Jill Castellano, USA TODAY

Jill Castellano

USA TODAY

Palm Springs, CA, United States

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  • The Desert Sun
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  • North Jersey News
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Past articles by Jill:

The Mission Act is supposed to help US veterans get health care outside the VA. For some, it's not working.

To save money and keep patients, VA administrators are overruling decisions by VA doctors and their patients, in some cases cutting off care. → Read More

Every year, the government reports how many people died crossing the border. That number is completely wrong

A refusal to count the actual number of dead migrants deprives the country of information that could save lives, or help secure the border. → Read More

Government asked citizens which laws it should 'deviate from' for Trump's border wall

Experts questioned whether asking the public to lay out laws the government shouldn't follow was appropriate. → Read More

The government asked citizens which laws it should 'deviate from' for Trump's border wall

Four federal contract experts interviewed for this story said they hadn't seen this language before in other government documents. → Read More

Weird questions about building the border wall that you were afraid to ask

The USA TODAY Network obtained almost 200 pages of emails sent to Customs and Border Protection, containing hundreds of questions. → Read More

Weird questions about building the border wall that you were afraid to ask

The USA TODAY Network obtained almost 200 pages of emails sent to Customs and Border Protection, containing hundreds of questions. → Read More

Behind efforts to build prototypes of Trump's border wall, emails show a confusing and haphazard process

Emails sent to the government highlight a confusing border wall bidding process that may have overlooked qualified candidates for the sake of speed. → Read More

Behind efforts to build prototypes of Trump's border wall, emails show a confusing and haphazard process

Emails sent to the government highlight a confusing border wall bidding process that may have overlooked qualified candidates for the sake of speed. → Read More

The weirdest questions people asked Border Patrol about building Trump's wall

We accessed hundreds of emailed questions people sent the government about building the border wall. Here are some highlights. → Read More

Lifelong Corona resident and country music fan Thomas Day Jr. dies in Las Vegas shooting

Thomas Day Jr., 54, traveled every year to the Coachella Valley for the the country music festival Stagecoach. → Read More

20-year-old Riverside City College student killed in Las Vegas shooting

At a candlelight vigil on Wednesday night, Angela Gomez' father thanked the crowd for coming “to celebrate our angel.” → Read More

'We have an active shooter!' Police scanners capture chaos of Las Vegas shooting

Excerpts from the full police recording of the Las Vegas shooting have been published online. → Read More

Palm Springs property crime falls dramatically after years of growing crime rates

Property crime rates in 2016 fell in eight of the Coachella Valley's nine cities, according to new FBI data. → Read More

California attorney general sues Trump administration over border wall construction

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is suing the Trump administration to challenge the construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall. → Read More

How big is Hurricane Irma compared to the whole state of California?

Hurricane Irma is now the most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history. → Read More

The Desert Sun wins national Edward R. Murrow award with investigative California series

The Desert Sun's documentary on the effects of Proposition 47 won the national award. → Read More

Here's how you can help The Desert Sun track Coachella Valley hate crimes

Help us investigate the nature and prevalence of hate crimes. → Read More

9-year-old San Bernardino shooting victim up, watching cartoons

The boy was in critical condition Monday after a man targeted his estranged wife, boy's teacher in a classroom. → Read More

A 9-year-old boy shot at his San Bernardino school is up and watching cartoons

The boy is recovering in the hospital and expected to survive, officials said Tuesday morning. → Read More

Native American-owned Riverside company declares interest in U.S. border wall construction

Hal Hays Construction Inc. built and renovated parts of the border fence in Tecate, California and Lukeville, Arizona. → Read More