The centerpiece of the event was a community mural inspired by Colorado's four seasons. Houston-based muralist Snow Teffault designed the artwork, but attendees helped bring it to life by painting sections of the mural.

Moni Hernandez is the organizer of the Canvas and Culture event. She says the event is designed to make art more accessible by giving community members the opportunity to create alongside professional artists.

"It's basically what I think, what I see of Colorado, but it also expresses a little bit more vibrant colors to have fun and put so much energy into the piece. All my characters here that I have drawn out, like Freddy the Flea, I wanted to make sure nobody was stiff. I wanted to make sure they all had movement, and they were very bold and open with their body movements," said Teffault.

Denver is the first stop on the Canvas and Culture national tour. Future events are planned in Tucson, Arizona, and Houston.

Around 6:22 p.m., the police department said it was investigating a stabbing in the 5100 block of N. Sherman Street. They said four people suffered non-life-threatening wounds during what they believe was a domestic disturbance. The DPD added that an unknown number of those victims were taken to the hospital for treatment.

The department says they took a suspect into custody, who is also receiving treatment for their wounds at a local hospital. Once released, they will be booked into jail.

There is no information yet on possible charges the suspect may face, but the DPD says the final determination on charges will be made by the district attorney's office.

The stabbing remains under investigation by the DPD.

The U.S. Attorney's Office in D.C. had charged Hearn with felony destruction of government property, accusing him of causing more than $1,000 in damage to the sealant that was recently installed at the bottom of the Reflecting Pool. The project to renovate the pool was championed by President Trump.

On Friday, prosecutors cited new information that the damage was caused by a "botched installation" by a contractor, not vandalism.

President Trump criticized the decision on Saturday afternoon, saying on Truth Social that there "may have been some contractor difficulty, but the major damage was caused by VANDALS!" 

"I disagree 100% with Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, on the Reflecting Pool,' Mr. Trump wrote. I don't know what she was thinking?"

Attorneys for Hearn — who strongly denied the vandalism allegations — said in a statement Friday that the government "owes Mr. Hearn an apology."

"The Trump administration's case against Davey Hearn should have never been brought," attorneys Norm Eisen, Mary Dohrmann and Steve Levin said. "Its dismissal today does not erase the abuse of government power in arresting and charging a patriotic American who did nothing wrong. The government's approach was ready, fire, aim."

The U.S. Attorney's Office declined to comment. CBS News has reached out to the Justice Department, the contractor that installed the sealant and the Department of the Interior, which managed the project.

The decision to drop the case against Hearn marks a significant backtrack for federal prosecutors. Shortly after the new "American Flag Blue" sealant was installed at the bottom of the Reflecting Pool at the president's direction, passersby began to notice chunks of the material were peeling off the bottom of the pool and an algae bloom had turned the water green. 

Mr. Trump frequently insisted the peeling was caused by vandals, not problems with the more than $10 million project. "Who would do such a thing?" the president wrote in a Truth Social post on June 20 that also mentioned several arrests.

Hearn, a 67-year-old from Bethesda, Maryland, said he was arrested and held for several hours. 

U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro later unveiled an indictment against Hearn, accusing him of damaging "a national treasure." Pirro accused Hearn of "forcefully and violently pulling up and removing the bottom liner with both hands," and he was told to stop by a National Park Service employee, drawing an angry response from Hearn.

Hearn denied any wrongdoing. Shortly after his arrest, he told The Associated Press he touched a chunk of pool liner that was still attached, but let go after a worker told him to stop.

"I'm a curious citizen," Hearn said at the time. 

In Friday's court filing, prosecutors conceded the damage was actually "the result of flawed installation by the contractor, Atlantic Industrial Coatings ("AIC"), and the rush to complete the project prior to events associated with the America 250 celebration in the weeks surrounding Independence Day 2026."

Prosecutors said they did not become aware of those issues until two weeks ago, when they visited the site and "immediately noted extensive damage throughout the now-drained pool," leading them to request more information from the Department of the Interior. Before then, they said, the department hadn't shared information indicating the damage was "caused by anything other than the actions of the defendant and other vandals who damaged the pool's lining."

Citing internal documents provided by the Department of the Interior, the court filing describes a frenetic process to install the sealant, with frequent setbacks due to poor weather and reports of damage that emerged while the material was still being applied. 

One particularly tricky part of the process was the installation of sealant around the "expansion joints," or gaps in the pool's concrete bed to allow it to shift, according to Friday's court filing. Prosecutors said the peeling that was referenced in Hearn's case was caused by sealant that was sprayed around those joints.

A National Park Service employee noticed the sealant was peeling and sent an email to colleagues just days after the pool was refilled, more than a week before Hearn was arrested and on the same day as fencing was removed.

The pool was drained for repairs earlier this month, which Mr. Trump said was necessary "to fix the scars and damage that was done by the Vandals." Hearn's lawyers argued that move effectively spoiled the evidence that is being used to prosecute Hearn, leading a judge to warn that the government was "operating at its own peril," according to The Washington Post.

Mr. Trump took a personal interest in overhauling the Reflecting Pool, which was first built in the 1920s and has long struggled with leaks, faulty filtration systems and perennial algae blooms that prior renovation projects failed to fix. The president told reporters in April he was disturbed by the pool's "terrible" condition.

The government awarded no-bid contracts to a pair of companies: Atlantic Industrial Coatings, which was responsible for applying a sealant in the "American Flag Blue" color selected by Mr. Trump, and Green Water Solutions, a company owned by a Trump donor that makes water filtration systems.

It's one of several renovation projects in and around Washington, D.C., that have drawn Mr. Trump's interest. The president has also sought to replace the East Wing of the White House with a ballroom, build a gigantic triumphal arch across the Potomac River from the Lincoln Memorial, overhaul the Kennedy Center and renovate Dulles International Airport.

"I had the privilege of representing Vinny for more than 30 years, long before The Sopranos made him a household name," his manager Robert Attermann said in a statement. "To the world, he will always be remembered as the unforgettable 'Big Pussy,' but to those of us who knew him, he was so much more."

Pastore was found dead inside his Bronx home Saturday afternoon, and there was no indication of criminality, according to authorities. 

Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007. Although his character was killed in season two after being revealed as an FBI informant, Pastore returned for several guest appearances in later seasons.

Pastore was born in the Bronx on July 14, 1946. He fought in the Vietnam War before graduating from Pace University with a degree in drama.

His early acting career featured roles in movies such as "Goodfellas," "Carlito's Way" and "Men of Respect."  He also later appeared in "The Jerky Boys: The Movie" and "Gotti."

Pastore also appeared in numerous television shows, including "Celebrity Apprentice," "Law & Order," "Blue Bloods," "General Hospital," "The Practice," "Hawaii Five-0," and "One Life to Live." 

He most recently was a series regular on "Gravesend" in 2022 and a guest star on "Yellowjackets" in 2025.

Pastore and his fellow "The Sopranos" cast members won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2000 and earned another nomination the following year.

"He loved being an actor. He was passionate about his craft and was always encouraging, respectful, and generous with young actors, taking the time to offer guidance and support whenever he could," Attermann said. "For me, losing Vinny is deeply personal. Over more than three decades, I had the honor of watching not only his remarkable career but also the incredible person he was. I will miss his friendship, his loyalty, his humor, and his heart." 

Actor Michael Imperioli, who starred alongside Pastore in "The Sopranos," described him in a social media post as "a kind hearted brother who cared deeply about his family and friends."

"This is a hard one for us, it seems like I've known Vinny forever. We did lots of work together and traveled all over the USA as well as Italy and Australia. Lots of good times. Lots of laughs," Imperioli said. "I will miss him always."

"It is a right. It's a privilege. It's our life source. And we need to be really mindful of how it's used," said Arapahoe County Commissioner Rhonda Fields.

Not all of the news was good, especially when it comes to how full the reservoirs are.

"We're about 49% typically this time of year. We want to be at about 50%, so that's bad," said General Manager of Aurora Water Marshall Brown. "We're projecting Spinney Mountain Reservoir to be around 15% full, or 85% empty, by the end of this year."

But it wasn't all bad news. Aurora Water says Aurora's plan is good when it comes to conserving water.

"It's platinum status for how robust our conservation programs are," said Brown.

Citizens were able to ask questions. Many are worried about the protection and conservation of resources and whether companies in the city are doing their part. Particular areas of concern included fracking sites, car washes and data centers.

Aurora Water says they are, thanks to strict city regulations.

"Data centers in Aurora, their burden on our water supply is 0.3% of our water supply," said Brown.

They say the biggest drain on water resources is lawns.

"Thirty-five to 40% of our water supply irrigates Kentucky bluegrass," said Brown.

The City of Aurora has also begun ripping up the Great Lawn in front of City Hall and is replacing it with Bermuda grass, which uses 70% less water.  

Today's gathering was one of many community meetings being held across the state by Webb Hunter H20. The agency was launched by former Denver mayor Wellington Webb and his partner Dale Hunter to provide research assistance to urban legislators on water issues. Webb says water is the most important issue for the state now and in the future, and it will take all of us to find solutions.

"We all need to be working together for the betterment of the community, because we've got to have enough water to function as a society," said Webb.

The Rifle Gap State Park boat ramp is scheduled to close on Sunday at 9 p.m. for the remainder of the 2026 season. Colorado Parks and Wildlife said that, while the lake remains open to hand-launched vessels like kayaks, canoes and paddleboards, it will no longer be available for motorized boat access.

CPW added that hand-launch vessel users will have to walk a significant distance to reach the water because of the exposed area of the lakebed and warned that there may be unsafe or muddy conditions that temporarily cause park staff to close the lake.

The nearby Harvey Gap State Park remains open for motorized boats, but motors are limited to 20 horsepower or less.

The boat ramp at Crawford State Park will also close for the season on Sunday due to low water levels. It's the latest in a series of closures in southwest Colorado. Paonia State Park and Mancos State Park both closed their boat ramps in July. However, the parks are still available for hand-launched vessels.

Cherry Creek State Park is also close to a boat ramp closure, park officials warned on Friday.

"The water level is currently at 5,546.5 feet. If it drops just 6 more inches (down to 5,546.0 feet). Watch the end of the ramp: Colored tape on the dock shows exactly where the concrete boat ramp ends. If you back up past that tape, your trailer may drop off a steep underwater ledge," park staff explained.

They also advised boaters to watch out for a sandbar in shallow water around 15 feet out from the end of the boat ramp and advised boaters to trim their motors up before launching. Park officials added that large boats or inboard motors that require a deeper draft should not attempt to launch.

Low water levels are also pushing officials in Colorado to implement more fish salvages.

On Friday, CPW announced an emergency public fish salvage effective immediately at Daigre Reservoir at Wahatoya State Wildlife Area in Huerfano County. Due to the drought and the needs of the nearby communities of Walsenburg and La Veta, officials say they need to draw down the reservoir.

Daigre Reservoir is a popular place to fish for tiger muskie, bass, trout and bluegill. Anyone with a valid Colorado fishing license is encouraged to participate in the fish salvage.

Current bag, size and possession limits have been suspended at the reservoir until the salvage is lifted. Officials say the restrictions on artificial flies and lures have been lifted, and bait is permitted, except for baitfish.

John Adams Academy is the first school to open in the fast-growing community of Sterling Ranch. The school describes itself as liberty-based and offers a classical education.

"This has been a long time in the making," said John Adams Academy Douglas County Co-Founder Kim Gilmartin. "We knew that there was a need for a school like this, so we put our heads together and brought it to fruition."

Gilmartin and her co-founder, Sterling Ranch mother Ellie Reynolds, say the school hopes to educate students through rigorous academics and a focus on the Founding Fathers' vision of America.

"The classical education is sort of a return to basics. You know, it's maybe the kind of education our grandparents or great-grandparents received," Gilmartin said. "The return to sentence diagramming, proper grammar, handwriting, reading books, a low-tech approach. That's what classical education really is, and that's what a lot of parents are looking for."

The public, tuition-free charter initially drew controversy over its perceived ideological framework.

"We're opening our doors to serve the parents who do want that kind of education. At the end of the day, we're excited to be restoring America's heritage through teaching those Founding Fathers' principles," Reynolds said. "That's the beauty of school choice. If this education is not right for you and your family, you have the ability to choose something that's right for your family, and I want to be able to have the ability to choose what's right for mine."

Opening a year before the DCSD Neighborhood Elementary School 51, which is being built in the community, John Adams Academy's enrollment is about 60% Sterling Ranch families.

"I'm excited that my son's going to be in the first class here at John Adams," Reynolds said.

The charter also offers a homeschool enrichment program.

With just weeks until the first day of school, John Adams Academy celebrated its official opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday. The founders say hundreds of students are already enrolled, but applications are still being accepted.

"We have many spots available. Some classes are wait-listed, but we're excited to open Aug. 24," Reynolds said.

The school will open with grades K-8 but will add grades 9-12 one by one in the coming years.

The facility is run by the private prison company GEO Group, which argues that the law is unconstitutional and that the state has gone too far. Meanwhile, state officials say the law is simply protecting public health.

GEO attorney Fred Yarger argued that Colorado can't regulate the federal government directly, so it's trying to regulate ICE by targeting GEO. He claimed the law unfairly singles out GEO with mandatory inspections and possible penalties of up to $50,000 if the company refuses access.

State attorneys pushed back, saying the law doesn't regulate immigration enforcement, but regulates health and safety.

HB 26-1276 states that any facility that houses or detains non-citizens for civil immigration must submit to annual inspections and examinations. Additional unannounced inspections and examinations will also be made at least once every three months, the cost of which would be covered by the facility. Those inspections include food safety and drinking water quality standards, confinement conditions, and the standards of care provided to detainees. It also requires facilities to cooperate with investigations related to epidemics or communicable diseases.

Dr. Kelly Weidenback, the executive director of the Adams County Health Department said, "We've had those concerns that there is a desire to avoid complying with existing law, preexisting law, but we know that they are not in compliance with those laws at this moment."

Earlier this month, the Adams County Health Department revealed that there was a laboratory-confirmed case of tuberculosis involving a detainee at the Aurora facility.

"We believe the person to have been infected with tuberculosis before they entered the facility," said Weidenback. "So, in that case, we are concerned about exposures that other people may have had to this individual before this person was brought into the detention facility."

In a statement in June, ICE confirmed that they had one case of tuberculosis on June 25 and that the detainee was "treated, cleared, and removed from the country." They added that there weren't any further active cases at the facility.

Health officials said that they sought access to the facility to conduct an investigation, but both GEO and ICE have stopped communicating since late June.

Outside the courthouse, immigration advocates expressed frustrations after Friday's hearing.

"I'm very angry. They don't have regulation, they don't have inspections," said Jeanette Vizguerra, who was held in ICE custody for nine months.

"Reading between the lines, what I heard from Mr. Yarger was a desire to avoid accountability," another advocate said.

The judge did not make a ruling on Friday, but will issue a written order in the coming weeks.

Marx says that the former U.S. Senate candidate "is a man of character, integrity and proven leadership."

The Virginia Beach, Va., native attended Virginia Tech and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marines in 1993. Markert served as a logistics officer and became a CNO Fellow on the Chief of Naval Operations' Strategic Studies Group before his retirement. According to the Marines, he holds a Master of Military Studies from Marine Corps University, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and a Master of National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College.

In a social media post announcing Markert as his running mate, Marx said:

"I'm proud to announce retired U.S. Marine Corps Colonel George Markert as my choice for Lieutenant Governor.

George brings more than 30 years of leadership experience, including commanding large organizations, managing complex operations, and delivering results under pressure.

He is a servant leader who shares our commitment to making Colorado safer, more affordable, and more accountable.

We are not simply building a campaign - we are building a team prepared to govern.

Together, we're going to get Colorado working better."

As the Republican candidate, Marx is running against Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, a Democrat, and former Republican congressman Greg Lopez. Lopez is now running as an independent candidate.

Between 50,000 and 60,000 people crossed into Ceuta since Thursday morning. But Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska told reporters on Saturday that most of the migrants who arrived in Ceuta have already been sent back to Morocco.

"Almost all of them have already left Ceuta," the minister said when asked about the tens of thousands of migrants who had crossed into the enclave. "The situation has been almost entirely reversed."

Most who tried to cross the border are Moroccans. Seawalls and fences separate Morocco from Ceuta, a Spanish enclave that sits on Morocco's Mediterranean coast. Ceuta and Melilla, another Spanish enclave farther east, have the only land borders the European Union shares with Africa. 

Local officials have blamed the sharp increase in crossings on a recent Spanish Supreme Court ruling, which makes it harder to turn away migrants arriving from Morocco by sea. Vivas called the ongoing situation "absolutely unsustainable." He also criticized the government's response, saying that "action was taken too late and insufficiently." 

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said in a Friday news conference that "all of Spain stands" with Ceuta, and called the increase in migrants "an attack" and "a violation of Spain's territorial integrity." He was expected to visit the city Friday. 

"Ceuta is a Spanish city, and what happened yesterday deserves our full reproach, our condemnation at the strongest possible level of rejection, condemnation and consideration as deplorable," he said.

Some people who spoke to CBS News described rushing and overwhelming Moroccan police who tried to stop them. Videos and images from Ceuta showed crowds of people, mainly Moroccans, walking around the breakwaters at an urban beach near a border checkpoint with Morocco onto local roads. The majority looked to be young men, though there were also families with women and children.

Local workers association leader Rachid Sbihi called the situation a "serious humanitarian crisis." He said thousands of migrants, including unaccompanied children, slept in parks and on sidewalks. 

"It's chaotic," said Sbihi, whose union represents Spanish Civil Guard officers, adding that some of the deceased had been trampled trying to cross a breakwater fence.

Sánchez said he asked that buoys be deployed to create a "physical barrier," and said troop numbers have been increased. Spain's government has also deployed its army and sent extra forces, including diver teams and Maritime Service vessels, to Ceuta. 

Sánchez said the Legislature is finalizing a system to "facilitate the repatriation of migrants who entered our country irregularly." He said if necessary, the government may "modify certain aspects of the laws to guarantee those border repatriations as efficiently as possible." He added that Morocco's government is cooperating with Spain's. 

Sánchez accused "human trafficking mafias" of exploiting the Spanish Supreme Court's ruling. 

"This demands one of the strongest condemnations, particularly of the human trafficking mafias that deceive many young people, many of whom find death, whether in the ocean or at this border," he said. 

Why are Moroccans fleeing to Ceuta? 

Some Moroccan migrants told CBS News they saw social media posts stating, "Spain is an open door," along with videos of people swimming from Morocco to Ceuta. One young man said the posts referenced the recent Spanish Supreme Court ruling.

The average demographic appeared to be young Moroccan men ages 14 to 25. Most said they were there for better jobs or money. One told CBS News he hoped to play soccer in Europe. Another said he wanted to see what Europe was like for the day, but understood why he now had to return to Morocco. 

The people who spoke to CBS News did not have premeditated plans to come to Spain, but instead made the spontaneous decision to swim when they saw others doing it. 

While Sánchez and others have linked the border crossings to the Supreme Court ruling, it was not immediately clear if that was specifically what prompted so many people to flock to Ceuta in recent days.

Moroccan resident Fatima Zahra told the AFP news agency that she joined the crowd attempting to enter Ceuta after hearing about others who had crossed the border successfully. She said she wanted to go to Europe because she works "under appalling conditions" in Morocco. Zahra was ultimately turned away at the Moroccan border town of Fnideq and did not enter Ceuta.  

"I was in Tangier, where I was working. I woke up in the morning and heard that Ceuta had opened," Zahra told AFP. "At that point, I told the people with me, 'Let's go there for work... let's try our luck too.'" 

Ceuta is often seen as a destination for those trying to reach Spain from Africa, but crossing the border from Morocco into Ceuta does not immediately grant migrants free movement across Europe. 

To cross the channel separating northern Africa and mainland Europe, migrants would have to pass additional border controls. Ceuta's isolation from mainland Europe, with limited transportation to the rest of the EU, also makes such travel unlikely. 

Both Ceuta and Melilla are heavily fortified, and many migrants who arrive in the enclaves are immediately turned back. Others are held in migrant shelters until they are processed, at which point they can apply for asylum in Spain. 

Migrant arrivals to the two enclaves are generally much lower than in other Spanish areas, like the Canary and Balearic Islands. 

Ceuta is home to both Spanish and Moroccan residents and day workers. Morocco does not officially recognize Ceuta and Melilla as Spanish territory, and often refers to them as occupied lands. 

This is not the first time Ceuta has seen a sudden influx of Moroccan migrants. In 2021, Moroccan authorities relaxed border enforcement amid a diplomatic dispute with Spain, allowing 6,000 migrants to enter Ceuta in a single day. 

Morocco's ambassador to Spain said the current situation had unfolded against the Moroccan government's wishes. "We have always prioritized legal, orderly and safe migration for all," Karima Benyaich said.

What were the dynamics between the military and the migrants?

CBS News witnessed local police making arrests of people trying to run away from the border, but the dynamic between police and migrants appeared more playful than hostile.

Throughout the day, teenagers would dash onto the beach, dodging officers before diving back into the water.

However, deeper inside the city of Ceuta, some migrants attempted to open the doors of locked shops and searched for places to get food, water and shelter. One woman described to CBS News people jumping on her parents' house and stealing clothes that were hanging outside.

The Spanish military and local police presence was still large late Friday night, with authorities present on most residential streets in the city. 

European Union leaders react

The crossings drew quick condemnation from conservative leaders across Europe. 

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called on the European Union to suspend the Schengen agreement, which allows freedom of movement within member states.

Meloni said her nation was prepared to "intervene with extraordinary measures to defend the borders and safety of citizens." 

Finland's minister of the interior, Mari Rantanen, said: "All European countries must support Meloni's proposal." 

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the "images coming from Ceuta are unacceptable," and said that officials "cannot allow anyone to come to our Union without abiding by our rules." 

French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said that he had given instructions to "immediately strengthen" controls at the border the nation shares with Spain. 

The search for the missing 84-year-old just passed the six-month mark, but according to the second note, sent on Feb. 6, Guthrie "perished shortly after she was taken," possibly due to heart-related causes.

"She is buried in nature now. Nothing you could have done could have changed the outcome," the note says.

The first message was addressed to Guthrie's daughter, "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie, and was sent to the tip line for CBS affiliate KOLD-TV in Tucson on Feb. 2. It reads:

Hello Savannah,
We have your mother Nancy. She is safe but scared. She will be held for ransom and once payment is received she will be released unharmed. We will be holding her for a maximum of 7 days. You will need to send bitcoin in the amount of $4 million USD before 5PM on Thursday the 5th. If payment is not received, the ransom will be increased to 6 million USD which will need to be paid by 5PM on Monday the 9th. Once payment is received to the bitcoin address below she will be released within 12 hours of deposit to a safe drop off location back in Tucson. If payment is not recieved by the last deadline on Monday the 9th at 5PM, she will be killed. Your mother is aware of this and her life is in your hands. It is in the best interest of everyone to have this completed as soon as possible. You will not be able to contact me from here on out, there will be no negotiation. Do not play games, law enforcement will not be able to help you.

She had a white smart watch on the floor of the foot of her bed and the white flood light in backyard was destroyed.        

One other line in that note was redacted by officials before being released to the public. 

The last line of the note included details about Guthrie's home that led investigators to take it seriously, including the description of the location of her Apple Watch with a white wristband, and the reference to the floodlight on the back porch being out.

The second note, from Feb. 6, was addressed to the Guthrie family. It says:

Guthrie Family,
We did not fully grasp the seriousness of her physical condition. We never intended to hurt her, that was not our intention. She perished shortly after she was taken. We believe it was heart related. She is buried in nature now. Nothing you could have done could have changed the outcome. We want your family to know this and hope you all can find peace. We are truly sorry.

The sheriff's department said it was releasing the notes because they revealed "distinctive patterns of word choice, syntax, and phraseology that reflect the writer's unique linguistic style" and provide "valuable insight into the person's mindset, motives, and the evolution of their tone over time." 

The department said it hoped the "distinctive linguistic characteristics" might be familiar to a member of the public, and asked that anyone who recognizes the writing style come forward with information.

Authorities believe the two notes were likely sent by the person or group of people who abducted Nancy Guthrie, according to investigators familiar with the case. The notes were both sent from the same IP address, the investigators said. 

Savannah Guthrie said in March that she believed the notes were authentic and that the family had responded to them.

Nancy Guthrie was last seen at her home in Tucson, Arizona, on Jan. 31 and was reported missing on Feb. 1. 

Six months later, despite surveillance images and DNA testing, no suspect has been identified and no arrests have been made. 

Guthrie and her siblings have issued multiple videos asking for any information and pleaded with the kidnappers to "do the right thing." 

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told CBS News on Thursday the department will continue to investigate the case, no matter how long it takes. 

"This one's far from being cold, and we'll continue to work it," Nanos said. 

A task force of Pima County investigators and Federal Bureau of Investigation agents is continuing to investigate the kidnapping. The FBI tip line is 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324). The Guthrie family is offering a reward of $1 million, on top of the FBI's reward of up to $100,000.

For more than a decade, Iranian-linked operators have repeatedly hacked accessible American targets. They scan for widespread vulnerabilities and aim to create disruption, intimidate, gain publicity and undermine trust in the American government. 

But official confirmation can take weeks or months as investigators collect technical evidence. Investigators are also looking into whether the actor could have attempted to appear Iran-based as a way of stirring the pot amid the U.S. war with Iran.

Iran has long denied any involvement in cyberattacks.

Here are some of the high-profile Iranian-linked cyberattacks in the U.S.:

2011-2013: Dozens of U.S. banks

Seven Iranians working for companies connected to the Iranian government and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were charged a decade ago with distributed denial-of-service, or DDOS, attacks against 46 financial institutions between 2011 and 2013. 

The Justice Department said that bank websites were disabled, which meant customers could not access their accounts online. Collectively, the attacks cost customers and the victim banks tens of millions of dollars in remediation costs.

2013: New York dam

In the same indictment accusing Iranian hackers of attacking banks, one defendant was charged with accessing the control system for the Bowman Avenue Dam in Rye, New York. While the cyber actor was able to view operational information, the sluice gate, which is used to control water levels, was disconnected at the time for maintenance.

2014: Las Vegas Sands

In 2014, the Las Vegas Sands casino company's hard drives were wiped, its corporate network was damaged and its hotel websites were vandalized with condemnations of CEO Sheldon Adelson's comments about using nuclear weapons on Iran. 

The casino company also said the hackers had stolen the personal information of tens of thousands of customers, including their Social Security and driver's license numbers.

Then-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper publicly blamed Iran for the hack. In a congressional hearing on worldwide threats, he said it marked the first time "destructive cyberattacks [were] carried out on U.S. soil by nation-state entities." 

2016-2021: Federal agencies and defense contractors

A group of Iranian hackers allegedly targeted the U.S. State Department, Treasury Department and multiple defense contractors with access to classified information, the Justice Department said in 2024. An accounting firm and a hospitality company were also hit during the hacking campaign, which began by 2016 and ran until at least 2021, a federal indictment alleges. 

The defendants worked for a company that claimed to offer cybersecurity services, according to the Justice Department. One of them was accused of also working for the electronic warfare division of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC.

2017-2024: Ransomware and extortion

The FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned that from 2017 to 2024, a group of Iranian government-associated actors — known by names like Pioneer Kitten — had compromised schools, municipal governments, healthcare organizations and financial institutions.

In some cases, they maintained access to the compromised systems and transferred them to ransomware affiliates, which then extorted the victims. Federal authorities said the group's ransomware likely wasn't sanctioned by the Iranian government, but the attackers also targeted "U.S. defense sector networks" and other entities that aligned with the interests of Iran.

2019-2021: John Bolton's email

At some point between 2019 and 2021, an actor believed to be linked to Iran hacked an email account belonging to President Trump's former National Security Advisor John Bolton, federal prosecutors said in an indictment last year accusing Bolton of mishandling classified records.

The indictment said Bolton — a former ambassador to the United Nations and longtime Iran hawk — received a menacing email about the hack, warning: "I do not think you would be interested in the FBI being aware of the leaked content of John's email."

2020: Attempted election meddling

Shortly before the 2020 election, voters in Florida and several other states received emails claiming to be from the far-right Proud Boys, warning them to "vote for Trump or else!" Intelligence officials later said Iran appeared to be behind the emails.

The following year, federal prosecutors accused two Iranian hackers and several other co-conspirators of exploiting a "misconfigured computer system" to download "confidential" information on more than 100,000 voters in an unspecified state without authorization. They also attempted to compromise several other states' websites, the Justice Department said.

The conspirators then allegedly sent out threatening emails to tens of thousands of registered Democrats — including some of the voters whose information was successfully taken from a state website — claiming to be from the Proud Boys.

The conspirators allegedly targeted Republican officials, too, sending them a staged video that claimed to show individuals hacking into state voter websites. The hackers were also accused of intruding into an unnamed media company's website.

The U.S. intelligence community assessed shortly after the 2020 election that Iran sought to damage the Trump campaign and tried to "undermine public confidence," but did not try to "manipulate or attack any election infrastructure."

Separately, the FBI blamed Iranian actors for setting up a website called "Enemies of the People" that displayed death threats against U.S. election officials in late 2020.

2021: Boston Children's Hospital

The FBI helped thwart an Iranian-linked 2021 attack on Boston Children's Hospital, former FBI Director Christopher Wray said the following year, calling it "one of the most despicable cyberattacks I've seen."

CISA said in 2021 that Iranian-sponsored actors targeted an unnamed "U.S.-based hospital specializing in healthcare for children" and a municipal government. 

2023-2024: CyberAv3ngers' targeting of water systems

Calling itself the CyberAv3ngers, a group affiliated with the IRGC exploited devices called programmable logic controllers, or PLCs, which are commonly used to remotely monitor and control machinery, CISA said in 2023 and 2024. The same types of devices were targeted in this week's apparent cyberattacks on Minnesota water systems.

The targets included water and wastewater systems in the U.S. and Israel, and users of PLCs in some other sectors. In some cases, the targeted devices were made by the Israeli company Unitronics and either had no password or a default password. After a PLC was compromised, according to CISA, it would display the message: "You have been hacked, down with Israel."

The hackers succeeded in shutting down water pumping equipment in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, in 2023.

2024: Presidential campaign hack-and-leak operation

Three Iranian nationals and IRGC employees were accused by the Justice Department of hacking into the accounts of current and former U.S. officials, members of the media and political campaigns. 

Prosecutors said they aimed to stoke discord and erode confidence in the electoral process, as well as obtain information about U.S. officials that could be used to advance IRGC efforts to avenge the 2020 killing of their commander, Qasem Soleimani.

The Iranians successfully gained access to personal accounts belonging to people associated with a presidential campaign. While the Justice Department didn't identify the candidate, it was reported by CBS News and others to be the Trump campaign. 

The Trump campaign said publicly it was hacked by potential Iranian attackers who stole and distributed its sensitive internal documents. The FBI also investigated possible Iranian targeting of the Biden-Harris campaign's emails.

2026: Medical tech company

The Justice Department seized four websites it says were used by Iranian state-linked groups to post hacked information and take credit for cyberattacks. One of those groups, Handala, appeared to take credit for a March attack on medical technology company Stryker.

2026: Kash Patel's email

Iranian-linked cybercriminals accessed FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email account, CBS News has previously reported, in a hack the Handala group took responsibility for.

A state championship celebration. A hug between best friends. A proud older brother holding his little sisters while teammates celebrated around him.

Now, they are something much more.

They have become treasured memories for a grieving community.

As Eaton prepares to remember recent high school graduates Cash Rinker, Jack Dirksen and Cooper Nider with a celebration of life at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at the Eaton High School football field, friends say photographs taken over the past several years now preserve moments they'll cherish forever.

The three young men were passengers in an SUV that crashed July 25 on Weld County Road 80 at Weld County Road 39 east of Ault. The Colorado State Patrol says the SUV was traveling at a high rate of speed when it went into a ditch, and rolled over. Troopers say none of the five occupants was wearing a seat belt.

CSP Investigators said Thursday that, "Troopers are looking closely at impairment as a factor in this crash. Crash investigators found open and closed alcoholic beverages in the vehicle at the scene of the crash. The cause of this crash is undetermined at this time." The 20-year-old driver, who is from Wyoming, remains hospitalized. He has not been publicly identified or charged as the investigation continues.

In the days since the crash, friends have found comfort in photographs taken by Avery Golden, 20, a former Eaton High School student-photographer whose work now tells a story far bigger than athletics.

"I really just wanted to tell the story of what they were to Eaton — classmates, friends and really good athletes," Golden said. "I was able to capture that through my lens."

For Golden, who graduated in 2024, the camera was never just about sports. It was about the people behind the scores.

As a student-photographer, she documented championships, celebrations and ordinary moments that today carry extraordinary meaning.

"I got to capture these last few years of their lives, and it will be memories that will be cherished and continue to be admired," Golden said. 

Through her lens, she captured Jack Dirksen's determination on the wrestling mat and football field, along with the close friendship between Cash Rinker and Cooper Nider throughout Eaton's 2024 state championship baseball season.

"It was meaningful then, and now it's meaningful because, in a lot of those pictures, Cash and Cooper were together. It shows their friendship, their interaction with their teammates and how we were such a close-knit community," Golden said. "It just shows the love they had for everybody .... And it has a whole new meaning now that they're gone."

What once felt like ordinary moments now feel irreplaceable.

The photographs no longer tell the story of games or championships won.

They tell the story of friendships, of joy, and of three young men whose lives touched an entire community.

"All three of them were the most playful souls ever. They loved to have fun, loved to be with each other, loved to be with other people," said Zack Maske, who graduated from Eaton high school in 2024 and played baseball with Nider and Rinker.

"They were striving for greatness every day, whether it was in baseball, flight school, their faith, being an older brother, a younger brother, a family man. They were working toward the next biggest thing every single day," Maske said of the three young men who died.

Among Golden's photographs, one image has become especially meaningful.

It shows best friends Cash Rinker and Cooper Nider embracing moments after Eaton won the 2024 state baseball championship.

"The one where Cash and Cooper are hugging on the field after they won state in 2024, everyone was celebrating, and I think it's a special moment that I captured of them together," Golden said. "They were proud of each other. They were celebrating together, and I think that's a great representation of their friendship."

Another favorite photograph shows Cooper Nider after that same championship victory. While teammates celebrated around him, he chose instead to hold his three younger sisters.

"I just see him as the loving big brother. There was obviously so much going on on that field, everyone celebrating. Everyone wanted to take pictures, and he's sitting there hugging his little sisters. That really sums up Cooper," Golden recalled.

Maske says the image of Nider with his sisters perfectly reflects who his friend was. "Cooper was their whole world, and he was theirs. That is really cool. He was such a family guy every single day, and he would give the shirt off his back to all three of his sisters."

Golden says knowing those photographs will be treasured memories for grieving families gives her comfort.

"It makes me happy that I was able to preserve those moments for all of my friends at Eaton, their families, definitely a bittersweet thing," Golden said. 

Golden has since turned her passion for photography into a professional career and now lives in Texas.

Before last Saturday, her photographs of Eaton athletics celebrated games, effort and victories.

Now, they tell a much bigger story.

According to a social media post by airport officials, a K9 unit alerted on an unattended bag in the West Level 6 terminal before 5:30 p.m.

Authorities closed the West Security Checkpoint and moved screening and departures to East Level 6 while they worked to clear the scene.

The airport says the Denver Police Department Bomb Squad checked the unattended luggage and later cleared the bag.

They reopened West Level 6 around 7 p.m.

Authorities have not released further information on the incident.

"So, there's three design philosophies behind the route, and it would be beauty, breadth, and epicness. The goal is to see the sites, as many of them as possible, but then experience as much variety that Colorado has to offer. And then do so in a way that's really iconic and really fun," Rice said while on a rest day in Westcliff.

He's more than 70 days into a hike that he's hoping to complete in late September or early October. It's a 1,700-mile trek that he's starting and ending in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.

"The big limitation would be the desert section, so all in Grand Junction area. You don't want to hit that in the summer. You either want to do that early, or you want to do that late.", Rice said. "You're either starting or finishing there. And then the next thing is winter snow. And so, is it better to hit the Elk Range over by Aspen and Crested Butte in fall, or is it better to hit the San Juans during fall? I'm hoping end of September, and so I'm really hoping I hit fall colors while I'm going by Aspen, Crested Butte, and then finishing up in the West Elks before doing the 10-mile walk back to Black Canyon of the Gunnison."

Rice is no stranger to long hikes. He completed the Pacific Crest Trail, Continental Divide Trail and Eastern Continental Trail before. But the Golden native wanted his next adventure to be focused on his home state.

"There's been a lot of things that have been on my bucket list for a long time, and so it's been really cool to just be able to throw them into the route. So, I wanted to do Wheeler Geologic Area; I wanted to check out the Ruby Range Traverse, which will be over by Crested Butte. I want to do the Tenmile Range Traverse, which is over by Frisco," he said.

Rice has started to grow a following online with daily vlogs. He's amassed nearly 6,000 followers on Instagram.

"There are a lot of people enjoying the hike vicariously, who are just so excited to experience the outdoors in a way that they aren't able to themselves, and so that's been a huge honor to be able to showcase some of these places that some folks can't get to," he said. "I've had a lot of navigational difficulties, especially when I'm off trail, and it's like, I don't even know if this goes. I couldn't find any information online, and so now I'm out here problem-solving in the field. And that's especially a challenge with water, especially because it's the low snow winter."

Followers started urging him to accept donations. His first focus of the donations was to host the website, greatcoloradoroute.com, but more money has allowed slight luxuries on the trail, like occasionally staying the night in a hotel with a shower.

"I almost want to cry about it. It was something that people really, really had to push me to do. Sometimes it's $5, sometimes it's $100, and you're just like, either way, 'How? Why? This is so nice, thank you!;" Rice said.

With about half the hike done, he's hoping others will see and make the adventure for themselves.

"Most of the interest has been from people outside of the thru-hiking world. It's been a lot of people from Colorado, a lot of the peak-baggers," Rice said.

"Having listened carefully to all the views, it has become clear that the project has created divisions of a nature that, regardless of the level of support, are no longer in the interest of the objective set out in the first place," FIFA President Gianni Infantino said in a statement Friday evening.

Earlier this week, the British newspaper The Times first revealed Infantino's secret plan, called FIFA Forward Enterprise, or FFE, under which FIFA would have created a commercial rights and event operations company, 20% of which was to be sold to private investors with FIFA retaining ownership of 80%. 

FIFA had said that FFE would be given an initial evaluation of $20 billion, with $4.2 billion going to "carefully selecting long-term investors."

FIFA confirmed in an earlier statement that Thrive Eternal, a venture spearheaded by Joshua Kushner, the brother of President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, was "expected to lead the proposed investor group." Thrive Eternal is a subsidiary of Thrive Capital, an investment firm owned by Joshua Kushner.  

FIFA had estimated that under the deal, the 211 member associations of FIFA would see their so-called FIFA Forward Funding rise from $8 million per four-year cycle to approximately $20 million.

On Tuesday, a source close to Thrive Capital told CBS News that criticism of the firm's involvement was unjustified. 

"I think the first assumption is that Trump was involved in FFE in any capacity, which is just not accurate," the source told CBS News. "Josh himself does not have any links with the administration, he does not have any political roles, he has not donated to them, he is not involved in any capacity. If you look at his donation record, all of the causes he has donated to are Democrat ... it's kind of unfair to assume a lot about somebody just because of what their brother does."

Asked by reporters during a Cabinet meeting Friday if FIFA officials or Infantino had spoken to him about Infantino's plan, Mr. Trump responded, "No, I never spoke to him."

The blowback from Infantino's proposal was swift. UEFA, Europe's powerful soccer federation, announced Thursday that its 55 members had agreed to boycott competitions organized by FIFA, including the World Cup, if Infantino pushed forward with his project, calling it "irresponsible and indefensible." 

"The World Cup cannot be treated as an investment product," UEFA said. "It is one of football's greatest sporting legacies," adding that "the World Cup is not for sale."

North America's soccer governing body, the 41-member Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football, followed suit, rejecting the plan and questioning "the need for private equity investment to fund new and existing FIFA Forward programs following the most profitable FIFA World Cup in history." 

CONCACAF, however, stopped short of making a boycott threat.

On Friday, the Asian Football Confederation released a statement in which it didn't outright reject the plan, but said that it stood "in solidarity with UEFA and CONCACAF in expressing serious concerns over FIFA's proposal to introduce private investment into FIFA's flagship competitions and the decision-making process around FFE."

Also Friday, Carlos Cordeiro, one of Infantino's senior advisers, resigned from his post, saying in a statement that he could not "stand by while FIFA considers selling a stake in the World Cup." 

"The FIFA Forward Enterprise project was intended to provide a basis for further strengthening our FIFA Member Associations and our sport worldwide, especially in those countries where support is most needed," Infantino said Friday. "And more so, as we said from the outset, to do this only if a majority of the FIFA Member Associations were in support and always subject to a consultation process with them, the FIFA Council, the Confederations and wider stakeholders."

Infantino has received mounting criticism in recent months over his close relationship with Mr. Trump leading up to the 2026 World Cup, which the U.S. hosted with Mexico and Canada. Last year, Infantino awarded Mr. Trump the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize.

Earlier this month, during the World Cup tournament, Mr. Trump said he personally asked Infantino to review a red card that was given to U.S. striker Folarin Balogun during a knockout game against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Under FIFA rules, the red card required that Balogun be suspended for the team's next match against Belgium.

"All I did, I asked for a review because I didn't think it was a foul," Mr. Trump said at the time. "... If they wouldn't allow, you know, a top player, maybe the best, maybe among the best players on the team, I think it would have had a big stain. And I related, just that, I didn't tell him what to do, I can't tell him what to do."

In an unprecedented move, FIFA overturned Balogun's suspension just one day before the Belgium match, and without a detailed explanation.

The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the Superior Court of Delaware, claims that the teens suffered years of harm from using the platforms, including social media addiction, severe sleep deprivation, depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation.

The Social Media Victims Law Center, a legal advocacy firm, filed the complaint on behalf of the four families, who are from Minnesota, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. The children, who died between July 2024 and September 2025, were ages 13, 14, 17 and 18 at the time of their deaths, according to the firm.

"Despite living hundreds of miles apart, their parents describe nearly identical patterns: once‑vibrant children who became anxious, withdrawn or depressed as their use of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube intensified," the Social Media Victims Law Center said in a statement shared with CBS News.

Social media companies' "actions have eroded public trust, misled policymakers, and created a national youth mental health crisis that has already cost us a generation and will take years to repair," Matthew Bergman, founding attorney of the Social Media Victims Law Center, added in a statement.

Meta, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube parent company Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Thursday's complaint represents the latest in a series of suits filed against social media companies alleging that they are addictive and dangerous. In a landmark decision in May, a jury held Meta and YouTube liable for creating products that led to harmful and addictive behavior by young users.

If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or a suicidal crisis, you can reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. You can also chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline here.

For more information about mental health care resources and support, The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) HelpLine can be reached Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.–10 p.m. ET, at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or email info@nami.org.

The proposal from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation spares Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming from facing mandatory cuts for now. But it's a temporary fix as the states that rely on the river still fight over a long-term management plan for the dwindling resource that powers huge swaths of the Western U.S.

Under the plan, the Lower Basin states could face collective cuts up to 3 million acre-feet (130 billion cubic feet) through 2036, "subject to hydrology," according to a press release by the Department of the Interior. That's about enough water to serve more than 25 million people a year.

The plan would also allow annual releases between 5 million and 12 million acre-feet from Lake Powell, the basin's second-largest reservoir. Under the 10-year federal framework, water management decisions will be made every two years.

"This framework provides the flexibility to respond to changing hydrologic conditions while preserving the opportunity for the Basin States to continue working toward durable, consensus-based solutions," said Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum in the press release.

Water supplies in Lake Powell and Lake Mead — the nation's two largest reservoirs, both on the Colorado River — have fallen to record low levels this year after an exceptionally dry winter in the drought-stricken West.

Federal forecasts show that by the end of the year, Lake Powell's water levels could fall so low they won't be able to spin turbines at the nearby Glen Canyon Dam. Those turbines generate electricity to power homes, businesses and irrigation systems across the region.

The proposed cuts in the Lower Basin states of California, Arizona and Nevada would be the biggest to date and could have huge impacts across cities and farms — higher water prices, increased groundwater reliance, more agriculture out of production and conservation mandates in places where none have existed before.

The federal plan comes after years of deadlocked negotiations between the states. Federal officials are expected to finalize the plan in the coming days.

Along with more than 40 million U.S. residents, several tribal nations and Mexico, farmers, wildlife, industries and hydropower all rely on the dwindling 1,450-mile-long Colorado River. Years of overuse combined with rising temperatures and drought have severely depleted flows in the Colorado today than in decades past.