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Greta Gerwig Earns 'Director Of Year' At Palm Springs Film Festival
The "Barbie" movie director brought audiences "the perfect blend of comedy, emotion and adventure...creating a cultural touchstone."

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The "Barbie" movie director brought audiences "the perfect blend of comedy, emotion and adventure...creating a cultural touchstone."

Drivers, take note: Warner Trail northbound traffic will be affected. Detours would be in place through Tuesday.
Witnesses say the suspect "grabbed (the woman's) cell phone, brandished a firearm and told her he would 'find her,'" according to deputies.
A welfare check followed by a police pursuit had a tragic end Sunday night.
Early Sunday morning, two cars collided leading to the death.
A 25-year-old man was shot at by a man wielding a bow and arrow before Midnight Saturday, police say.
The crash occurred at Hancock Street and a Holiday Inn Express, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.
Paramedics pronounced two people dead at the scene of the Lakewood crash.
One person was trapped inside a vehicle with serious injuries following a Saturday night crash near Temecula.
VP Harris honored the small business owners, saying 'employees are doing across the nation to grow our economy and support our communities.'
The free tournament started with matches at Mission Hills Country Club and Sunrise Country Club in Rancho Mirage and other courts.
Both the suspect and the driver who fled the scene of an Eastvale grocery store robbery earlier this week were arrested this week.
A commercial burglary suspect was arrested in Palm Desert on suspicion of committing multiple crimes across the Coachella Valley.
Toll lane drivers on Interstate 15 and Riverside's 91 Freeway have direct access to either corridor now, after the new Express Lanes opened.
An early morning fire began in the backyard of a home before Santa Ana winds pushed the blaze into another near the Norco city limit
The Palm Springs International Film Festival will honor Da'Vine Joy Randolf with the Breakthrough Performance Award.
A blaze broke out Monday at La Sierra Avenue and El Sobrante Road, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
October's unemployment numbers were higher than one year ago as payroll s declined.
A retrial was allowed in the case of 6 men who fatally stabbed another in the kitchen of his Palm Springs home in 2008, prosecutors say.
The Palm Springs Film Festival announced that the Desert Palm Achievement award will go to this Actor Award for his role in "Oppenheimer."