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Students take on science and engineering challenges at annual KidWind competition

One dead, five in the hospital after a two car crash on the I-10

All three wash roads are back open in Palm Springs following winter storm

Stabbing investigation underway in Desert Hot Springs

Palm Deserts hosts 2nd annual health and wellness fair

One dead, five in the hospital after a two car crash on the I-10

All three wash roads are back open in Palm Springs following winter storm

Stabbing investigation underway in Desert Hot Springs

Palm Deserts hosts 2nd annual health and wellness fair

Suspect in Thermal double homicide case exonerated, released from custody

CVUSD Superintendent, Assemblymember discuss district budget cuts

Living Desert hosts first-ever ‘Dog Day at the Zoo’

Government agencies plan for cash rewards for private bounty hunters to locate undocumented immigrants

Flu cases are spiking in the Coachella Valley

I-Team & In-Depth Reports

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

Great weekend weather with significant warming on the way!

California Headlines

Report: LAFD sought to protect Mayor Bass in wake of Palisades After-Action Report

Tread marks from rescue teams' vehicles lead into a closed trail after search crews were launched following an avalanche in a backcountry slope of California's Sierra Nevada mountains.

6 close friends on a backcountry ski trip identified as among those killed in devastating avalanche

Credit One Bank agrees to pay just over $10 Million to settle lawsuit

Solar power developer settles case with Riverside County over discrepant practices

Crime

Suspect in Thermal double homicide case exonerated, released from custody

Suspect arrested in connection with Mecca stabbing

Jury seated for trial of Cathedral City man accused in fentanyl poisoning

Thermal soccer coach who sexually abused girls sentenced

Fentanyl Crisis

Jury seated for trial of Cathedral City man accused in fentanyl poisoning

Mom who contributed to baby son’s fentanyl-related death sentenced to prison

One-third of trio accused in fentanyl fatality in Riverside sentenced

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

Coachella Valley Questions Answered

Getting Answers: Addressing recent noise issues at Palm Springs airport

Dating apps jumping on the AI trend

Modernism Week CEO Lisa Smith previews 2026 events

COD president shares updates on expansions to programs and services

US/World News

Death of far-right activist in France sends tensions soaring and draws US criticism

Friends buried by an avalanche: The harrowing story of loss and a fight for survival

Four years on, Russia is still paying for a fatal miscalculation in Ukraine

Man charged with hate crime after truck rammed into synagogue in Australia

6 close friends on a backcountry ski trip identified as among those killed in devastating avalanche

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Sports

Late goals lift Firebirds in shutout of first-place Colorado Eagles

Shadow Hills high school hosts Adapted Physical Education Abilities Field Day

Venus Williams awarded wild card into 2026 BNP Paribas Open

Don Garber hopes to attract the likes of Real Madrid stars Vinícius Jr. and Kylian Mbappé to MLS.

MLS Commissioner Don Garber ‘would love’ to see Vinícius Jr. and Kylian Mbappé join the league

Video

January is Warming Up with 80s on Deck this Week!

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

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Entertainment

Tunnels and fake ‘forests’: How to survive in the world’s harshest climates

Melania Trump enters an inaugural ball in 2025

Melania Trump wants to look perfect

Mary Pickford Presents: “How To Make A Killing”

Gold medalist Alysa Liu of the United States

Alysa Liu just won Olympic gold for figure skating. She wins one for her style too

Movies and TV shows casting across the US

Movies and TV shows casting across the US

Movies and TV shows casting across the US

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