Monica Velez
ReporterMonica Velez was a reporter at Valley Public Radio. She started out as a print reporter covering health issues in Merced County at the Merced Sun-Star.
In 2018 Monica and her colleague at the Sun-Star won a first place George F. Gruner award for breaking news coverage. She was also awarded with a first place California Newspaper Association award in 2017 for her coverage on the lack of doctors in Merced County and other health access issues.
After growing up in the Bay Area, Monica moved to Sacramento where she received a degree in journalism and creative writing from California State University, Sacramento. As a Latina and Spanish speaker, she is passionate about telling stories that touch on issues in Hispanic communities.
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On this week’s Valley Edition: The first African American park superintendent was instrumental in building a wagon road into Sequoia National Park back in…
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The former chief executive officer of a Merced-area health care clinic was sentenced Monday to five years in federal prison and fined millions of dollars…
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Thousands of people in Fresno County are evicted from their homes every year. It’s a misconception that failing to pay rent is the only reason people are…
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Update as of Monday October 28th at 6pm:Jerry Dyer’s campaign issued a statement condemning this fake website and stating that he looks forward to…
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Two videos that surfaced this week of a Fresno police officer shooting a 16-year-old boy in the back of the head have caused local and national outrage.…
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On this week’s Valley Edition: California is trying to manage its groundwater better, but some communities, already grappling with unsafe drinking water,…
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A recently surfaced video of an unarmed 16-year-old boy who was shot in the back of the head while running away from Fresno police is the focus of a…
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Voters in Selma may end up voting on how the city will be redistricted in the March 2020 election, but for now the city is moving forward on its current…
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At about 10 a.m. Aaron Foster heads to Ivy and Lorena streets in southwest Fresno. In his pickup truck, he goes around neighborhoods in this area every…
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On this week's Valley Edition: Two violent incidents shook the Sikh community in Bakersfield this year; now a women’s group is running a resource hotline…