Serena Rose Bettis

journalist | I cover Fresno & Tulare counties for the locally-owned Mid Valley Times | NBA fan & sitcom enthusiast; proud Colorado State alum | she/her |

[Serena Rose Bettis @serenaroseb]

I reached peak nerd tonight when I said, "I hadn't heard about that thing until last week, when it was in the crossword."

[Reedley College @reedleycollege]

Great article! Thank you, @serenaroseb ! #FlyingTigers #GoTigers

[ProPublica @propublica]

“Every major story I’ve worked on has been propelled forward by tips,” @JustinElliott writes.

Now after his reporting on the Supreme Court, he’s looking for election tips.

If you know something you think he should know, here’s how to get in touch:
https://t.co/XzJzWUnMUh

[Serena Rose Bettis @serenaroseb]

Selma mobile home park residents see rent stabilization on the horizon after city council hears first reading of draft ordinance

https://t.co/PSay6ol2bd

[Mid Valley Times @midvalleytimes]

Did someone say... free beer?

Our next News & Brews will be held at the new MVT office on June 20th from 5pm - 8pm.
Start our evening with local beer and local news! Meet the owners and staff of the Mid Valley Times*.

*While supplies last

[Serena Rose Bettis @serenaroseb]

Community members apprehensive of SoCalGas hydrogen blending project proposed for Orange Cove, say they don’t want to be “guinea pigs”

https://t.co/NgYahiYoGT

[Heather Mongilio @HMongilio]

Fellow journalists, if you report on something you first saw in a student publication, please give them the first reported line and link. They deserve the respect we would give any other colleagues.

[Serena Rose Bettis @serenaroseb]

Every so often (when I'm procrastinating), I remember I should still be active here even though I dislike X. A year into post-grad job life, and I'm deep into local government coverage.

https://t.co/XwSxjQTHWt

[Colorado State Men’s Basketball @CSUMBasketball]

𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐙𝐚𝐲 👀

#TeamTogether x @warriors

[Serena Rose Bettis @serenaroseb]

@qpyoungnews @CoreyHutchins Denver-area local media may be getting some great boosts, but I hate seeing what media corps have done to noco news. I'm fairly certain that only the Coloradoan still has a fairly sizable staff.

[Serena Rose Bettis @serenaroseb]

I think about this often, because that "thing" was ChatGPT.

[Serena Rose Bettis @serenaroseb]

I reached peak nerd tonight when I said, "I hadn't heard about that thing until last week, when it was in the crossword."

[Jevon “JJ” McKinney 🎥📰 @Jevonjjm]

BREAKING: Governor Polis has signed Bill 241007 into law, effectively outlawing ordinances like U+2 Statewide

U+2 is no more

[Mid Valley Times @midvalleytimes]

Start your morning with good coffee, fresh pastry and hot-of-the press local news! Meet the owners of The Mid Valley Times newspaper and network with members of The Sanger Chamber of Commerce.

#localnews #midvalleytimes #sangerchamberofcommerce #thesepotSanger #paperandpastries

[Colorado State University @ColoradoStateU]

Putting the A in STATE.

Thank you to all the Rams who volunteered this weekend to Paint the A as a reminder of our Aggie roots 🌱

[Colorado State University @ColoradoStateU]

The rainbow starts and ends here 🌈

[Amy Parsons @CSUAmyParsons]

What is the #BestCollegeTown?
That’s right, #FortCollins!

Thank you to all the volunteers including students, @FortCollinsGov and CSU staff, police officers, and members of partner organizations who came together for the 23rd Community Welcome.

[Serena Rose Bettis @serenaroseb]

A Reedley and Dinuba-based funeral home sold to national company Dignity Memorial after 130 years of local ownership:

https://t.co/suXM8RG0jT

[Serena Rose Bettis @serenaroseb]

Homelessness saw a relatively small increase in Fresno and Madera counties over the last year, and utilization of shelter beds is up:

https://t.co/YLNJX5MpYG

[Serena Rose Bettis @serenaroseb]

Housing developments in Reedley, California, are making progress as a local builder gets approval for 80-unit apartment complex.

https://t.co/sSq7bvN8vT

[Serena Rose Bettis @serenaroseb]

Businesses in the Central Valley are concerned about the long-term impacts of California's minimum wage increases. The cost of living here, while still high, is significantly less than the rest of California.

https://t.co/cfw7R8xGIN

[Serena Rose Bettis @serenaroseb]

Ponderosa Telephone Co. received $42.5 million from the USDA's ReConnect program to deliver broadband to rural Fresno County:

https://t.co/3iPHjPGzNc