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UPDATE: Possible DNA evidence found at what is now being considered a crime scene – the Tucson area home of Nancy Guthrie, mother of Today anchor Savannah Guthrie – will be tested for clues in the likely abduction of the 84-year-old woman.

The search for Nancy Guthrie has escalated as Arizona investigators treat her disappearance as a potential criminal abduction. Her sister, Annie Guthrie, was reportedly the last to see her. Police found blood and forced entry at the home,

Lawyers sparred over key DNA evidence in opening arguments of the murder trial of Edrick Faust for the 2001 killing of University of Georgia law student Tara Baker.

With only five exonerations, lawmakers weigh bills that would update Delaware's DNA evidence practices, aligning the state with national standards.

BRONX, NY – Nearly three decades after a pregnant woman was strangled to death inside her Bronx apartment, a man linked to the crime through DNA evidence has been sentenced to 12 years in state prison, closing one of the borough’s longest-running homicide investigations.

The above video shows the top local headlines for the morning of February 3, 2026. LUBBOCK, Texas— Santana Gonzalez pleaded guilty to Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child on Tuesday and was sentenced to eight years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ).

Officials say the homeowner confronted a masked burglar leaving her home with a TV.