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Sean Penn will open 2024 AmDocs Film Festival in Palm Springs

The American Documentary and Animation Film Festival (AmDocs) has announced two-time Oscar winner Sean Penn will headline Opening Night and screen his documentary, โ€œSuperpower,โ€ on March 21, 2024 at the Palm Springs Cultural Center.  This year’s event is presented by the Supple Foundation which supports cultural arts programs, events and scholarships throughout the Greater Palm Springs area. The 13th Annual AmDocs, scheduled for

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The Palm Springs Navigation Campus is on the agenda for a symposium in Indio

The Palm Springs Navigation Campus is on the agenda for a symposium on Thursday, February 1st, that Supervisor Perez, the Riverside County Housing and Workforce Solutions Department, and Coachella Valley cities all have efforts to place individuals into housing and increase housing construction throughout the Coachella Valley. ย The goal was to bring the entire community

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Remains found in Joshua Tree National Park ID’d as hiker missing since April 2023

Update 1/31/24 The Riverside County Coroner’s Office positively identified the skeletal remains found in Joshua Tree National Park as that of Trammell Evans. The cause of death remains undetermined, as the Coroner Bureauโ€™s investigation is ongoing, the agency announced on Thursday. Evans’ family shared a post on Facebook which stated that it appears Evans died

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Family of hiker missing in Joshua Tree National Park believes his death is tied to alcohol withdrawal complications

Update 1/31/24 The Riverside County Coroner’s Office positively identified the skeletal remains found in Joshua Tree National Park as that of Trammell Evans. The cause of death remains undetermined, as the Coroner Bureauโ€™s investigation is ongoing. Original Report 1/30/23 Since skeletal remains were discovered on January 25 in Joshua Tree National Park, the Riverside County

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SCE alerts customers to a new scam

SCE is urging customers to watch out for scammers who are impersonating representatives of the company.  In 2023, the company reported that scammers collectively stole $11,491 from customers in Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage and Desert Hot Springs. Scammers posing as SCE representatives often use text, phone and email scams to send fake emergency

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Ex-Texas lawman pleads guilty to Riverside fatal hit-run, immediately sentenced to 15 years to life in prison

A former Texas lawman pleaded guilty today to fatally hitting a man stranded on the shoulder of Interstate 215 and fleeing the scene, and he was immediately sentenced to 15 years to life in state prison.ย ย  Giovanni Ceja, 31, admitted the second-degree murder charge under plea agreement with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. In

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Woman pleads guilty to smash-and-grab at Palm Desert jewelry store, sentenced to probation plus 60 days in jail

A 23-year-old woman pleaded guilty today to her involvement in an armed robbery at a Palm Desert jewelry store more than one year ago and was immediately sentenced to 60 days in county jail and two years of formal probation. ย ย  Tracy resident Karina Monique Ortega pleaded guilty Tuesday at the Larson Justice Center in

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