Briana Byus

Fresno

Reporter at KSEE-TV (Fresno, CA)

Reporter for @FOX55FortWayne, Biola ‘21

Articles

Valley charter school family opposes bill to increase government oversight

5 days ago | yourcentralvalley.com | Briana Byus

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – At the Phillips family’s school, the dress code is casual, and the mascot is a 14-year-old dog. They say their test scores are impressive, though. “Just for example, my son just graduated eighth grade. He tests 12th grade level,” homeschool mom Maria Phillips said. Philips started homeschooling her kids through a charter school nine years ago. “We’re doing it because my daughter has an autoimmune disease,” Phillips said.
Trans athlete heckled amid triumph at Clovis CIF finals

6 days ago | yourcentralvalley.com | Briana Byus

CLOVIS, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – 16-year-old transgender athlete AB Hernandez is going home with hardware after Saturday’s track and field state finals. Hernandez competed in the long jump, high jump and triple jump events, earning a second-place medal and two first-place medals. However, for each of those medals, another girl got the exact same one.
A hug and a hamburger: Historic Tulare cafe reopens to customers

1 week ago | yourcentralvalley.com | Briana Byus

TULARE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – For 83 years, anyone in Tulare looking for a hug and a hamburger has only needed to turn right on North J Street. Salles Cafe on 2082 N J St. has been a home to the hungry since 1942. “It’s like they say – it’s where everybody knows your name,” the founder’s daughter, Mary Dennis, said. Dennis has never known a life without the restaurant. Her dad, Joe Salles, opened it a month before she was born. “You know, if there’s one thing that my dad taught me, it’s love and peace.
90-year-old athlete from Fresno shows age is just a number

1 week ago | yourcentralvalley.com | Briana Byus

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Some athletes are on steroids. A group of Fresno athletes, however, are more likely to take Geritol. The Fresno Senior Softball League gets those in their aged prime out on the diamond for weekly competition. “It has an effect coming out here. You’re running like five miles a week playing one game,” League Vice President Ike Pursell said. The oldest among them is 90-year-old batter and catcher Frank Cervantez. “I’ve done this all my life.
Senior speaks on formerly expelled student who stabbed 15-year-old girl in Porterville

2 weeks ago | yourcentralvalley.com | Briana Byus

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Monache High School in Porterville was temporarily on lockdown Monday after a man walked onto campus and stabbed a student. Police later arrested 19-year-old Noah Seratte in connection with the crime. Seratte is a former student whom police say was expelled and arrested last year for making criminal threats. “This was pretty crazy,” Monache senior Adam Rush said. Monache is a closed campus with a fence wrapping around the entire school.
Luke Bryan in Clovis redeems tour after issues in Atwater, fans say

3 weeks ago | yourcentralvalley.com | Briana Byus

FRESNO, Calif (KSEE/KGPE) – The Luke Bryan Farm Tour is moving on after two nights in the Central Valley. Harlan Ranch in Clovis was packed Friday, as security ushered 20,000 people through 12 security checkpoints. Fans waited months for Bryan’s farm tour to reach the Central Valley. Once the day came to see him, they said the line wasn’t so bad. “We farm, we want to see Luke Bryan in concert, we want to have a good time,” fan Chris Niederfrank said.
Kingsburg's Swedish Festival brings food, culture, and dancing

3 weeks ago | yourcentralvalley.com | Briana Byus

KINGSBURG, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) — In Downtown Kingsburg, Swedish heritage is inescapable. “We started with a large pool of Swedish immigrants here, and that’s kind of where a lot of this has originated,” Staci Smith with the Swedish Festival Committee said. To truly experience the fullness of the local Swedish culture, though, you have to visit the third weekend in May.
Teens charged in Caleb Quick murder appear in court

3 weeks ago | yourcentralvalley.com | Briana Byus

CLOVIS, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Two 16-year-olds charged in connection with the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Caleb Quick appeared before a judge at the Fresno County Juvenile Court on Wednesday for their detention hearings. The hearings were set to determine whether the teens would be allowed to go home while awaiting trial or remain in juvenile custody. The male suspect is accused of shooting Quick in a McDonald’s parking lot on April 23. The female suspect is accused of driving the getaway vehicle.
DA recommends Caleb Quick suspects be tried as adults

3 weeks ago | yourcentralvalley.com | Briana Byus

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) — Murder charges have now been filed against the teenagers accused of killing 18-year-old Caleb Quick last month. The Fresno County District Attorney recommends that both of them be tried as adults. “This crime obviously was planned well ahead of time,” criminal defense attorney and legal analyst Mark King said. Clovis police arrested a 16-year-old boy for allegedly shooting Quick in a McDonald’s parking lot on April 23.
Could teens arrested in Caleb Quick’s death be charged as adults?

3 weeks ago | yourcentralvalley.com | Briana Byus

CLOVIS, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Two teenagers are in custody after 18-year-old Caleb Quick was killed on April 23 outside a McDonald’s in Clovis. Clovis police announced Saturday that they arrested a 16-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl in that investigation. “Through our search warrant statements, we can confidently put both suspects at that location. At the time the crime occurred,” Clovis Police Chief Curt Fleming said Saturday.