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Palm Springs International ShortFest wraps up 2025 Festival with Awards Brunch

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — The 31st-annual Palm Springs International ShortFest is coming to a close, and the festival hosted its annual Awards Brunch at the Renaissance Hotel Palm Springs on Sunday morning. During the brunch, the juried award winners and audience award winners were announced. Awards and cash prizes worth $30,000 including five Academy Award® qualifying

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Backpack distribution event supports Coachella Valley teachers

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Malyssa McCubbin, history teacher, said she is starting to prepare her classroom for next school year by gathering supplies. “We spend our own money,” McCubbin said. Team Mom Charities Inc. the website www.unityride4homeless.com, is holding an upcoming backpack distribution event, aimed at supporting dedicated teachers across the Coachella Valley. “Our

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Sentencing for man convicted twice in murder of a Palm Springs art dealer rescheduled again

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The sentencing was once again rescheduled for a former attorney convicted for his role in the murder of a Palm Springs art dealer. In 2022, David Replogle, 76, was convicted of murder and multiple other charges following a retrial for the 2008 death and disappearance of 74-year-old Clifford Lambert. Clifford Lambert

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Trump celebrates Supreme Court decision limiting nationwide injunctions on birthright citizenship order

By Alexandra HutzlerJune 27, 2025, 10:03 AM President Donald Trump took a victory a lap on Friday after the Supreme Court limited nationwide injunctions issued by lower court judges against his executive order to effectively end birthright citizenship. “This was a big one, wasn’t it?” Trump said as he walked into the White House briefing room. While

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Assemblyman Greg Wallis secures state funding to support Palm Springs fertility clinic

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KESQ) – Local Assemblyman Greg Wallis (R-Bermuda Dunes) announced on Thursday he’s secured state funding to help rebuild the American Reproductive Centers fertility clinic damaged in the Palm Springs bombing in May. In a statement, Wallis called it a bipartisan effort and thanked legislative leaders and the LGBTQ+ caucus for their support. “Collaborating

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