“Get Duked!” is funny, irreverent, and hip but it’s also an affecting coming-of-age story and one of my favorite films this year. I spoke with writer/director Ninian Doff who is making his first full-feature film with “Get Duked!” So what interested him in making the project and how did he pick the actors who played […]
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Long before Royal Emerald Pharmaceuticals, Desert Hot Springs had been the leader in marijuana cultivation in the state, now the city is hoping this massive new site will not only bring jobs to the city, but change the perception. Mark Crozier, the CEO of Royal Emerald Pharmaceuticals — wants to make it clear that his […]
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Eisenhower Health is swamped with patients struggling with COVID-19. Down the street, the Betty Ford Center is also treating patients but their struggles with the COVID-19 pandemic look very different. “It’s been a very interesting time, very challenging,” Chris Yadron, Regional VP of the West and administrator of the Betty Ford Center, said. “Of course, […]
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PALM SPRINGS (CNS) – A convicted felon who allegedly drove around Palm Springs with drugs he intended to sell, while in possession of a loaded handgun, was in custody Wednesday in lieu of $30,000 bail. Rayder Johnson, 50, of Thousand Palms was arrested Tuesday about 8 p.m. and booked at the Smith Correctional Facility in […]
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Sentencing is scheduled Friday afternoon for two La Quinta residents convicted of the shooting death of a 20-year-old man nearly five years ago during a botched drug deal. Jesse Keith Cottom, 22, and Kenneth Michael Wilson, 25, could face life in prison without parole for the Jan. 30, 2015, murder of Ryan Sniffin of Joshua […]
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Authorities Thursday shut down a marijuana grow house in Lake Elsinore that was being powered by stolen electricity, and made two arrests. Deputies served a search warrant Thursday in the 4000 block of Ash Street and found marijuana plants growing inside the house, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said. Jail records indicated there were between […]
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An Eastvale man was behind bars Thursday after authorities say they found in his home counterfeit money, high-capacity AR-15 magazines and methamphetamine thought to be for sale. Michael De La Madrid, 35, was arrested Tuesday when authorizes served a search warrant related to narcotics sales in the 5800 block of Hamner Avenue, according to the […]
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Prosecutors in California plan to drop charges against a surgeon and his girlfriend who were accused of drugging and raping women, Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said Tuesday. Dr. Grant Robicheaux, 39, and his girlfriend Cerissa Riley, 32, had been charged in September 2018 by the county’s previous district attorney of using their “good looks, charm” […]
