Skull found by California hunter in 1991 ID'd as missing 4-year-old
A quail hunter found the skull on the outskirts of Mentone, a small community about 65 miles east of Los Angeles.
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A quail hunter found the skull on the outskirts of Mentone, a small community about 65 miles east of Los Angeles.
Police said that after confirming the woman's identity, they are constructing a timeline of her life to try to solve her murder.
The victims "walked right into my spider web," Samuel Little told "60 Minutes" in 2019.
The sheriff's office hasn't publicly disclosed the cause of Christine Lester's death because it doesn't want to jeopardize the investigation,
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.
A vacant building that once housed the Volunteers of America organization in Sacramento went up in flames twice in one night, authorities say.
A Biden administration proposal would phase out a program that lets employers pay some workers less than $7.25 an hour.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol accused the country's opposition of controlling the parliament and sympathizing with North Korea.
A man is under arrest after a chase ended in a Rocklin neighborhood early Tuesday morning.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider the constitutionality of a Tennessee law that prohibits gender-affirming care for minors experiencing gender dysphoria.
Neighbors said they kept calling police and giving a description of the same Cadillac doing donuts at the same intersection
A vacant building that once housed the Volunteers of America organization in Sacramento went up in flames twice in one night, authorities say.
Lawmakers have been tasked with weighing how to defend the state's progressive policies during President-elect Donald Trump's second term.
A Biden administration proposal would phase out a program that lets employers pay some workers less than $7.25 an hour.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol accused the country's opposition of controlling the parliament and sympathizing with North Korea.
A number of prominent Sacramentans have called the place home.
One family from South America is making Sacramento their new home thanks to United Way's literacy tutoring program.
A husband and wife were left in critical condition following a house fire in Sacramento, officials said Tuesday.
The Sacramento Police Department is trying out a new air asset that's designed to improve response times.
Last year, Sacramento had 55 traffic fatalities, which was an all-time high for the city. Now, the city is launching new traffic safety efforts to try and get that number down to zero.
A number of prominent Sacramentans have called the place home.
San Francisco 49ers player Trent Williams and his wife Sondra are mourning the passing of their newborn son, the couple revealed on Monday.
A special session called by California Gov. Gavin Newsom began Monday. Lawmakers have been tasked with weighing how to defend the state's progressive policies during President-elect Donald Trump's second term.
Women now make up 49% of the overall legislature and, for the first time, will hold a majority in the state Senate.
No one wants to think about death. However, it's important to plan on what happens to your digital assets after you die.
San Francisco 49ers player Trent Williams and his wife Sondra are mourning the passing of their newborn son, the couple revealed on Monday.
Minnesota Vikings legend and NFL Hall of Famer Randy Moss said he is "battling something internal" and asked for prayers on Sunday.
Victor Wembanyama had 34 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists for his first triple-double of the season, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Sacramento Kings 127-125 for their fifth win in six games.
Josh Allen scored a receiving touchdown on a pass he threw in his latest do-everything performance, and the Buffalo Bills clinched their fifth straight AFC East title with a 35-10 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on a snowy Sunday night.
San Francisco running back Christian McCaffrey suffered a knee injury that coach Kyle Shanahan described as "potentially" season-ending in the 49ers' 35-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol accused the country's opposition of controlling the parliament and sympathizing with North Korea.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider the constitutionality of a Tennessee law that prohibits gender-affirming care for minors experiencing gender dysphoria.
Bluesky has added millions of new subscribers in the last month as some users leave X. Here's what to know.
A special session called by California Gov. Gavin Newsom began Monday. Lawmakers have been tasked with weighing how to defend the state's progressive policies during President-elect Donald Trump's second term.
The pardon covers offenses Hunter Biden "has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 1, 2014 through December 1, 2024."
Minnesota Vikings legend and NFL Hall of Famer Randy Moss said he is "battling something internal" and asked for prayers on Sunday.
A landmark clinical trial is underway at UC Davis Health: the world's first spina bifida treatment combining fetal surgery with stem cells.
A federal panel has been meeting for months to draft recommendations.
A California child was confirmed to be the first U.S. child to become infected with bird flu, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday.
Whole Foods Market stores in five states sold recalled carrots and celery sticks that could contain E. coli.
A Fairfield couple had their home insurance policy canceled because of a photo taken from high above their residence. They called Kurtis when they thought the insurance carrier got it wrong.
Inflation and California's higher wages are driving up the cost of dining out, but the Call Kurtis team has found some relief for your wallet in the form of discount gift cards for restaurants.
A Sacramento mother is seeking answers—and justice—after discovering that her daughter's grave was moved without her knowledge.
A Lodi animal rescue and adoption agency said someone hijacked their Facebook page and is using it to rip people off. They reached out to the Call Kurtis team to look into it.
A Folsom viewer said a credit reporting agency is refusing to remove a debt that isn't hers. She reached out to the Call Kurtis team for help.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
No one — not the Governor's Office, the CHP task force, nor the attorney general — can tell us how many of the people arrested by California's Organized Retail Crime Task Force were sentenced, let alone how many went to jail, received treatment, or re-offended.
CBS News California examined retail theft rates in California and whether the high-profile Proposition 36 would help combat those crimes.
The CHP captain accused of workers' compensation fraud was the commander in charge of the fatal Mahaney Park shootout in Roseville, three officers who worked under him at the time of the shootout confirmed.
CBS News California takes a closer look at the drug component of the high-profile Proposition 36 to fact-check claims about the ballot measure from supporters and opponents.
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.
The family contacted CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team to look into the matter.
The fire prompted a massive response from crews across the state, including five strike teams out of Auburn in Placer County.
The goal is to attract more women to the profession.
A new wildfire burning near the Nevada and Placer county line has forced officials to issue mandatory evacuations in both counties on Saturday.
As wildfires rage across California, new research reveals an alarming impact on one of the region's most vital industries: agriculture.
California voters will be asked to authorize the state to borrow $10 billion to pay for climate and environmental projects, including wildfire prevention.
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.
Kids and teens in Stockton are flocking to a program that's offering them the opportunity of a lifetime.
More than one hundred customers came out to celebrate the grand reopening of a restaurant that's been around for seven decades.
Pursuing higher education can be challenging for any college-bound student and for former foster youth, doing it alone can seem impossible.
The cause of the fires are under investigation.
The nonprofit’s mission is to connect low-income families with resources for housing, education, and financial assistance.
The chase ended in a Rocklin neighborhood early Tuesday morning.
Marlee Ginter reports on the makeover Capitol Mall in Sacramento will get as businesses say they are fed up with current conditions.
Hunter Sowards reports on air quality in the Sacramento Valley.