I-Team takes a closer look at coronavirus surge in Imperial County
With its vast farm fields, quiet roads, and sparsely-populated communities, it’s almost hard to believe that Imperial County, with only 180,000…
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I-Team: Delayed Projects
The ripple effects of coronavirus and the economic shutdown may be felt for a long time to come here in the Coachella Valley. Last week we reported…
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I-Team: Riverside County failing to meet some state criteria for coronavirus
The California Department of Public Health’s website shows which counties meet the state’s threshold criteria for coronavirus and which do not. Visit…
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CEO of assisted care facility in Rancho Mirage discusses their coronavirus outbreak
We learned on Friday that nearly half of the combined staff and residents at Vista Cove at Rancho Mirage, an assisted care community, have tested…
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I-Team: In-depth look at growing coronavirus cases in Riverside County
Riverside County health officials still expect the number of people diagnosed with coronavirus to grow in the coming weeks. As of Friday, June 12,…
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I-Team: Breaking down the budget of every valley city
The coronavirus pandemic has financially impacted nearly everyone. including city governments. From police to firefighters, to libraries, museums,…
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I-Team: Safeguarding our Seniors
The coronavirus is proving to be a deadly threat to nursing home communities. The disease, spreading quickly through the vulnerable population. The…
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Still Working, New Demands: Behind the closed doors at City Hall where a lot is going on
The coronavirus pandemic and state health emergency orders have changed the way just about everything is getting done around town and at local…
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I-Team: Cheaper and more potent meth leads to more trafficking and abuse in Coachella Valley
It’s widely known that opioids such as fentanyl are driving our nation’s drug overdose deaths. But more people are abusing the powerful stimulant…
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Detention Center Delays
The John J. Benoit Detention Center in Indio will give Riverside County nearly 1,300 new jail beds to keep criminals off the streets. Eventually.…
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I-Team: A Mother’s Mission – Justice for Rebecca
For the first time we are hearing from Rebecca Modrall’s young daughter Ryan. Modrall has been missing for over a year, last seen in La Quinta. The…
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2019 Coachella Valley homicides reach decade high
2019 was a year marked by a surge in violent deaths around the desert. 32 people were killed this year, up double from last year’s total and a decade…
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The Deep Burn: Task force combats illegal dumping of green waste, ensuing hazards
The growing number of mulch fires in the east valley has caught the attention of local government officials. I-team reporter Karen Devine rode along…
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I-Team: CVWD Sex Scandal
“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…
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I-Team investigation: Homeless and Afraid
Los Angeles County is deploying health care workers to homeless encampments trying to reverse a troubling trend. New statistics show the number of…
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RoboJobs: Tech and Automation impacting tourism industry jobs
Experts say new technologies might kill some jobs, but would also create new ones. Could your job, or next job, be taken by a robot? Roughly half of…
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Attorney vows to appeal to the Israel Supreme Court if needed in Valley surgeon’s extradition case
The attorney representing former Rancho Mirage plastic surgeon David Morrow says if a petition expected to be filed with the Israeli Minister of…
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Struck: Local lightning strike victim shares survival story
“It started coming down really bad. Hailing, thunder. Lighting. You could see the lightning a good hundred yards away.” Gregory Jenkyns was…
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The Cost of Justice: John Hernandez Felix Murder Trial
The man convicted of shooting and killing Palm Springs police officers Jose “Gil” Vega and Lesley Zerebny will be sentenced Friday…
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I-Team: Detention Center Delay Part III
The new county jail in Indio, the John J. Benoit Detention Center is almost complete nearly two years behind schedule. Assistant County Executive…
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