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From Date Palms to design icons: Two major festivals drive economic surge in Coachella Valley

Family reports the remains of missing teen T’neya Tovar found

Cathedral City Council approves Andrew Firestine as new city manager

Palm Springs Unified approves cell phone restriction, set to take effect next school year

Friend fears for detained Coachella Valley gardener, raises medication concerns at Adelanto ICE facility

Tracking cloudy and cool weather today, changes to come

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Local News

I-Team Exclusive: New legal battle emerges in Saddlerock Estates land lease controversy

Desert Hot Springs Man Sentenced to 21 Years for Role in Fatal Burglary

LA Galaxy collaborates with CVUSD to motivate and inspire migrant student athletes

Riverside County Fair and Date Festival set to open Thursday

Importance of Working Home Alarm Systems

Palm Springs Wind Wall Completed

Person detained in abduction of Nancy Guthrie released

Nancy Guthrie billboards posted in Palm Springs area as search continues

California News

Home affordability trends up in Riverside County, statewide

Parents who lost children to alleged social media–related harms hold a vigil ahead of a social media addiction trial in Los Angeles on February 5.

Lawyers argue that Instagram and YouTube intentionally addicted and harmed teen in landmark social media trial

More charges vs soccer coach charged in 13-year-old boy’s killing

Wife of Slain Cal Fire Captain to Stand Trial for Murder

LA Federal Judge Blocks Law Banning Masks for Immigration Agents

Pasadena Fire Captain charged with sexually abusing three children

Catherine O’Hara cause of death revealed

Ex-Dodger Yasiel Puig convicted of federal charges in sports betting case

Gisèle Pelicot’s first televised interview: 5 takeaways from the woman who launched a rallying cry against sex abuse

Here’s what we know about the shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia

Drop in violent crime, timing of treatment, trouble in paradise: Catch up on the day’s stories

1965 Selma to Montgomery March Fast Facts

Ted Kennedy Fast Facts

Crime

41-year-old man arrested after stabbing in Palm Springs early Tuesday morning

Man wanted for Alabama homicide arrested in Indio Monday

Carjacker convicted of killing man, while co-defendant’s jury hits impasse

Deputies search for suspect in Coachella after pursuit

Indio K-9 officer hurt during suspected DUI Crash

Ex-RSO deputy who stalked former fiancée, harassed volunteer sentenced

Two Men Arrested in Palm Desert Residential Burglaries

Man convicted of killing wife, another man at Palm Desert hotel

I-Team Investigations

I-Team Exclusive: New legal battle emerges in Saddlerock Estates land lease controversy

I-Team: Land Lease Limbo – Locked Out

I-Team: Out of state plates and how police weed out those evading CA vehicle registration requirements

I-Team Investigation: AI on Patrol

Looking ahead at what’s new in 2026 around the Coachella Valley

Crime in the Coachella Valley: The Biggest Headlines of 2025

I-Team: CVUSD addresses mold in classrooms

Palm Springs residents lose thousands of dollars after repeated power surges