Serial killer Ted Bundy linked to 1974 murder
Notorious serial killer Ted Bundy has been linked to the 1974 cold case murder of 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith after DNA testing, Utah authorities say. CBS News' Jericka Duncan has more on the case.
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Notorious serial killer Ted Bundy has been linked to the 1974 cold case murder of 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith after DNA testing, Utah authorities say. CBS News' Jericka Duncan has more on the case.
A Utah prosecutor said Ted Bundy was responsible for killing 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith in 1974, a death that had long been listed as a cold case.
The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for much of the Four Corners — the meeting point of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.
No physical evidence linked him to the crime scene, but the jury convicted Douglas Stewart Carter, a Black man, based on a confession and two witnesses who later recanted.
A 27-year-old BASE jumper died on Sunday, after falling about 700 feet from a cliff in Utah, authorities said.
The Justice Department says a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier in Utah threw out more than 300 mail ballots that were being sent to voters for the state's June primary.
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The Defense Department released a sixth batch of UFO files on Friday, more than a month after its fifth drop. These are all of the videos in the latest tranche.
In a new book, Utah Republican Gov. Spencer Cox is urging Americans to tone down violent political rhetoric and, in his own words, "stop shooting at each other." Cox joins "The Takeout" to discuss the issue and recent concerns about artificial intelligence threatening humanity.
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The Stratos project, which could become the biggest data center campus in the United States, is facing backlash from residents of the Utah county where it's being built. CBS News reporter Riley Callanan has more.
A judge ruled Tuesday that Tyler Robinson will stand trial in Charlie Kirk's murder, meaning he could face the death penalty. Robinson is accused of fatally shooting Kirk in front of a crowd last September at Utah Valley University. Carter Evans reports.
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Judge Tony Graf said prosecutors have enough evidence against Tyler Robinson to put the 23-year-old on trial on a charge that could see him face the death penalty.
A judge ruled Tuesday that accused Charlie Kirk shooter Tyler Robinson will stand trial in the killing of the late conservative activist, where he could face the death penalty.
A judge in Utah will decide Tuesday whether Tyler Robinson will stand trial for the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. CBS News' Carter Evans has more.
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The license for another campus of the Provo Canyon School was revoked on Friday.
One climatologist said "a perfect storm" of climate extremes primed the western U.S. for one of its worst fire seasons in a decade. Meanwhile, Canadian wildfire smoke fills the air.
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