Human remains found in sleeping bag in national park identified 26 years later
Forensic tests helped identify a man whose remains were found inside a sleeping bag in Washington state in 2000.
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Forensic tests helped identify a man whose remains were found inside a sleeping bag in Washington state in 2000.
An 80-year-old Colorado man was convicted in the 1978 cold case murder in San Francisco of a 15-year-old girl visiting the city from New York, authorities announced Thursday.
More than 16 years after a newborn girl was found dead in a San Francisco Bay Area dumpster, police have announced a Colorado woman has been arrested and charged with her murder.
More than 30 years after a woman was murdered in an alley in San Francisco's Chinatown, police said they have located the suspect as he awaits trial for another murder in Colorado.
A team of divers looking for a woman and her young daughter who vanished in 1974 made an unexpected additional discovery in a Florida canal.
There are 20 missing persons cases and 36 unsolved homicides listed on the cards.
Genetic genealogy and other tests helped confirm the man's identity 33 years after the remains were found. Whether foul play was involved in his death is unknown.
Teree Becker, 20, was killed in 1975. It took 48 years for genetic genealogy to catch her killer.
Advanced forensic tests have finally allowed police to close a decades-old homicide case in rural Idaho.
DNA samples and genetic geneology helped to identify Jerry A. Mikkelson — 36 years after his body was found.
"This man was seared into the memory of a young girl who survived a heinous crime many years ago," Ohio's attorney general said.
Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 60, has been charged with one count of murder with use of a deadly weapon with a gang enhancement.
Yvonne Prior, the teenager's mother, is now in her 80s and has spent her life searching for her daughter's killer.
"While the cause of death is known, the reason for the homicide is not," the sheriff's office said.
"Christine's killer remains unidentified and the whereabouts of Christa Nicole are unknown," the Staten Island district attorney said.
It is among Florida's oldest unsolved crimes on record, notorious for its brutality, as well as for a pool of suspects that numbered over 600.
Kathy Alston was supposed to see her family off at the airport as they prepared to move to Texas, but never showed up.
Authorities announced the child's name at a news conference on Thursday, more than 65 years after he was found dead in Philadelphia.
State police are asking for the public's help to find the individual responsible for her death.
Denver police have identified a serial killer who murdered five women more than 40 years ago: Joe Michael Ervin.
DNA forensics led Denver police to discover Joe Ervin killed 5 women in Colorado during a 3-year reign of terror.
The FBI is actively investigating the murders of three people nearly 20 years ago at a bowling alley in Littleton by searching the Platte River.
Metro Denver Crime Stoppers increased the reward for information in the murder of Marilee Burt more than five decades ago.
The Weld County Sheriff's Office is announcing a cold case arrest at 11 a.m.
Park County Sheriff Tom McGraw announced that Alan Lee Phillips was arrested in the 1982 kidnapping, assault and homicides of Bobbie Jo Oberholtzer and Annette Schnee.
Police in Rifle are asking for help with the investigation into last week's structure and wildland fire near Willow Creek Circle and Government Creek.
Colorado State Patrol is urging drivers to check their tires before hitting the road for a trip this summer to prevent flat tires or even a blowout.
Denver's Juneteenth Music Festival is once again turning Five Points into a hub of music, culture and community, continuing a tradition that organizers say stretches back more than 70 years in the historic neighborhood.
The Hanging Lake Trail in Glenwood Canyon officially reopened this week following a nearly $5 million reconstruction effort after the Grizzly Creek Fire and flooding.
Colorado Democrats Rep. Joe Neguse and Sen. Michael Bennet are sounding an alarm on a DACA backlog.
Police in Rifle are asking for help with the investigation into last week's structure and wildland fire near Willow Creek Circle and Government Creek.
Colorado State Patrol is urging drivers to check their tires before hitting the road for a trip this summer to prevent flat tires or even a blowout.
Denver's Juneteenth Music Festival is once again turning Five Points into a hub of music, culture and community, continuing a tradition that organizers say stretches back more than 70 years in the historic neighborhood.
The Hanging Lake Trail in Glenwood Canyon officially reopened this week following a nearly $5 million reconstruction effort after the Grizzly Creek Fire and flooding.
Colorado Democrats Rep. Joe Neguse and Sen. Michael Bennet are sounding an alarm on a DACA backlog.
A Weld County Sheriff's deputy has been arrested and accused of assault and stalking.
Soccer fans get ready to cheer on the U.S. Men's National Team at an outdoor celebration at Skyline Park in downtown Denver.
One person has been arrested after a Thursday night shooting at Love's Country Store in Alamosa.
Denver firefighers rushed to a burning home near 36th and Mariposa Street early Friday morning.
Investigators say a fire that burned an apartment building in Rifle is arson.
Assistant Coach of the Colorado Eagles, Kim Weiss, is headed to Las Vegas after accepting a head coach position for a new Professional Women's Hockey League team.
The 23rd Judicial District Attorney in Douglas County has dropped charges against a woman who was recently involved in two incidents with Denver Broncos outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper.
Karl-Anthony Towns will "be beloved forever," Magic Johnson said in a surprise congratulatory message on "CBS Mornings" after the New York Knicks won the NBA championship.
Serena and Venus Williams are getting back together as a doubles team, at Wimbledon. The last time the sisters were a doubles duo was at the 2022 U.S. Open, where they lost their opening match.
Iran's World Cup team coach says it was ordered to leave the U.S. and return to its training base in Mexico only a few hours after opening its politically charged tournament with a draw.
Italian outlet says after a meeting at the G7 summit, Trump said Meloni had "begged me to take a picture with her," and he "felt sorry for her."
The Justice Department says it's released "every document required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act," but CBS News has identified numerous gaps.
Juneteenth will affect banking, mail service and financial markets, although retailers and restaurants are largely staying open.
When the U.S.-Iran conflict began, President Trump laid out a litany of aggressive war aims. Here's what the president and his top aides said then — and how their views have changed.
The Office of Legal Counsel opinion released Thursday said states aren't required by law to integrate mentally disabled patients with their peers by providing community or home-based care.
Colorado Democrats Rep. Joe Neguse and Sen. Michael Bennet are sounding an alarm on a DACA backlog.
Italian outlet says after a meeting at the G7 summit, Trump said Meloni had "begged me to take a picture with her," and he "felt sorry for her."
A new book recounts one of the most rambunctious moments on the floor of the House in modern history.
The Justice Department says it's released "every document required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act," but CBS News has identified numerous gaps.
President Trump's efforts to spruce up the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool faced a snag this week, with algae turning the water green while rips appeared in an "American Flag Blue" surface picked by the president.
Dozens of service members at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas have fallen ill with the flu in the weeks since Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rescinded the vaccine mandate, sources familiar confirmed to CBS News.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
An estimated hundreds of thousands of children, many of them U.S. citizens, have been separated from a parent in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
Loveland is working to get ahead of the curve this summer after the state's first West Nile virus case of the year was detected.
A WHO official tells CBS News Ebola is still spreading in Congo after a month, as experts race to contain the outbreak in Central Africa.
Juneteenth will affect banking, mail service and financial markets, although retailers and restaurants are largely staying open.
Efficiency and safety are of the utmost priority at Denver International Airport. The airport will soon receive $43 million in investments to airport infrastructure.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
In a social media post, President Trump touted the U.S. government's 10% stake in Intel, noting that it is now worth $60 billion.
The national average for a gallon of regular gas in the U.S. drops to $3.99, the lowest since March 30.
The Colorado State Patrol has concluded one of its troopers, Amber Garcia, used excessive force when she tasered a driver seven times in 35 seconds in 2024 in Saguache County.
Magnus' Law is named after a 17-year-old boy killed by a driver who was never investigated for DUI. But the driver had been drinking.
Most parents assume they get to choose which health insurance plan covers their newborn. For one family, that wasn't the case.
Colorado's legal marijuana industry was built on a promise: strict regulation would protect businesses and consumers, while tax revenue would support schools, roads and public programs. But one of the state's largest cannabis cultivators says that promise is beginning to break down.
Brandin Kreuzer, the man whose 50-year prison sentence for shooting a sheriff's deputy was commuted by Colorado's governor, says he is ashamed of the violence he committed as a 19-year-old.