of Placerville in El Dorado County on Tuesday.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proclaimed a state of emergency in response to the wildfire.
From down under to flying high above wildfires, an Australian aircrew has been hired by California to help in fire attacks this year.
A celebration at Sacramento Charter High on Thursday as college-bound seniors announced their campus of choice and 95% were accepted into four-year schools.
A bank employee in Lodi has some big bragging rights. He's never missed a day of work in his 47 years on the job and now he's getting ready to retire.
Meet Frannie the dog, Instagram's newest fitness influencer.
A Yuba City mom started a baseball team for kids with physical and intellectual disabilities after finding her 11-year-old son with Down Syndrome didn't have anywhere to play.
A Sacramento nonprofit is teaming up with a local credit union to give back so seniors can safely do basic tasks like bathing or exercising. Those lending a helping hand are also a group of seniors.
Cal Fire says no containment has been reported yet as of Wednesday morning.
The Kings have officially introduced rookie Devin Carter on Tuesday.
Structures have burned in the Thompson Fire, which has forced more than 13,000 people to evacuate in Butte County.
Madisen Keavy reports.
A fireworks stand fundraising for a Sacramento-area school is facing a major setback after thieves stole thousands of dollars worth of fireworks.