News

FBI and Local Sheriff’s Investigators return to Thermal home connected to a missing person’s case

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Measles Outbreak reported in Riverside County

TODEC hosts Valentine’s day food drive

Local flower shops gear up for Valentine’s Day rush as spending hits record high

Bicyclist dead following crash in Cathedral City Thursday night

Tracking mild weather for the weekend, unsettled weather next week

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Local News

Suspect in September Desert Hot Springs shooting arrested

Indio family of 3 speaks out on recovery after house fire

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Two killed in Thermal shooting Wednesday night

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Palm Springs officials review Prescott Preserve fire

Homeless encampments dismantled, transients arrested in Banning

ICSO: Remains found near the Salton Sea in December confirmed to be those of missing teen T’Neya Tovar

California News

Alleged Sinaloa Cartel associates charged with hiring teen hitmen

CA DOJ reaches $2.75M accord with Disney over data sharing

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem visits Otay Mesa, says border is secure

AG opens civil rights probe into Eaton Fire response in West Altadena

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

Rubio and European leaders agree on one thing: The old world order ‘no longer exists’

What we know about the victims killed in one of Canada’s worst school shootings

Trump administration files new lawsuit against Harvard in long-running funding battle

UK High Court rules Palestine Action terror ban is unlawful, marking blow to government

Former Norway leader charged with corruption after probe into alleged Epstein ties, lawyers say

Crime

Suspect in September Desert Hot Springs shooting arrested

Two killed in Thermal shooting Wednesday night

ICSO: Remains found near the Salton Sea in December confirmed to be those of missing teen T’Neya Tovar

Prosecutors to retry alleged conspirator in Riverside carjack-murder

Banning High School student arrested after allegedly bringing weapon to campus

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

I-Team Investigations

I-TEAM: Fair For All? The effects of ICE fears on the Riverside County Fair

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