Here’s a breaking news–style article based on the latest verified reporting about Savannah Guthrie’s family crisis — updated to reflect the facts as they’re known today, including what police have said and what the family has publicly shared.

• The Guardian
• Sky News
• People.com
• People.com
• nypost.com

Breaking News: Savannah Guthrie Receives Police Update Every Parent Dreads — Tearful Plea as Search Intensifies

TUCSON, Arizona — Heartbreak and fear gripped the family of NBC Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie this week as authorities investigating the disappearance of her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, gave an update that left the journalist and her loved ones bracing for the worst.

Nancy, a beloved matriarch described as frail and in need of daily medication, vanished from her Tucson-area home late last month. After several days with no contact and mounting evidence that she did not leave voluntarily, law enforcement escalated the case to a criminal investigation. (The Guardian)