Investigators believe “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie‘s mom, Nancy Guthrie, is “still out there” as the high-profile search in Arizona continues, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said Thursday. The FBI also announced a $50,000 reward for information in the case.
The FBI also said that an imposter who made a phony ransom demand has been arrested, but investigators said a different ransom demand was still being taken seriously.
Investigators believe Nancy Guthrie, 84, was taken from her home in Tucson, Arizona, over the weekend and have been investigating her disappearance as a crime.
Detectives returned to Guthrie’s neighborhood Wednesday to conduct some follow-up work at her home and in the area, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said. Guthrie was last seen at her home Saturday night after having dinner at the home of her other daughter, Annie Guthrie, and being driven home by her husband, Tommaso Cioni, Nanos told CBS News.
The sheriff’s department has said neither a suspect nor person of interest has been identified in the case.
Nancy Guthrie needs daily medication, adding more urgency to the search. Nanos dismissed the possibility that she may have wandered off, saying she doesn’t have cognitive issues and her mobility is limited.
In an emotional social media video posted Wednesday, Savannah Guthrie said her mother’s heart is fragile and that she lives in constant pain and needs her medicine to survive.
Savannah Guthrie also spoke directly to her mother’s possible abductors.
“We are ready to talk, however, we live in a world where voices and images are easily manipulated,” she said. “We need to know, without a doubt, that she is alive and that you have her. We want to hear from you, and we are ready to listen. Please, reach out to us.”
Savannah Guthrie and mother Nancy Guthrie on the “Today” show June 15, 2023.
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She also addressed a reported ransom note, saying the family was doing everything they can to bring her home.
Savannah Guthrie appeared with her brother and sister in the video, and they all spoke to their mother.
“You are a strong woman, you are God’s precious daughter, Nancy,” Savannah Guthrie said. “Mama, if you’re listening, we need you to come home, we miss you,” Annie Guthrie said. “We love you, Mom, stay strong, come home,” her brother Charles Camron Guthrie said.
The FBI, which has been helping the sheriff’s department, was sending additional personnel to assist in the investigation, CBS News learned Wednesday.
President Trump said on social media that he spoke with Savannah Guthrie. “We are deploying all resources to get her mother home safely,” Mr. Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. “The prayers of our Nation are with her and her family.”
Kodac Harrison is the Renaissance man of Atlanta’s music and poetry scenes. He may be best known for the weekly open mic poetry readings he hosted at Decatur’s Java Monkey coffee shop (now The Reading Room) that began in 2001 and continued until 2016. The readings attracted such luminaries as Jericho Brown, Natasha Trethewey, and Patricia Smith, and five anthology books were published that featured poets who appeared at the readings.
But music has always been his driving force. Harrison grew up in Jackson and graduated from Georgia Tech, then went on to receive a master’s degree in business administration from Tulane University in New Orleans. Afterward, he moved to California to become a musician. “I’ve had to struggle and I’ve been a starving artist, but I’ve been determined to do it,” he says. “By the time I played my first professional gig in 1975, most musicians my age had already put two or three albums out. I knew I was starting late, but I put together a band.”
After playing electric guitar in the band, he decided to go back to acoustic guitar and focus on songwriting. “I moved to Decatur to become part of Eddie Owen’s singer-songwriter scene,” he says. “That basically changed my life.”
Harrison, 76, was a prominent member of the group of musicians who performed for Owen at the Trackside Tavern and then Eddie’s Attic—including the Indigo Girls, Caroline Aiken, Shawn Mullins, and Michelle Malone. Over his five-decade career as an artist, he’s released 20 albums of music and spoken word. He performed at an Andrew Young tribute hosted by Maya Angelou and Harry Belafonte and at The Carter Center for former president Jimmy Carter.
Harrison came of age as a founder of Decatur’s folk music scene.
Courtesy of Kodac Harrison
Courtesy of Kodac Harrison
Earlier this year, Harrison released his autobiography, Chasing My Vagabond Heart: A Musical Journey. It chronicles his life, his memories as a performer, and a moment that almost cost him his life. “I was in an accident, if you could call it that, which led to six and a half hours of brain surgery,” Harrison says. “I stepped out of a moving van, and alcohol was a big part of that.” He was rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital and given a 1 in 100 chance of survival. “Twenty years later, I contacted the surgeon. He said, ‘Your recovery was one in a million.’”
Harrison’s latest album is From the Darkness . . . Comes the Light and features several of his friends, including Daniel Brown on violin, Erin Wigger on cello, Dave Webb on bass, and Edd Miller on drums and percussion. He said the album is dark. “It was some of the darker times of my career when I’ve had my heart broken,” he says. “I read the book about Springsteen making Nebraska. I’ve always been a Springsteen fan, and I thought I could do something like that.”
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A series of ailments also made it a struggle for Harrison to play guitar. “I have an essential tremor and, more recently, arthritis in my right hand,” he says.
Recently Harrison had deep brain stimulation surgery at Emory Healthcare, which controls the tremor but required surgeons to drill a hole in his head. “You have to be awake to make sure you’ve got the right place, and that is excruciatingly painful,” he says. “It feels like medieval torture.”
But the surgery has enabled him to play again. Harrison now hosts the Last Thursday of Poetry and Song at Wild Heaven Beer in Avondale Estates. Presented outdoors, if it doesn’t rain, it combines Harrison’s two loves: spoken word and music. Usually, the evening starts with poetry readings; then Harrison will perform a song or two, followed by a full musical set by the headliner. Recent performers have included such Atlanta fixtures as Darryl Rhoades, Aiken, and Heather Luttrell.
“This year was tough because we had three rainouts,” Harrison says. “I don’t like to move it inside. It’s wet and noisy and it’s part of the brewery business in there. But it’s been great to have different people play and read, and I usually do a little of both.”
Harrison with his battle-worn Martin D-35 acoustic guitar
Photograph by Steve West
He said his upcoming album may be his last. He plans to call it Backstreet Jazz, and it features saxophonist Nick Longo. “I’ve already put it together,” he says. “I wanted to feature saxophone. When I lived in New York City, the only time I spent money on anything other than food and $75 a week living at a hotel was to see Sonny Rollins at The Bottom Line.”
Harrison never expected to be a big star. And he’s comfortable with the niche he’s found as a poet and literary songwriter who sings with a well-worn voice. “I was a big fan of The Allman Brothers Band, and I just wanted to see what I could do with a guitar and vocals,” he says. “I wanted to sing with the soul of Otis Redding and speak with the power of Martin Luther King—not that I could do either one. My favorite quote from Bruce Hampton was ‘It’s okay to fail, man, if you’re reaching for the impossible.’”
A $28 million investment is set to strengthen one of South Fulton’s industrial corridors with the development of the SoFu Commerce Center, a new Class A light industrial facility projected to create approximately 300 jobs and significantly increase the local tax digest beginning in the first year of the incentive period.
During its January board meeting, Develop Fulton approved a bond inducement resolution to support the project, which will deliver a 213,580-square-foot modern industrial facility designed for distribution, cold storage, and light manufacturing. The development is owned by Roosevelt COSF Owner, LLC and developed in partnership with KMT Partners, LLC, a minority-owned commercial real estate development platform.
“KMT and its partners are excited to deliver this state-of-the-art Infill Light Industrial Facility along a Historic Industrial Corridor, close to a major state route and interstates, and during a time when leasing absorption has removed most of the competition and new construction is down more than 40% from its peak,” said Greg Boler, Managing Partner at KMT Partners. “It was a pleasure working with the city’s leadership and nearby residents to garner support for this unicorn of a project.”
Currently, the site generates $6,548 in property taxes annually. Upon completion, the project is expected to generate approximately $215,386 in property taxes in year one during the incentive period, marking an immediate and substantial increase to the tax digest. Over the 10-year incentive period, the project is projected to generate more than $3.1 million in new property tax revenue.
Additionally, SoFu Commerce Center is expected to create 150 permanent jobs and 150 temporary construction jobs, contributing to an overall estimated $251.8 million economic impact from the $28 million capital investment. Construction is anticipated to begin in early 2026, with completion targeted for late 2026.
“Projects like SoFu Commerce Center reflect how smart public-private partnerships can deliver immediate returns for communities that include new jobs, expanded tax base, and modern infrastructure while positioning South Fulton for long-term economic competitiveness,” Develop Fulton Chairman Kwanza Hall said.
According to project leaders, the approved incentive will help offset externally driven infrastructure costs, including required traffic signal installation and access improvements. These critical investments help enable safe, efficient operations while unlocking private investment and job creation.
The development has garnered support from neighboring commercial stakeholders, including nearby operations such as Wellspring, underscoring market confidence in the project and its role in strengthening the area’s industrial ecosystem.
The event is free and will feature a marching band, cheerleaders, horses, elected officials, local vendors, and more. This year, the East Lake Family YMCA is celebrating 25 years of Black Excellence in East Lake.
Dooshima Mngerem, East Lake Family YMCA associate executive director, said the event is to honor the rich history and culture of East Lake, which is a historically black neighborhood with the exceptionally large housing project, “East Lake Meadows,” originating there in the 90s.
“It’s changed so much over the past 30 years with the infusion of mixed-income housing and the YMCA and charter schools and many resources,” she said. “We want to make sure that we’re honoring the history of this neighborhood. It’s a reason for us to grow together, come together, celebrate together, what the community was, what the community is now.”
Dedra Ridges, East Lake Family YMCA family program director, said this year is different from previous years because it has grown a lot. They began during COVID to get their senior group pit, who did not have many family members around at the time due to isolation.
“With it being our 25th year at the East Lake YMCA, this year, we’re bringing out our local businesses in the area, as well as organizations, community leaders, and youth groups, so we can highlight them and the efforts they have made over the years,” she said. “We also get the opportunity to recognize R.C. Pruitt, who was one of the first executives with the East Lake YMCA, as Grand Marshall.”
She also said Black history is something that’s ongoing and about honoring the people who paved the way for all of us.
“We’re making history every day, not just a hundred years ago during slavery, but every day in the small moments,” she said. “We’re honoring the legacy of Eva Davis, who was a giant of a community organizer and who the street is named after.
Over 400 participants will be marching with the YMCA along Eva Davis Way this year, according to Ridges. They will also have 26 vendors, including food trucks, to highlight restaurants in the area.
“A lot of our vendors are mental health providers that provide services, housing support, health support services, as well as school support services for community members here in our area,” Ridges said.
After the parade, guests will have the opportunity to explore the East Lake YMCA, where they will have an opportunity to do walk-throughs and visit their very own YMCA in their community. There will be a DJ, a blessing closet where they will be giving away coats and clothing for those who are in need, fun games, and giveaways.
The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee is sending its biggest Winter Olympics team ever to the 2026 Games in Italy — 232athletes representing 32 home states.
The CBS News data team mapped the home states of the athletes to identify which states had the most representation.
Colorado leads with 30 athletes, followed by Minnesota, which is home to 24, and California, with 19.
States with the fewest competitors include Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, North Dakota and Washington, D.C., each with just one, while 18 states have no athletes on the team.
Three team members listed hometowns in other countries, hailing from New Zealand, Canada and Ukraine. Also, three alternate athletes are not included in the official count.
The team will include 98 returning Olympians who have won a combined 22 gold medals, according to the committee.
Thirty-two athletes previously competed at the Youth Olympic Games, with 20 of them making their Olympic debut this week.
This roster surpasses the 228 American athletes who competed at PyeongChang in the 2018 Winter Games — though Summer Olympic teams are even bigger.
Number of athletes from each state
Alaska, 6
Arizona, 2
California, 19
Colorado, 30
Connecticut, 3
Florida, 5
Georgia, 1
Idaho, 5
Illinois, 9
Indiana, 1
Iowa, 1
Maine, 3
Maryland, 2
Massachusetts, 12
Michigan, 15
Minnesota, 24
Missouri, 4
Montana, 2
New Hampshire, 3
New Jersey, 4
New York, 14
North Dakota, 1
Ohio, 7
Oregon, 4
Pennsylvania, 7
Texas, 4
Utah, 17
Vermont, 4
Virginia, 3
Washington, 7
Washington, D.C., 1
Wisconsin, 6
Wyoming, 3
Searchable database of Team USA’s hometowns
The map and chart below show the communities where Team USA’s athletes hail from. Park City, Utah, a renowned ski destination, stands out with the most at 11, followed by Steamboat Springs, Colorado; Lake Placid, New York; and Anchorage, Alaska. Search to see if any of this year’s Olympians share your hometown.
Chrysler is recalling more than 450,000 vehicles with improperly designed trailer tow modules whose trailer lights may not work and that have trailer brakes that could fail, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration says.
The vehicles involved are the 2024-2026 Jeep Wagoneer S, 2025-2026 Ram 1500 Pickup, Ram 2500 Pickup, Ram 3500 Pickup, Ram 3500 Cab Chassis, Ram 4500 Cab Chassis, Ram 5500 Cab Chassis and 2026 Jeep Cherokee.
The NHTSA says dealers will replace the trailer tow module for free, and owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 24.
In addition, the federal agency says Chrysler is calling back certain Mopar tow trailer modules that also have trailer tow modules with trailer lights that may not light up and trailer brakes that may fail.
“If installed in a vehicle, dealers will replace the trailer tow module, free of charge,” the NHTSA says, adding that if the trailer tow module isn’t installed in a vehicle, “dealers will repurchase it.” Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 24, 2026.
Crews were battling a fire at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Dickson City, Pennsylvania, Wednesday night into early Thursday.
Lackawanna County Emergency Management Agency Tom Taylor said 77 patients were evacuated to other area hospitals. Six were ICU patients.
One firefighter was taken to another hospital with chest pains, he added.
The fire was contained to an outpatient orthopedic area, Taylor said.
The Dickson City Fire Department explained that the fire was at the roof of the original building, which was known as Scranton Orthopedics. That building was attached to a newly built one, Lehigh Valley Hospital.
This photo provided by NEPA Fire Photography shows firefighters battling a blaze at the Lehigh Valley Hospital on Feb. 4, 2026 in Dickson City, Pa.
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The station cited Dickson City fire officials as saying the orthopedic unit is a total loss.
There was no fire in the hospital building but it sustained smoke and water damage, the department said.
Pennsylvania State Police, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and Pennsylvania Department of Health were at the scene, Gov. Josh Shapiro said on social media.
“Thank you to every first responder running toward danger to help their fellow Pennsylvanians,” Shapiro said. “Lori and I are praying for the staff, patients, their families, and the entire community tonight.”
The Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal was trying to determine the cause of the blaze.
Dickson City is roughly six miles north of Scranton.
A sixth person was arrested Wednesday in connection with the shooting of a judge and his wife in their home in Lafayette, Indiana, in January, local officials said.
The Lafayette Police Department reported Wednesday night that 23-year-old Nevaeh Bell was taken into custody in the Jan. 18 shooting that wounded Tippecanoe County Superior Court Judge Steven Meyer and his wife, Kim.
Police said Bell faces 12 preliminary felony charges, including two counts of attempted murder and a count of conspiracy to commit murder.
Five others were arrested last month after what the Lafayette Police Department called “a coordinated, multi-state operation involving hundreds of investigative hours.”
They were identified as 38-year-old Raylen Ferguson and 61-year-old Zenada Greer of Kentucky, as well as Indiana residents Thomas Moss, 43, Blake Smith, 32, and 45-year-old Amanda Milsap.
Police have accused members of a motorcycle club and a street gang of targeting Meyer, alleging the shooting was part of a scheme to derail a domestic abuse case against Moss, a member of the Detroit-based Phantom MC motorcycle club with ties to the Vice Lords street gang.
Moss was charged with multiple violent felonies in June 2024 and was out on bond, according to court records, which also show that he was scheduled to go on trial in front of Meyer on Jan. 20 — two days after the shooting took place.
FILE — Steven Meyer, a state judge in Tippecanoe County in Indiana, who was hurt in a shooting at his home on Jan. 18, 2026. This photo is from Nov. 4, 2014.
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Meyer and his wife, Kim, were shot at their home. Steven Meyer suffered an injury to his arm, and Kimberly Meyer sustained an injury to her hip, according to police.
According to a recording of the emergency dispatch operator, the caller who reported the shooting said there was a knock on the door, someone told them we have your dog, and then a shot came through the door.
Kim Meyer said in a statement last month that she and her husband have “great confidence” in the Lafayette police investigation and thanked all the agencies involved.
“We are also incredibly grateful for the outpouring of support from the community; everyone has been so kind and compassionate,” she said. “We would especially like to thank the medical personnel who provided care and assistance to us following the incident.”
Federal immigration agents in Oregon must stop arresting people without warrants unless there’s a likelihood of escape, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
U.S. District Judge Mustafa Kasubhai issued a preliminary injunction in a proposed class-action lawsuit targeting the Department of Homeland Security’s practice of arresting immigrants they happen to come across while conducting ramped-up enforcement operations — which critics have described as “arrest first, justify later.”
Similar actions have drawn concern from civil rights groups across the country amid President Trump’s mass deportation efforts. The nonprofit law firm Innovation Law Lab brought the lawsuit.
With Wednesday’s ruling, Oregon now joins Colorado and Washington, D.C., as jurisdictions where the Trump administration is barred from conducting warrantless arrests without first verifying that the arrestee is a flight risk. There is also a pending lawsuit over warrantless arrests in Minnesota. The government is appealing the rulings in Colorado and D.C.
In a memo last week, Todd Lyons, the acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, noted that agents should not make an arrest without an administrative arrest warrant issued by a supervisor unless they develop probable cause to believe the person is likely to escape from the scene.
Lyons also expanded the grounds that ICE agents and officers can cite to conclude that getting an administrative arrest warrant for someone they encounter would give that person an opportunity to flee while the warrant is being sought.
But in a court hearing Wednesday, the judge heard evidence that agents in Oregon have arrested people in immigration sweeps without such warrants or determining escape was likely.
That included testimony from one plaintiff, Victor Cruz Gamez, a 56-year-old grandfather who has been in the U.S. since 1999. He told the court he was arrested and held in an immigration detention facility for three weeks despite having a valid work permit and a pending visa application.
The hearing also featured testimony from a person identified as M.A.M. who described a video she took of two armed immigration agents bursting into a bedroom to look for somebody who did not live there. The video of the October raid circulated widely on social media, and a person in the house spoke with CBS News last year.
Kasubhai concluded that the plaintiffs were likely to prevail, and said there is “ample evidence in this case that established a pattern of practice of executing warrantless arrests without sufficient evidence.”
Kasubhai also said the actions of agents in Oregon — including drawing guns on people while detaining them for civil immigration violations — have been “violent and brutal,” and he was concerned about the administration denying due process to those swept up in immigration raids.
“I’m concerned, as a public servant, and as someone who has to, by virtue of my oath, to uphold the constitution, when I see actions and behavior on behalf of our executive branch that does not observe that same commitment,” the judge said. “Due process calls for those who have great power to exercise great restraint … That is the bedrock of a democratic republic founded on this great constitution. I think we’re losing that.”
Washington — Democratic leaders on Wednesday outlined their demands for funding the Department of Homeland Security beyond next week, reiterating several policy proposals to rein in the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement practices — some of which Republicans have already rejected.
“Taxpayer dollars should be used to make life more affordable for everyday Americans, not to brutalize or kill them,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said at a news conference at the Capitol. “ICE is completely and totally out of control, immigration enforcement should be just, it should be fair, and it should be humane. That is not what is taking place right now.”
Jeffries, who spoke alongside Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democratic leaders, said “dramatic changes” are necessary at DHS, which oversees Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection.
The House approved a funding package Tuesday that funded the bulk of the government through September and extended funding for DHS through Feb. 13. Democrats and Republicans are now up against the clock to reach an agreement on long-term funding or pass another short-term extension.
Schumer and Jeffries released a list of demands Wednesday night, laying out a series of “guardrails” that they believe Congress should put on DHS. Those include rules restricting immigration agents from wearing masks, requiring them to wear body cameras and identification and standardizing their uniforms to avoid the appearance of “paramilitary” policing.
The Democratic leaders also want immigration officers to be banned from entering private property without judicial warrants, carrying out operations near sensitive locations like schools and churches, detaining people without verifying they aren’t U.S. citizens first or conducting searches based on a person’s race, language, accent or job.
They demanded a “reasonable use of force policy” and a requirement that state law enforcement agencies be allowed to investigate incidents where federal agents are accused of using excessive force. They want DHS to get permission from state and local governments before carrying out “large-scale operations.” And they want “safeguards” to ensure that lawyers and members of Congress can enter immigration detention facilities.
“These are just some of the common-sense proposals that the American people clearly would like to see in terms of the dramatic changes that are needed at the Department of Homeland Security before there’s a full-year appropriations bill,” Jeffries said.
Schumer said Democrats in the House and Senate are “on the same page.”
Many of the demands mirror the changes Schumer articulated before the Senate voted to approve the most recent funding package. He said Democrats would release legislation detailing the demands soon.
“We’re united with the American people, we’re united as House and Senate Democrats,” Schumer said. “We’re going to have tough, strong legislation. We hope to have it within the next 24 hours that we will submit together. And then we want our Republican colleagues to finally get serious about this, because this is turning America inside out in a way we haven’t seen in a very long time.”
Republicans have appeared amenable to some of the proposals, like the use of body cameras and bringing an end to roving patrols, while some of the other proposals have been more divisive. And Senate Majority Leader John Thune has acknowledged that reaching a deal and getting it through both chambers is an “impossibility” ahead of the deadline.
Democratic leaders have suggested they will oppose another funding extension for DHS, making a shutdown of the department likely. Immigration operations would continue operating, since ICE and CBP received an influx of funds in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last year.
Some Democratic Colorado lawmakers are demanding answers after reports that “death cards” were left in the vehicles of people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and over claims that immigration agents used fake traffic stops to detain them.
In January, ace of spades cards, or “death cards,” were left in the vehicles of some people detained in Eagle County. The cards feature an ace of spades with “ICE Denver Field Office” and the address and phone number of the ICE detention facility in Aurora. The cards were later found by family members of those detained.
Voces Unidas
Some historians note the practice of leaving an ace of spades as a calling card began with the U.S. military during the Vietnam War, when Company C, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry would leave them at the entrances and exits of villages where Viet Cong members were killed, along trails, or on the bodies of Viet Cong members.
ICE released a statement saying in part “ICE is investigating this situation, but unequivocally condemns this type of action and/or officer conduct. Once notified, ICE supervisors acted swiftly to address the issue.”
On Monday, Sen. John Hickenlooper, Sen. Michael Bennet, and Reps. Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse, Jason Crow, and Brittany Pettersen submitted a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem calling for answers.
“It is unacceptable and dangerous for federal law enforcement to use this symbol to intimidate Latino communities,” wrote the Colorado lawmakers. “This behavior undermines public trust in law enforcement, raises serious civil rights concerns, and falls far short of the professional standards expected of federal agents.”
They also expressed alarm about something the immigration advocacy group Voces Unidas told CBS Colorado last month: that the ICE agents imitated law enforcement officers by using unmarked vehicles with sirens to conduct fake traffic stops in order to detain people.
“We are deeply concerned by the allegations that the federal agents were utilizing sirens to falsely act as local law enforcement. This behavior leads individuals to believe they are lawfully required to pull over for a traffic violation when, in reality, the federal government has no authority over local or state traffic regulations. Federal agents acting in disguise as local law enforcement is misconduct and should be treated as such,” the lawmakers said.
CBS Colorado reached out to both ICE and DHS on Tuesday for a response about the alleged fake traffic stops and so far have not heard back.
The lawmakers applauded the Department of Homeland Security for condemning the “death cards” and committing to investigate the incidents and asked that information from the investigation be made available.
“To ensure that ICE conducts operations in a professional manner that does not include racially-motivated intimidation tactics that undermine public trust in law enforcement, we request:
1. A formal and detailed briefing on ICE activities in Eagle County 2. A written report detailing the findings of the ongoing DHS investigation into the incident 3. An independent investigation by the DHS Office of Inspector General into the activities of the Denver Field Office, which oversees ICE activity in Eagle County 4. Written confirmation of any disciplinary or corrective actions taken”
The letter requests that Noem respond by Feb. 13. See the letter in its entirety below.
Letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem by Colorado Democrats over ICE “death card” investigation
Investigators in the disappearance of “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie, haven’t identified a suspect or person of interest in the Arizona case, which is being investigated as a crime, authorities said Wednesday.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department posted the update to social media as the search continues for Nancy Guthrie, 84, who was reported missing Sunday.
“Detectives continue to speak with anyone who may have had contact with Mrs. Guthrie,” the sheriff’s department said in Wednesday’s statement.
Authorities believe Guthrie was taken from her Tucson, Arizona, home over the weekend. A little bit of blood found inside the home was being tested, a law enforcement source familiar with the case told CBS News.
“Detectives are working closely with the Guthrie family,” the sheriff’s department said in its statement Wednesday. “While we appreciate the public’s concern, the sharing of unverified accusations or false information is irresponsible and does not assist the investigation.”
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos says the evidence collected from the home so far hasn’t yet pointed toward a suspect. He also said it wasn’t clear how many people took Guthrie. “It could be one, it could’ve been more, I don’t know,” he said.
“Nothing has come up that says, here he is, here’s your bad guy,” Nanos told CBS News on Wednesday. “We’re working towards, where is Nancy? Where is Ms. Guthrie? We want to find her. That’s what everybody wants. Once we do that, then we can worry about the whodunit.”
CBS News learned Wednesday that the FBI is sending in additional personnel to assist in the investigation.
Authorities continue to ask for the public’s help. Fabian Pacheco, chief of detectives for the Pima County Attorney’s Office, oversees one of the tip lines and told CBS News that “[i]t only takes one tip, just one, to break this open, to offer the lead that we so desperately need in this case.”
Savannah Guthrie and mother Nancy Guthrie on the “Today” show June 15, 2023.
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Guthrie’s family reported the disappearance to authorities Sunday after looking for her at her home when they were told Guthrie missed church that morning.
Nanos told CBS News on Tuesday that a ransom note was sent to a local Arizona news station following Guthrie’s disappearance.
The note, which the station received Monday and agreed not to report on, contained specific details about the home and what Guthrie was wearing that night, Nanos said, although he would not confirm the accuracy of that information or the legitimacy of the note.
Nanos did not specify which station the note was sent to, but CBS affiliate KOLD-TV reported Tuesday it had received an email that “appears to be one of the alleged ransom notes,” which it forwarded to the sheriff’s office.
Investigators have analyzed the note and are taking it seriously, Nanos said.
Nanos also told CBS News that Guthrie’s home security system may have been set to automatically delete video footage after a short period of time, and investigators were attempting to recover footage through forensic means. A spokesperson for Google, which acquired home device company Nest in 2014, told CBS News on Wednesday that Google was assisting law enforcement and that further details couldn’t be shared at this time.
Nanos told CBS News that Guthrie ate dinner Saturday at the home of her other daughter, Annie Guthrie, who lives nearby. Her husband, Tommaso Cioni, drove Nancy Guthrie home afterward, Nanos said. The details were first reported by The New York Times. Earlier this week, Nanos told Us Weekly that Annie Guthrie was the last known person to see her mother before the disappearance.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos speaks to the media about the search for Nancy Guthrie on Feb. 3, 2026 in Tucson, Arizona.
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Nanos has dismissed the possibility that Nancy Guthrie, who lives alone, may have wandered away from her home because he said she doesn’t have any cognitive issues and her mobility is limited.
Nancy Guthrie has three children in total: Annie Guthrie, Savannah Guthrie and son Charles Guthrie.
Investigators hadn’t determined whether Nancy Guthrie was targeted or if the abduction was random, Nanos said Tuesday.
As investigators sort through hundreds of leads, Nanos has said there’s additional urgency to the search effort because Guthrie needs daily medication. The FBI is working with the sheriff’s department and providing support, an official said Tuesday.
A White House official told CBS News that President Trump spoke with Savannah Guthrie in a phone call Wednesday. The official didn’t provide details about the call.
Civil rights groups, lawmakers, and community advocates gathered Wednesday, Feb. 4, at Rand Chapel of Central Presbyterian Church across from the Georgia Capitol to urge legislators to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, warning that looming federal cost shifts could deepen food insecurity for families across Georgia.
The press conference, titled “No Empty Plates: Affordability for Every Georgia Family,” was organized by the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, and a coalition of advocacy groups. Speakers said action is needed this legislative session as federal changes beginning in 2026 shift a greater share of SNAP administrative costs from the federal government to the states.
More than 1.3 million Georgians rely on SNAP to help cover food costs, according to advocates, including roughly 1.4 million residents statewide, nearly half of whom are children. Nationally, SNAP serves about 42 million people and has been shown to reduce food insecurity by as much as 30 percent, while improving long-term health and educational outcomes.
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State Rep. Derrick Jackson said SNAP recipients are often working families struggling to keep up with inflation and rising grocery prices. He pointed to the federal government shutdown last fall as a warning sign of how quickly food insecurity can escalate.
“When that support wavered, the anxiety in our community was palpable,” Jackson said, noting that food pantries in Fulton and Fayette counties were stretched beyond capacity. “Our food banks are heroic, but they cannot do this work alone.”
Ife Finch, director of economic justice at the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, said changes under HR 1, a federal tax and spending law passed last summer, would increase Georgia’s share of SNAP administrative costs from 50 percent to 75 percent starting this fall. Without full funding, Finch warned, the state could face nearly $47 million in losses and risk hundreds of millions of dollars in future penalties tied to benefit payment errors.
“SNAP is the largest and most impactful anti-hunger program in the country,” Finch said. “If we fail to fund administration properly, families will feel the consequences first.”
Isabel Otero, policy director at the Southern Poverty Law Center, said families are being asked to absorb the consequences of political decisions they did not make.
“SNAP is how hundreds of thousands of our neighbors keep food on the table,” Otero said. “Too many families are being asked to carry the cost of choices they did not make and cannot afford.”
Lawmakers also emphasized SNAP’s importance to Georgia’s economy, particularly in rural areas. State Rep. Kim Schofield said SNAP usage is often higher outside metro Atlanta, with some rural counties seeing participation rates above 30 percent. She noted that SNAP supports local grocery stores and jobs, with billions of dollars flowing into Georgia’s economy through food purchases and related industries each year.
“This is not just an urban issue or a rural issue,” Schofield said. “It’s about keeping families fed and our local economies stable across the state.”
The advocacy event coincided with Physicians’ Day at the Capitol, an annual lobbying day organized by the Medical Association of Georgia. State Rep. Dr. Michelle Au, who attended the SNAP event after meeting with fellow physicians, said food access is inseparable from public health, noting that doctors routinely see the effects of food insecurity on children and families.
Love Dyre, a single mother raising two children with special needs, including a nonverbal son who requires full-time care, told the crowd that his limited diet and medical needs make grocery costs especially high, and that caregiving responsibilities prevent her from maintaining steady outside employment. Dyre said she now homeschools her children after traditional school settings did not meet her son’s needs, and that SNAP benefits have provided stability when other resources fall short.
“Sometimes it can be one o’clock in the morning, and I might need something for my son,” Dyre said. “The food pantry is not going to help me.”
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At Bey, the upbeat music filling the dining room sets a festive tone, even on a Wednesday night. The real celebration, though, begins when the dishes hit the table: The fluffy hummus serves as a canvas for warmly spiced beef shawarma served on top, smoked eggplant blankets a layer of tangy labneh, and the za’atar braised short rib entices with its savory aroma. Opened just over a year ago in Roswell, Bey stands out for its Lebanese dishes made from scratch by chef and co-owner Marc Mansour.
Middle Eastern cuisine is usually painted with a broad stroke, but the region comprises many cuisines and cultures. In Atlanta, many of the best known high-end Middle Eastern restaurants, like Rumi’s Kitchen, Yalda, and Delbar, are Persian, and they specialize in rice dishes and grilled meats. “Lebanon is on the Mediterranean, not like Iran,” says co-owner Chaouki Khoury.
There are some dishes that overlap between Middle Eastern and Mediterranean regions—hummus and falafel, for example—but what sets Lebanese food apart is its focus on bright, citrusy flavors and on shared plates known as mezze. “In Lebanon, when you go out with friends, all you have is a whole table of tapas, and everybody’s sharing,” says Khoury. “You don’t have your own plate. So that concept of ‘This is mine and don’t touch it,’ it doesn’t exist.”
Mansour never planned on opening a Lebanese restaurant. He grew up in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, and cooked with his mom as a child. “I still remember she used to make cake, and when she zested the lemons and used the hand mixer, I was always with her working on a stepladder,” recalls Mansour. He attended culinary school in Lebanon, which taught Lebanese and French techniques (Lebanon was under French control from 1920 to 1943), but after moving to the United States in 2001 found himself drawn more to the administrative side of hospitality. Monsour obtained a business degree, and instead of working as a chef, he ran culinary programs for major hotels, such as the Four Seasons Atlanta. “But there was always an itch to open a restaurant the way it is in Lebanon,” he says.
Eventually, Mansour hit a wall with corporate catering and decided it was time to take the plunge into restaurant ownership. His real-estate agent showed him around Roswell, and when they found the space in the Southern Post development, Mansour was sold.
Mansour and Khoury designed Bey—the name is a nod to Beirut’s airport code—to reflect Lebanese culture without stereotypical imagery. The dining room features blush-pink walls and green accents, which calls to old Lebanese homes. “We didn’t want the restaurant to be too ethnic, because when you go eat in a restaurant in Lebanon, there are no camels on the walls. There are no rugs hanging on the walls,” says Mansour.
Family recipes inspired much of the menu, including the juicy, smoky chicken taouk. “It’s a meal every Sunday back at home,” says Mansour. “We get this small grill with charcoal, and then you cook it on charcoal, so it’s delicious.” At Bey, the yogurt-marinated chicken gets the same treatment and is served with creamy toum (a garlic sauce) and crispy potatoes.
For Mansour, opening Bey has been a professional and personal homecoming of sorts. “People who come to the restaurant and have been to Lebanon always say, ‘Oh my God, it feels like when we were going out in Beirut,’” he says. “That’s exactly the best compliment for us. It’s nice.”
Local restaurateur William Pitts, founder of Saints + Council in Colony Square, recently debuted his newest venture, just steps away from his first. Replacing Sukoshi on Peachtree Street, Cuevacía is an authentic Mexican restaurant designed to transport guests far beyond Colony Square and into Oaxaca’s historic architecture. The space has been completely remodeled, transitioning from a counter-service format to an elevated, sit-down restaurant complete with a bar. The food and drinks, too, are much more complex; there’s a mole with 27 ingredients.
Cuevacía means “empty cave” or “empty tomb.” As such, Pitts wants guests to feel as though they’ve stepped into a building more than 500 years old. “This kind of ambiance was a niche missing in Mexican in Atlanta,” he says. “This is what it feels like when you visit the museums and the old churches and the Michelin-starred restaurants in the old buildings in Oaxaca.”
Cuevacía reflects that vision with limestone surfaces rather than veneer, reclaimed wood, and architectural elements meant to suggest a space shaped slowly over time. Throughout the nearly 100-seat restaurant, small cave‑like seating nooks create a sense of intimacy, giving diners a momentary escape from the busy Midtown surroundings.Expect vaulted, barrel ceilings, green velvet seating, and iron railings.
Cave seating
Photo by Bryce France
While the decor sets the tone, the food at Cuevacía is just as rooted in tradition. Pitts stresses that authentic Mexican cuisine is too often overshadowed locally by Tex‑Mex interpretations. At Cuevacía, authenticity begins with masa brought in directly from Mexico, used to make tortillas pressed by hand throughout the day. The kitchen leans into northern Mexican influences as well, using high‑end cuts of meat and slow‑braising techniques that celebrate regional cooking.
Led by chef de cuisine Aaron Paik—who honed his skills at the Fontainebleau in Miami—the menu is completely from-scratch. Entrees include tlayudas (similar to Mexican pizza) layered with cheese, beans, avocado, tomatoes, chicken, or steak; banana leaf-wrapped tamales with poblanos, masa, chicken, and red mole; chochoyotes with shrimp in an herb broth; and slow-cooked beef in a rich, dark mole, finished with queso fresco, and pickled jalapeño onions. Diners will find familiar dishes in a menu section titled “Americana,” but often with subtle reinterpretations, such as guacamole brightened with a touch of mango. At dinner, guests are welcomed with a small, one‑bite “probadita,” or gift from the chef. This intentional gesture sets the tone for a meal of unique flavors such as pepita brittle or a tiny ramekin of molten Oaxacan cheeses crowned with mole.
Shrimp and orange salad (back) and guacamole with mango (front)
Photo by Bryce France
Calabraza and corn soup with house-made tortillas
Photo by Bryce France
Lunch service begins February 18. The menu aims lighter with a focus on salads, taquitos, and molletes (traditional open-faced sandwiches). Sunday brunch leans traditional with huevos rancheros, chilaquiles, and, for something sweet, tres leches French toast.
Cuevacía’s beverage program mirrors the kitchen’s focus on craft. Beverage director Eric Bradley—who also leads the Saints + Council drink program—built a 20-page bar list anchored by 130 mezcals and tequilas. Guests can explore it via flights or cocktails. Spirit-free options include mocktails, aquas frescas, Topo Chico and Jarritos sodas. The restaurant also offers a compact but thoughtful wine list featuring South American and Spanish producers, along with a lineup of Mexican beers. For dessert, there’s Mexican‑style hot chocolate.
Below is a transcript of the opening statements made by the Ganger brothers.
Luke Ganger
I was talking to my 4-year-old last week, when she noticed I was not doing well. I had to come here today and talk to some important people. She knows that her aunt died and that somebody caused it to happen.
She told me that there are no bad people, and that everyone makes mistakes. She has Nay’s spirit.
The deep distress our family feels because of Nay’s loss is in such a violent and unnecessary way is complicated by feelings of disbelief, distress and desperation for change.
In the last few weeks, our family took some consolation thinking that perhaps Nay’s death would bring about change in our country. And it has not.
The completely surreal scenes taking place on the streets of Minneapolis are beyond explanation. This is not just a bad day or a rough week or isolated incidents. These encounters with federal agents are changing the community and changing many lives — including ours — forever. And I still don’t know how to explain to my 4-year-old what these agents are doing when we pass by.
Our family is deeply grateful for the outpouring of love and support from the community in Minneapolis and from people across the country and around the world.
The prayers and words of support have truly brought us comfort and it is meaningful that these sentiments have come from people of all colors, faiths and ideals. That is a perfect reflection of Renee, who carried peace, patience and love for others wherever she went.
Our family is a very American blend. We vote differently, and we rarely completely agree on the finer details of what it means to be a citizen of this country. We attend various churches and some not at all. And despite those differences, we have always treated each other with love and respect, and we’ve gotten even closer during this very divided time in our country.
And we hope that our family can be even a small example to others, not to let political ideals divide us, to be good like Renee.
But the most important thing we can do today is to help this panel and our country understand who Nay is, and what a beautiful American we have lost: the sister, a daughter, mother, a partner and a friend.
I’d like to share some thoughts from the eulogy that I gave on my sister’s behalf this past Saturday.
When I think of Renee, I think of dandelions and sunlight. Dandelions don’t ask permission to grow. They push through cracks in the sidewalk, through hard soil, to places where you don’t expect beauty, and suddenly there they are — bright, alive, unapologetically hopeful.
That was Renee, and sunlight, warm, steady, lifegiving. Because when she walked in a room, things felt lighter, even on cloudy days.
Renee had a way of showing up in the world that made you believe things were going to be OK. Not because she ignored the hardship, but because she chose optimism anyway. She chose to look for what was good, what was possible and what was worth loving.
Nay loved fiercely, openly and without hesitation. As a mother, Renee poured herself into love, the kind of love that shows up every day, that sacrifices quietly, that cheers loudly, that believes deeply.
Her children were and are her heart, walking around outside her body, and she made sure they felt safe, valued and endlessly loved.
As a sister, she was constant. Someone you could lean on, laugh with or just sitting in silence beside. She had a way of making you feel understood even when you didn’t have the words yet. She didn’t just listen, she saw you. She believed in second chances. She believed tomorrow could be better than today. She believed that kindness mattered, and she lived that belief.
Even when things were hard, Nay looked for the light, and if she couldn’t find it, she became the light for somebody else. It was the excessively ordinary things that made Nay so beautiful.
There are billions of people who now know her name, and it would be so easy to fall into the false belief that great heroic things are required to overcome difficult things in the world.
But as Tolkien wrote, “it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay, small acts of kindness and love.” That’s why the image of dandelions feels so right. People try to pull them up, overlook them, dismiss them — but they keep coming back stronger, brighter, spreading seeds of hope everywhere they land.
Renee planted those seeds in all of us, in her children, in her family, in friends, co-workers and people who maybe didn’t even realize they needed her light at the time.
And sunlight, sunlight doesn’t ask for recognition, it just gives, it warms, it nurtures, it helps things grow. Renee did that for us. She helped us grow. She helped us believe in ourselves. She helped us see the good even when life felt heavy.
Renee is not gone from us. She’s in the light that finds us on hard days. She’s in the resilience we didn’t know we had until we needed it. She’s in the laughter, the memories, the love that continues to grow.
Former State Senator and current gubernatorial candidate Jason Esteves (above) introduced his campaign’s Black Men’s Agenda during a roundtable event in Atlanta on Tuesday, February 3, 2026. Photo by Julia Beverly/The Atlanta Voice
There has been plenty of talk about how the Black male vote impacted the 2024 presidential election. Whether one believes it helped the current administration secure the electoral votes in Georgia or hurt the previous vice president’s chances of becoming the first woman to hold the office of Commander-in-Chief, the Black male vote will be under the microscope again in 2026.
Georgia has just over two million registered Black voters, according to data from the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office. The impact on an election can be swung in either direction if the Black voter base decides to support a candidate. In the 2026 gubernatorial election, several Black men are running for the state’s top seat. Former State Representative Jason Esteves, former multi-time statewide elected official Michael Thurmond, who most recently was the DeKalb County CEO, and State Representative Derrick Jackson (D-68) are all running for the governor’s seat and will have the attention of the state’s Black male voters.
State Rep. Eric Bell (D-75) (standing) speaks with a pair of Black men before the start of the roundtable on Tuesday. Photo by Julia Beverly/The Atlanta Voice
Black men gathered in small groups near the bar closest to the stage and at the tables near the windows. The room was full of potential voters, and they were there to hear what Esteves had to say about running for governor. Before he took the stage, he shook hands with the men in attendance, posed for photos, and exchanged greetings.
Photo by Julia Beverly/The Atlanta Voice
Asked how impactful the Black male vote can be in not only the gubernatorial election, but the other races being settled in November, Esteves said, “Black men have always had a significant impact on elections in this state. We are the second most reliable block when it comes to Democrats.”
With the most reliable voting bloc being Black women, the Black male vote has a certain significance in these Georgia races, like it did when Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock was running, for example.
“In order for me to build a multi-generational, multi-racial coalition that it’s going to take to win, Black men are going to be an important part of that coalition. Which is why discussions like this are so important.”
Esteves said he wanted to make sure he was in front of Black male voters talking about the solutions to problems that are plaguing Black communities, but also
“I’m the only candidate in this race who is offering plans and real solutions to the problems that people face every day,” he said.
Esteves introduced a Black Men’s Agenda, a three-part agenda based on health, wealth, and opportunity. He’s one of four Black men running for Georgia governor in 2026. Photo by Julia Beverly/The Atlanta Voice
During the event, Esteves introduced a Black Men’s Agenda, a three-part agenda based on health, wealth, and opportunity. As one of four Black men running for governor, Esteves, a husband and father of two children, said that no matter who is running, the three pieces of his agenda are of interest to the voters. Black, white, Hispanic, or otherwise.
“No matter who you are, you care about those things,” he said. “We all know what the issues are, and for a long time, politicians ignored those issues.”
The former State Senator was joined on stage by State Rep. Eric Bell (D-75), who introduced him to the crowd, Curtis Akeem, founder of D Dubs Arts Foundation, Mario A. Reyes, the president of Undugu Brotherhood, a grassroots organization, Atlantucky’s operations manager Kevin Irvin, and Marty Monegain, the executive director of The Black Man Lab. Each man took a moment to introduce himself, his organization, and his profession before Esteves began explaining why they were there.
“This is a powerful moment as I look around the room and see Black men gathered to talk about the issues,” Esteves said. “We’re going to have a real discussion about the issues.”
More than 100 Black men registered for the event on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice
Sitting on stage at one of the few Black-owned breweries in Georgia, Esteves acknowledged that Black men don’t always get recognized for their contributions to the communities they live in, the families they help raise, and the businesses that help make those communities better.
“We have to counteract that narrative,” Esteves, a small business owner, said. “We have this roundtable here this evening, and we’re going to continue to have roundtables throughout this election to make sure people understand that I’m not just talking the talk, I’m actually walking the walk.
“We need to make sure we have a governor that has a plan, and I certainly have plans.”
During the roundtable, the topics of discussion included investing in early childhood education, medicaid expansion, building fresh food systems throughout Georgia, strengthening fatherhood rights, and creating a universal childcare plan. Esteves has often used the state’s budget surplus as a way to pay for these programs and others. One of those programs would be a billion-dollar small business low-interest loan program.
Esteves (above) is a husband, father, and small business owner. His candidacy, along with Michael Thurmond, Olu Brown, and State Rep. Derrick Jackson give Georgia’s Black voters multiple Black male options for primary election in May. Photo by Julia Beverly/The Atlanta Voice
Many of the Black men in the room, who one could assume will be voters in the primary election in May and in the general election in November, took time to ask Esteves questions during and after the roundtable. He has their attention
“Black men need to know they are an integral part of the winning formula here in Georgia,” Paramount Consulting Group founder and CEO Tharon Johnson told The Atlanta Voice during a recent discussion on the Black male vote.
Johnson agreed with Esteves that the Black male vote will lean Democratic when the chips are down, and both men said Black voters want to be heard.
“I believe Democratic candidates are going to take their concerns very seriously,” Johnson said.
Photo by Julia Beverly/The Atlanta Voice
Esteves closed the evening by saying that he’s running to change politics in Georgia. His candidacy, along with those of Michael Thurmond, Olu Brown, and State Rep. Derrick Jackson, gives Georgia’s Black voters multiple Black male options in the May primary.
“If we work together, organize together, and vote together, we’ll change the face of leadership in this state,” Esteves said.
Former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn, who emerged as a national figure and activist after the Capitol siege on Jan. 6, 2021, announced a run for Congress in Maryland on Wednesday.
Dunn, a Democrat, has rapidly transformed into a well-known face and name in national politics in the years after he appeared and testified publicly at nationally televised hearings for the House January 6th Select Committee.
This will be Dunn’s second run for Congress, after an unsuccessful attempt to secure the Democratic nomination for a seat in Maryland’s 3rd District in 2024. This time, he is running in the nearby 5th District, which includes the eastern and southern suburbs of Washington, D.C.
The district is being vacated by Rep. Steny Hoyer, a longtime Democrat who previously served in leadership as House Majority Leader. Several other Democrats are contending for the deep-blue seat, including a state lawmaker who was endorsed by Hoyer.
Dunn was raised in the 5th District, which includes Prince George’s County, where Dunn was born, went to school and was a star athlete: “It’s home and it made me who I am,” he said.
“We need people here in Congress who are prepared to stand up and fight,” Dunn told CBS News. “I’m hearing the fear of the people in the district, as I speak at events in Maryland. People are scared now.”
Dunn said the Trump administration’s mass layoffs of federal workers had a disproportionate impact on the 5th District, where a large number of federal employees live and some federal offices are based.
Dunn has been especially critical of President Trump, including his ongoing denial of the facts of the U.S. Capitol riot by Trump supporters.
“I have to respond to the rewriting of what happened that day,” Dunn said, “We refuse to let them happen.”
Trump pardoned more than 1,500 of the riot defendants, including those who beat and injured police officers. Trump has since sought to alter the history of Jan. 6, characterizing the prosecution of the convicted rioters as a “grave national injustice.”
The White House posted a page on its official government website last month with false claims about the attack, including that the 2020 election was “stolen” and that Capitol Police bear responsibility for the violence.
First elected in the early 1980s, Hoyer is a stalwart figure for House Democrats.
Maryland’s 5th District is reliably Democratic, and Hoyer easily won re-election in 2024 with more than 67% of the vote. But his upcoming retirement comes as Democrats continue to wrestle with tensions around generational change.
The race to succeed him already has notable dynamics on Democratic side as it draws a crowded field. And Dunn is entering the race after Hoyer already endorsed in the contest.
Among those already in the race are Quincy Bareebe, who lost a longshot primary run against Hoyer in 2024, and volunteer firefighter Harry Jarin, who started a primary run for the seat last May and said in an announcement news release at the time that “Steny represents a bygone era of politics that isn’t working for us anymore.”
After announcing he wouldn’t run for another term, Hoyer came out in support of Adrian Boafo, a Maryland state delegate who had once worked as his campaign manager, to replace him.
“Adrian has proven his ability to deliver results,” Hoyer said in a social media post.
The death last month of former NFL player Kevin Johnson is possibly connected to three other killings of unhoused people in the same area that occurred over the last four months, Los Angeles County detectives said Tuesday.
The 55-year-old Johnson, an L.A.-native who played with the Philadelphia Eagles and Oakland Raiders in the 1990s, was found dead on Jan. 21 at an encampment in the 1300 block of E. 120th Street in the unincorporated community of Willowbrook, near Compton. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner said that he died from “blunt head trauma and stab wounds.”
“Between October 2025 and January 2026, four homicides occurred in this area and remain under active investigation by the Homicide Bureau,” the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department said a news release. “At this time, investigators are working to determine whether these cases are related.”
Detectives say that all four of the victims were unhoused people who were living in encampments in the same vicinity.
A week after Johnson was killed, detectives were again called to the same area after a man was found dead near the flood control channel.
A memorial for former NFL player Kevin Johnson near a homeless encampment in Willowbrook, California, on Jan. 25, 2026.
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There was no information immediately available on the two other deaths that happened prior to January.
“Homicide investigators continue to pursue all investigative leads and remain committed to identifying the individual or individuals responsible for these crimes,” the release said.
Anyone who has further information was urged to contact LASD’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
