Samantha Rangel
ReporterSamantha Rangel reports on stories for KVPR in the Fresno and Clovis areas. After growing up in the town of Firebaugh, Samantha is now enrolled at California State University, Fresno. There, she is studying to earn her B.A. in Media, Communications, and Journalism. Before joining the KVPR news team, she was a reporter for The Westside Express, where she covered education and other local news in Firebaugh.
Outside of reporting, Samantha enjoys making music with her younger brothers, throwing a softball around with her dad, and going on walks with her mom. She can also be found driving around with her friends, Dutch Bros drink in hand, with her music on.
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The property along the San Joaquin River has been renamed after the Peck family demanded their name be removed amid controversy over human composting. -
As election season approaches, here is what voters must know about proposed identity verification rules that could take effect later this year. -
A bill that would require an ID card to vote is making its way through Congress - and a similar measure is nearing California’s November ballot. How could voter ID requirements affect local elections? KVPR reporter Samantha Rangel spoke with elections officials in Fresno and Merced counties. Plus, the latest news headlines: a Mariposa woman was identified as the victim of a deadly tunnel collapse; and state lawmakers consider further restrictions on cell phone use in schools. -
A new form of “green burial” is gaining attention, but its use along the river raises questions about transparency, ethics and public land use in Fresno County. -
In early March, Fresno County Supervisors spoke out against soil being used along the San Joaquin River that had been produced through a process sometimes called human composting. KVPR’s Samantha Rangel breaks down what happened and also explores the growing practice of human composting and the science behind it. Plus, the latest news headlines: an ICE-involved shooting in the city of Patterson, and Clovis police have charged a man with a misdemeanor after student walkouts protesting immigration actions.
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After a handful of crashes, Fresno city leaders are making changes to the intersection of Friant Road and Shepherd Avenue in North Fresno. -
The Fresno County Superintendent of Schools has unveiled a mobile dispatch training center for high school students in Fresno and Madera counties. It’s one of only two programs of its kind in the country. -
Emergency dispatchers are commonly the first voices people hear in an emergency. But across the country, it’s getting harder to find people trained to answer those calls. KVPR’s Samantha Rangel brings us inside a student program training future dispatchers. Plus, the latest news headlines: A Fresno area Assemblymember responds to reports of rehab treatment, and a restaurant manager is released from ICE custody after nine months.
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A new law, Proposition 50, reshaped California’s political boundaries. -
Proposition 50 is now in effect in California. The law redrew congressional district boundaries, and one of the communities soon to have new congressional representation in Washington is Coalinga, which is now in the same district as parts of Silicon Valley. KVPR Samantha Rangel reports on what this could mean for the small agricultural town. Plus, the latest news headlines: Cartel violence in Mexico disrupts flights from Fresno, and Los Banos gets a new clinic.
