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EXCLUSIVE: Palm Springs businessman issues statement on Epstein connection

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Search continues for teen girl missing since Dec. 1, last seen heading to Thermal

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28th annual Tour de Palm Springs to result in numerous street closures

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Vicky’s of Sante Fe donates piano to Painted Hills Middle School

Desert Arc holds ‘Champions of Change’ awards luncheon

Cooler & Cloudier through Friday Before Weekend Warming

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Local News

2025 data finds thousands euthanized at Riverside County shelters, while ‘life-saving’ progress is made

I-Team: Land Lease Limbo – Locked Out

PSPD Chief: Police search for potential witness in Prescott Preserve fire

Preparations for the 2026 BNP Paribas Open

Gunfire in Banning park prompts investigation

Rancho Mirage issues ‘stop work order’ to Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa

One person displaced after fire damages mobile home in Cabazon

Indio resource fair to connect residents to range of free services

California News

Three killed, six injured after vehicle crashes into LA grocery store

Hawthorne man charged with sending bogus ransom demand to Guthrie family

Huntington Beach City Council to ask Supreme Court to overturn voter ID ruling

New energy complex coming to Salton Sea area

A bird lifts off from the top of the US Supreme Court building on January 9.

Supreme Court lets California use new Democrat-friendly congressional map

Officials call for LA28 Chair Casey Wasserman to resign over emails to Ghislaine Maxwell

Over $500M in fentanyl seized since 2021, Newsom announces

Parents convicted of decapitating two of their children

Bezalel Zini, brother of Israel’s security chief, arrested in bust of alleged Gaza smuggling ring

CIA terminates its World Factbook, overthrowing reference regime

Super Bowl feast, bathroom privacy, brainy designer: Catch up on the day’s stories

Saif al-Islam Gadhafi Fast Facts

Investigators detail new timeline in Nancy Guthrie’s late-night disappearance. Here’s how the evening unfolded

Crime

Two Men Arrested in Palm Desert Residential Burglaries

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

Felon admits trying to rape woman at Whitewater dog training facility

Man absolved of wrongdoing in La Quinta party shooting death

Palm Springs police reports meaningful reductions across most major crime categories

UPDATE: Palm Springs armed suspect arrested after community tip

29-year-old man sentenced to more than 50 years in prison for Palm Desert Christmas Day murder

Deliberations Begin in Trial of Pair Accused of Carjacking, Killing Man

I-Team Investigations

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

CV Link Confusion: Getting Results