Dennis Valera, KSEE24 News

Dennis Valera

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Baltimore, MD, United States

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Past articles by Dennis:

Merced County teen’s COVID-19 safety kits have gone statewide

ATWATER, California (KSEE) — A North Valley teen has made it his mission to protect the homeless during the COVID-19 pandemic. But with the current surge being seen across the country, he’s hoping for the community to come through for him again to help him help others. We first met Rishi Vanga in April, the […] → Read More

Falling back into Purple Tier: Coalition of Fresno County businesses vow to do what it takes to survive

FRESNO, California (KSEE) — Businesses are scrambling to shut down indoor services after the state moved dozens of counties into the most restrictive Purple Tier. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the new tier assignments Monday afternoon. Citing rising COVID-19 cases across the board, he said around 40 counties have regressed, some falling multiple levels into the […] → Read More

New push to widen section of Highway 41, improve safety measures

FRESNO COUNTY, California (KSEE) — An effort to widen a stretch of Highway 41 in Fresno County is gaining momentum, the section between Elkhorn and Excelsior avenues continues to play host to fatal crashes. Neighboring communities are fed up – and are demanding change. Their message is getting louder. The most recent deadly crash took […] → Read More

Election night gathering with Fresno leaders turns into a COVID-19 outbreak with three confirmed cases

FRESNO, California (KSEE) — The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases stemming from an election night party has risen to three, after Granville Homes president and GV Wire publisher Darius Assemi revealed his diagnosis Tuesday night. Assemi follows Mayor-elect Jerry Dyer and Fresno County Supervisor Steve Brandau. Others who were at the Tuesday night party, as […] → Read More

Arballo concedes after Nunes declared winner by AP

FRESNO, California (KSEE) — Democratic challenger Phil Arballo has conceded in the race to unseat Republican incumbent Devin Nunes for California’s District 22 seat. It comes after the Associated Press named incumbent Rep. Devin Nunes the winner. When results started coming Tuesday night, there was a moment the two were within 150 votes of each […] → Read More

Arballo concedes after Nunes declared winner by AP

FRESNO, California (KGPE) — Democratic challenger Phil Arballo has conceded in the race to unseat Republican incumbent Devin Nunes for California’s District 22 seat. It comes after the Associated Press named incumbent Rep. Devin Nunes the winner. When results started coming Tuesday night, there was a moment the two were within 150 votes of each […] → Read More

UCSF Fresno study explores possible link between COVID-19 and Vitamin D

FRESNO, Calif. (KGPE) — President Trump’s COVID-19 treatment has received a lot of attention for the past couple days and included in his treatment was Vitamin D. Right now at UCSF Fresno, a study is looking at Vitamin D’s effectiveness against the virus. From the first months of the pandemic, Dr. Anna Kazaryan — a […] → Read More

16-year-old girl killed in central Fresno identified

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) — The 16-year-old girl that was shot and killed in central Fresno was identified by the Fresno County Coroner’s Office Sunday afternoon. Authorities say they responded to the area of Belmont and Glenn avenues just before 7:00 p.m. for a ShotSpotter alert of 10 to 15 shots fired in the area. When […] → Read More

‘You’re hurting an entire family:’ Fresno’s violence claims more victims, leaving more mourning families behind

FRESNO, California (KSEE) — As deadly gun violence claims more victims in Fresno, families of these victims come forward to say enough is enough. Meanwhile, Fresno Police continues to try to track down anyone with information to these crimes so justice can be served. Stephanie Soto said she inherited her dad’s work ethic. “[He would] […] → Read More

Red Tier status lets some businesses reopen for the first time in more than six months

FRESNO, California (KSEE) — For certain businesses, Fresno County’s move to the red tier is their first crack at reopening since having to shut down in March when the COVID-19 pandemic ramped up. State health officials moved Fresno County into the “substantial” or Red Tier on Tuesday (from the most restrictive “Widespread” or Purple Tier. […] → Read More

Dozens of evacuation orders lifted for Creek Fire, as it grows bigger than 300,000 acres

SHAVER LAKE, California (KSEE) — While the Creek Fire surpassed the milestone of 300,000 acres Sunday, dozens of evacuation orders were also lifted. The majority of them covered the Shaver Lake area, where everyone is just happy to be back. The Creek Fire grew to 302,870 acres and remained 39% contained, per the latest report. […] → Read More

‘I will rebuild:’ community quickly rallies behind Clovis business hit with burglary, hate crime

CLOVIS, California (KSEE) — As news spread of Old Town Clovis’ only black-owned business burglarized and vandalized with racist messages, many were quick to lend a helping hand to assure the owner she’s welcome in Clovis. While it’s been difficult to deal with, the Just My Essentials‘ owner, Chanel Wapner, describes the incident as a […] → Read More

‘I got married there’: Creek Fire destroys homes in Big Creek, blaze rages on

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE) — As the Creek Fire continues to spread at an alarmingly fast rate, we’re learning what families have lost to the flames. The fire has grown to 73,278 acres, according to CAL Fire. Crews have yet to establish containment lines, as some of the same challenges continue to hinder crews. All […] → Read More

‘We are here to serve the public:’ Valley firefighters help battle fires across the state

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE) — As wildfires have sparked across the state for the past few weeks Valley firefighters have stepped up to help. 82 Tulare County firefighters are working around the state helping with different fires including the River Fire that has burned more than 48,000 acres in Monterey County and is 83% contained as […] → Read More

‘We’ve had such wonderful support from the community:’ Longtime bookstore celebrates 10-year anniversary

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE) — A longtime Fresno bookstore celebrated Independent bookstore day and it’s 10 year anniversary on Saturday. Petunia’s Place has been around for 40 years, but 10 years at their location on Palm and Bullard Avenues. The bookstore mostly sells children books but have other genres too. To celebrate the big day they […] → Read More

Free COVID-19 testing event held in southwest Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) — A free drive-thru COVID-19 testing event was held in Fresno Saturday. Councilmember Miguel Arias’ office hosted the event in partnership with United Health Centers. The event was held at Jaswant Singh Khalra Park on Clinton Avenue. The event also included free masks and a food giveaway. “We’ve had a fantastic response […] → Read More

Mariposa County Sheriff’s Deputies investigating incident with shots fired involved

MARIPOSA COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) — Mariposa County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating an incident where shots were fired Friday night. Deputies say they are currently searching the area of Dawn and Buckeye Roads area for a suspect. No deputy has been injured due to the incident, according to officials. No other details were available. → Read More

Fresno Sikh community gathers to mourn Manjit Singh, honor his heroism

FRESNO, California (KSEE) — Nearly a hundred gathered Sunday evening at the Sikj Institute of Fresno to grieve, but also celebrate the life of Manjit Singh. At that same service, some called for change to prevent a death like this from happening again. News of Singh’s death has gone global since Wednesday. The 29-year-old died […] → Read More

After seeing the brunt of COVID-19 in New York City, one Fresno State grad says the Central Valley can rebound, too

FRESNO, California (KSEE) — When New York City was the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic for the country, thousands of health care workers answered the call to help. Among them, a 2019 Fresno State nursing grad, Simran Kaur. Kaur decided to help in March, after patient volumes declined at the hospital she was working at. […] → Read More

Fresno man robbed of $8,000 in cash, suspects still on the loose

FRESNO, California (KSEE) — A 71-year-old Vietnam veteran is working to replace all the cash stolen from him earlier this week while he was pumping gas. The money was for a landscaping job he took on, to help his family that’s been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. This happened Tuesday, but there still haven’t […] → Read More