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‘CHiPS for Kids’ toy drive delivers toys to East Valley

Indio business hosts ‘Field Day’ recognizing local subcultures, niche products

A desert mystery, reimagined: Inside California’s Integratron this holiday season

ICE agents involved in crash after pursuit from Salton City to Indio

Local teen golfer Johnny Brande dies after battle with rare bone cancer

Indio business hosts ‘Field Day’ recognizing local subcultures, niche products

A desert mystery, reimagined: Inside California’s Integratron this holiday season

ICE agents involved in crash after pursuit from Salton City to Indio

Local teen golfer Johnny Brande dies after battle with rare bone cancer

Transgender center receiving death threats in confusion with Queer Works fraud case

Reports of possible ICE activity raise concerns across Coachella Valley

CVUSD confirms that black mold was not found at elementary school

Transient charged with robbing Banning businesses

Miley Cyrus to be honored at Palm Springs Film Festival

I-Team & In-Depth Reports

I-Team: CVUSD addresses mold in classrooms

Palm Springs residents lose thousands of dollars after repeated power surges

Coverage Crisis: Your Healthcare at Risk

CV Link Confusion: Getting Results

Tracking mild weather ahead of a wet Christmas

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California Headlines

Riverside County’s Population Increases in Fiscal Year 2025

Family of Tyler Skaggs settles wrongful death lawsuit against Angels

RivCo Customs Broker Who Defrauded Clients and Dodged Taxes Sentenced to Prison

Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) speaks with Federal agents after observing a hearing in immigration court at the Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building on June 18

Judge blocks ICE policy restricting congressional oversight visits

Crime

Transient charged with robbing Banning businesses

Ex-DHSPD officer accused of assaulting boys during arrests arraigned

Two arrested for alleged lewd, lascivious acts at Rancho Mirage park

RivCo Customs Broker Who Defrauded Clients and Dodged Taxes Sentenced to Prison

Fentanyl Crisis

President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday.

Trump signs executive order to classify illicit fentanyl as weapon of mass destruction

Fentanyl test strips to be distributed to Culver City students, families

RSO: Investigation continues into fentanyl-related death of ex-Assemblymember Brian Nestande, but no new updates

Palm Desert man sentenced for supplying deadly fentanyl dose to 30-year-old man

Coachella Valley Questions Answered

Kimberly Barraza appointed president of Healthcare District Board

Plaza Theatre hosts ‘Palm Springs Pops’ on Monday

Health officials issue warning for norovirus after spike in Southern Calfornia

Mizell Center hosting free informational program on colorectal cancer

US/World News

Manhunt underway in South Africa after 9 people killed in shooting, police say

US submarines are outnumbered in the Pacific. South Korea has a plan to help

Italian police arrest 384, seize 1.5 tons of drugs in nationwide crackdown

As officials uncover more information about the Brown and MIT professor shooting suspect, key questions remain

Eight killed in Odesa as Russia continues to target region

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Firebirds fall 3-2 to Condors for second straight loss

Miami wide receiver Malachi Toney scores the only touchdown of the game in the fourth quarter to defeat the Texas A&M Aggies.

Oregon, Miami and Ole Miss advance to the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff

Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul during their heavyweight bout.

What we learned from Jake Paul’s painful defeat against Anthony Joshua

Tyrese Haliburton had a huge 2025

Tyrese Haliburton promises to catch up on his texts in 2026

Video

WildLights at the Living Desert starts Nov. 25

BLSS: Week 9 high school football highlights, scores and more

Johnny Brande, local teen battling cancer, throws out first pitch at Dodger Stadium

BLSS Week 3: Palm Springs beats Coachella Valley in high scoring game

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Entertainment

Bowen Yang tearfully bids farewell to ‘Saturday Night Live’ with the help of Cher and Ariana Grande

Some etiquette is standard across all styles of dining

Tines up or down? ‘Zigzag’ or ‘Continental’? Dining abroad comes with landmines to navigate

Sunset along the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica in the Osa Peninsula inside the Corcovado National Park with a view over tropical rainforest

‘It’s really not easy’: Tips on moving abroad from people who learned the hard way

‘It’s really not easy’: Tips on moving abroad from people who learned the hard way

19 of the richest LGBTQ+ people in the world

What it costs to live in America’s iconic holiday movie towns

25 times LGBTQ+ artists made music history

Movies and TV shows casting across the US