Northern California investigators push for new leads in 30-year-old Halloween cold case
A Halloween cold case is back in the spotlight in Placer County as investigators push for answers that have escaped them for 30 years.
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A Halloween cold case is back in the spotlight in Placer County as investigators push for answers that have escaped them for 30 years.
An important link between the California Department of Justice and a genealogy lab dedicated to law enforcement investigations helped to close a decades-old cold case and bring closure to the family of Rodney Rumsey of Sacramento.
An accused child killer made his second appearance in Solano County court Thursday afternoon after DNA evidence cracked a decades-old cold case wide open.
Nearly four decades after the crime, the family of Shawn Melton, the man wrongfully accused of killing 6-year-old Jeremy Stoner, can breathe a sigh of relief. Hear from the family in an interview you'll only find on CBS13.
Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 60, has been charged with one count of murder with use of a deadly weapon with a gang enhancement.
A 6-year-old boy was kidnapped from Solano County and killed more than 30 years ago. Now, the man accused of the shocking crime is expected back in California soon after his arrest last week in Oregon.
Jeremy Stoner was abducted from near his Vallejo home in 1987. His body was later found four days later on Sherman Island in Sacramento County.
A cold case cracked, and now a family finally has some answers nearly four decades after a 15-year-old girl vanished in Modesto.
The Modesto Police Department announced the arrest of Raymond Lewis Stafford on Thursday.
One year ago this weekend, a murder in Rancho Cordova at a house party posted to Snapchat. Twenty-year-old Corey Shearer of Amador County was gunned down.
Authorities submitted additional evidence for testing after Vicki Johnson's unsolved murder case was reopened recently, along with other cold cases.
An 8-year-old girl was killed on a summer day in 1975. Police have finally arrested her alleged killer, an 83-year-old former pastor.
In a nearly 60-year-old cold case out of Citrus Heights, advocates haven't given up on justice.
For the first time, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo has publicly apologized to the Smart family for how it first handled the investigation.
Police said that after confirming the woman's identity, they are constructing a timeline of her life to try to solve her murder.
A body found in the woods in Alabama 26 years ago has finally been identified as a 20-year-old California resident.
The victims "walked right into my spider web," Samuel Little told "60 Minutes" in 2019.
The moment signaled to Denise and Stan Smart that Kristin hasn’t been forgotten.
The sheriff's office hasn't publicly disclosed the cause of Christine Lester's death because it doesn't want to jeopardize the investigation,
The Placer County Sheriff's Office confirmed with CBS13 on Friday that there are new developments in the murder mystery of a 70-year-old Tahoe man, Robert Gary Spohr.
Robert Gary Spohr was killed in his Homewood home in North Lake Tahoe on June 5, 2021. The Placer County Sheriff’s Office released surveillance video of a suspect when it happened. Now investigators say they are looking for multiple suspects who may live in the Reno area.
A 44-year-old cold case homicide has just been solved in El Dorado County. Authorities tested DNA from a rape kit in Washington state and connected it to the case of Patricia Carnahan, who was found strangled at a South Lake Tahoe campground in 1979, the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office says. They ran that finding through the FBI database, which led them to 63-year-old Harold Carpenter in Spokane. He's now awaiting extradition back to El Dorado County.
A suspected killer has been arrested in connection with a cold case that's been a mystery for over 42 years.
There has been a major break in a cold case known as "The Lady in the Fridge". Detectives used DNA analysis and genealogy research to identify the victim, Amanda Lynn Schumann Deza.
There has been a major break in a cold case known as "The Lady in the Fridge". Detectives in San Joaquin County used DNA analysis and genealogy research to identify the victim, Amanda Lynn Schumann Deza, 27 years later.
Thousands of pounds of suspected methamphetamine, totaling a street value of about $4 million, were seized in Northern California late last month, making it one of the largest domestic methamphetamine seizures in U.S. history, authorities said.
Almost all of the oil and debris have been removed from Englebright Lake in Yuba County after a major pipe failed back on Feb. 13.
The announcement comes amid criticism of DHS spending under Noem, and as Congress has allowed the department's funding to lapse.
Detectives are investigating after a man was found dead in North Sacramento on Wednesday.
Americans are now paying an average of $3.246 per gallon, up 26 cents since last week and the highest level since April 2025.
Six American service members have been killed in the U.S.-Iran conflict, U.S. Central Command said.
Thousands of pounds of suspected methamphetamine, totaling a street value of about $4 million, were seized in Northern California late last month, making it one of the largest domestic methamphetamine seizures in U.S. history, authorities said.
This would be the first strike in the district's two-decade history.
Almost all of the oil and debris have been removed from Englebright Lake in Yuba County after a major pipe failed back on Feb. 13.
The announcement comes amid criticism of DHS spending under Noem, and as Congress has allowed the department's funding to lapse.
Sacramento police are investigating a deadly shooting Wednesday night and said they have detained a suspect who was barricaded inside a home.
The City of Sacramento is facing a multi-million-dollar budget deficit, and on Tuesday, city leaders and the public got their first chance to hear ideas on how to balance the budget.
Dustin DeWitt's family says he was in the area to meet a friend visiting from San Diego. What was meant to be a simple night out turned deadly.
Law enforcement officials are investigating after two people were stabbed at the Downtown Commons (DOCO) in Sacramento on Monday night.
Demonstrators in Sacramento gathered on Monday as part of a coordinated nationwide day of action protesting the escalating U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
California Democrats are showing signs of division as the race to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom grows increasingly crowded ahead of the June primary.
In an effort to revitalize California's dying downtowns, state lawmakers are looking at ways to stop restaurants and retailers from going out of business and to fill vacant and boarded-up spaces.
Congressman Kevin Kiley has announced his plan to run in California's newly redrawn 6th district.
A California judge has tentatively stopped the state from canceling commercial licenses for more than 20,000 immigrant truck drivers.
There's a push at the California State Capitol to allow community colleges to offer bachelor's degree programs.
The San Jose Sharks signed forward Kiefer Sherwood to a five-year, $28.75 million extension six weeks after acquiring him in a trade from Vancouver.
Holtz coached Notre Dame from 1986 to 1996, winning 100 games with the school, including a 12-0 national title-winning season in 1988.
Jalen Green scored 20 points, Grayson Allen had 18 and the Phoenix Suns beat the NBA-worst Sacramento Kings 114-103 on Tuesday night to sweep the four-game season series.
The Rams won the school's 23rd Sac-Joaquin section girls' basketball title against defending champion McClatchy on Saturday at Golden 1 Center.
The Faith Christian School girls' varsity basketball team just won it all for the second year in a row.
The announcement comes amid criticism of DHS spending under Noem, and as Congress has allowed the department's funding to lapse.
Federal prosecutors are dropping their probe into whether Biden and his aides unlawfully used an autopen for pardons, a source said.
The measure, which would have blocked President Trump from continuing military force against Iran, fell short of the simple majority needed to advance.
California Democrats are showing signs of division as the race to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom grows increasingly crowded ahead of the June primary.
Last week, Bill Gates apologized to the staff of his philanthropic Gates Foundation for his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, which he said began in 2011 and continued through 2014.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Public health officials say they've confirmed two cases of measles in Sacramento County.
Multiple elephant seal pups along the Northern California coast have tested positive for the deadly avian influenza, or bird flu, according to new research from the University of California.
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Health officials in the East Bay said a man has died from consuming toxic wild mushrooms, amid an ongoing spike in mushroom-related poisonings throughout California.
Finding the perfect dress isn't easy, but now, selling them could become a lot more challenging.
This weekend, Placer County is hosting its annual Sip Into Spring event, offering free or discounted tastings at more than 20 wineries along what's known as the Placer Wine Trail.
From fruits and veggies to car parts, economists project that businesses will pass along the cost of the tariffs to customers.
An economic blackout was underway Friday as activists nationwide encouraged people not to spend their money at large corporations, retailers and fast-food chains for 24 hours.
San Joaquin County's retail theft reporting app has only been around for six months and is already bringing a sense of calmness to local business owners.
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This year-long investigation provides an unprecedented look at California's one-party supermajority legislature through the eyes of grieving parents who discover how California lawmakers kill popular bills by not voting.
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A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
The California Highway Patrol 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 said.
CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team devised an idea on how to lower what consumers owe on their credit cards -- and it begins with a simple phone call.
No one wants to think about death. However, it's important to plan on what happens to your digital assets after you die.
After spending $18,000 on waterproof laminate floors, a Natomas couple spotted damage after the first cleaning.
More than a year after Hai Pham canceled the trial membership, he kept getting charged every month for it.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
Six months after a California wildfire destroyed dozens of homes in the Tuolumne County community of Chinese Camp, officials say debris removal is now complete and properties are being returned to their owners.
A man has been arrested and charged in connection with the Tiger Fire that burned 118 acres in California's Amador County last summer and forced evacuations near Pioneer.
A major home developer is rethinking how communities are built in wildfire-prone areas and the future is taking shape in El Dorado County.
San Joaquin County secured a grant aimed at helping to build a wildfire protection plan for the entire county.
More than two dozen structures were destroyed in a wildfire in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
A Sacramento County dog picked up thousands of miles from home after he went missing five years ago was reunited with his family on Wednesday.
What started as a suspicious circumstances call for Rancho Cordova police ended with a newborn surprise.
A once-empty lot behind Church of the Cross in north Modesto now hosts a thriving community garden with more than 140 plots and growers from across the globe.
A Sacramento-area middle school history and English teacher is in the running to win big as America's Favorite Teacher, a title her students think she is more than worthy of being awarded.
Junior Romello Bruhn of Woodland Christian High School is closer than ever to scoring 3,000 career points, something only 13 high school athletes have accomplished in California state history.
Here's a look at the weather forecast Thursday afternoon.
Almost all of the oil and debris have been removed from Englebright Lake in Yuba County after a major pipe failed last month.
Conor McGill reports.
Sacramento police are investigating a shooting Wednesday night and said a suspect remained barricaded inside a home as crisis negotiators worked to get them to surrender.
Steve Large reports.