
Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado
News DirectorCresencio Rodriguez-Delgado is KVPR's News Director. Prior to joining the station's news department in 2022, he was a reporter for PBS NewsHour and The Fresno Bee.
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President Trump’s decision to federalize the National Guard in response to protests in Los Angeles has voters and elected officials on edge. California U.S. Senator Adam Schiff speaks to KVPR in this episode about what he views as growing concerns. Plus, the latest news headlines: Advocates say farmworkers are being targeted by immigration agents; and Yosemite National Park will soon open all of its campgrounds.
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Immigration is a fraught issue in the United States. Author Freeman Ng’s latest book, titled “Bridge Across the Sky,” explores the difficulties immigrants faced coming to the U.S. around the turn of the 19th Century. We explore Angel Island in San Francisco and the Chinese immigrant experience in this episode. Plus, the latest news headlines: Fresno’s sheriff weighs in on immigration protests in Los Angeles; and Fresno County has a public defender shortage.
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The land beneath the Central Valley has been sinking since the 1920s. Stanford University researchers have found it’s happening at a record-breaking pace. We speak with them to hear what they say is a solution to stop – and potentially reverse – the sinking. Plus, the latest news headlines: Response grows to immigration protests in Los Angeles; and a traffic warning if you're headed to the Central Coast.
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The summer season brings hot temperatures and poor air quality to the San Joaquin Valley. In today’s episode, we revisit a conversation with former State Senator Dean Florez about how banning agricultural burning is one solution to fixing air quality. Plus, the latest news headlines: Residents in Fresno protest federal immigration actions in Los Angeles; and Tower District business owners pick up after vandalism.
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The 2025 CIF Track and Field Championships in Clovis, California, drew national attention and reignited the debate over transgender females in women’s sports.
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Fresno’s recently appointed superintendent Misty Her admits that AI was used to fabricate quotes from Fresno Teachers Association against her.
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AB Hernandez from Jurupa Valley High School competed Friday in Clovis in the triple jump, high jump and long jump events – and came first in all three, according to the scores from the qualifying events.
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Elected officials said at a press conference they won’t be satisfied unless the transgender female athlete is barred from the state finals.
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The 16-year-olds accused in the murder of 18-year-old Caleb Quick made separate court appearances Wednesday, where an attorney for one of the teenaged suspects already began a defense.
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The teens will appear in court Wednesday afternoon for the first time since they were arrested and charged in the killing of Caleb Quick.