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As the nation has watched the college admissions scandal unfold with celebrities Lori Laughlin, Felicity Huffman, and other wealthy parents, shocking stories about alleged bribery and fake athlete statuses showed just how far parents might go. The pressure to get into a top college can be incredibly stressful for high school students and their families.
Continue ReadingIf you’re going to the doctor’s office, you can almost always expect a long wait — and that time in the waiting room is about to get longer. The nation is expected to see a shortage of about 120,000 doctors in the next decade, with primary care physicians in extremely short supply. That healthcare crisis is
Continue ReadingTHERMAL, Calif. – The California Highway Patrol visited the Coachella Valley Unified School District the same day News Channel 3’s special report Left Behind aired, and the district essentially failed its annual terminal inspection. Documents obtained by News Channel 3 show the inspection was conducted between June 25-28 and earned the district an “unsatisfactory rating.” Failure to make the
Continue ReadingAfter another child was left behind on a local school vehicle, Brooke Beare discovered not all Valley school districts are following the law. “They’re transporting little people, so we need to make sure these vehicles are in safe operating condition,” explained California Highway Patrol Motor Carrier Specialist Karen Brown. Brown confirmed child check compliance isn’t just
Continue ReadingDevelopers and local residents have reached an agreement which would allow the latter group to raise funds to purchase Oswit Canyon lands for preservation. The deal was announced Thursday morning. Residents will have until the end of the year to raise the funds needed to purchase the tract of land, or else developers would proceed
Continue ReadingAfter a number of complaints about the quality of care at local skilled nursing facilities, I-Team Investigator Karen Devine started asking questions and digging deeper to uncover the kinds of complaints and incidents reported to the State. There are 10 Valley facilities, regulated by the California Department of Public Health or CDPH. Many people utilize
Continue ReadingWe received an overwhelming amount of phone calls, emails and even letters in reaction to I-team Reporter Karen Devine’s Questionable Care story that aired in February. The focus was an in-depth look at our local skilled nursing facilities after we had received a number of complaints about care. Devine did some more investigating
Continue ReadingPALM DESERT, Calif. – For the past 15 years, 102-year-old Sam Schwartz has been taking classes at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Cal State San Bernardino’s Palm Desert Campus (CSUSB). “I love it here,” Schwartz told Eye on the Desert’s Caitlin Thropay. “I enjoy all the classes here and I look forward to it
Continue Reading1,800+ students took part in the guessing contest An enormous reptile in charge of Southern California’s climate has emerged from her slumber. Mojave Maxine, the prized 40-year-old desert tortoise of The Living Desert, wrapped up her brumation (reptilian hibernation) on January 31, at 12:28 p.m., start of spring in the Coachella Valley. “It has been
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Continue Reading“I’m asking if you would like to f*** her.” That’s the opening line meter reader Alfonso Cruz says a supervisor used in October 2016 about his own wife. The woman was a fellow employee and senior human resources specialist at the Coachella Valley Water District. A lawsuit filed in March in Riverside Co. Superior Court
Continue ReadingThe Coachella Valley Water District has confirmed they’ve hired an outside investigator to look at allegations that a longtime employee was forced into an affair by his supervisor and his supervisor’s wife, a human resources specialist at the CVWD. Alfonso Cruz filed a lawsuit earlier this month accusing the couple of harassment and threats during
Continue ReadingIt was two years ago today when Jonathan Darling and Audrey Moran were last seen or heard from. “That’s my son. That’s Maria’s daughter. We’ll wait as long as it takes for us to wait,” said Mayra Torres, Darling’s mother. She’s waited two years for Darling and Moran to come home. It’s a missing person’s case with few
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