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Bill McEwen,
News Director

Bill McEwen is news director and columnist for GV Wire. He joined GV Wire in August 2017 after 37 years at The Fresno Bee. With The Bee, he served as Opinion Editor, City Hall reporter, Metro columnist, sports columnist and sports editor through the years. His work has been frequently honored by the California Newspapers Publishers Association, including authoring first-place editorials in 2015 and 2016. Bill and his wife, Karen, are proud parents of two adult sons, and they have two grandsons. You can contact Bill at 559-492-4031 or at bmcewen@gvwire.com

Stories by Bill McEwen

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Tesla in Talks With Chinese Firms to Buy $2.9 Billion Worth of Solar Equipment, Sources Say

Attendees, some dressed as inflatable bears, jump into Millerton Lake during the 2025 Fresno Polar Plunge. (Northern California Special Olympics)

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Fresno Polar Plunge Set to Bring Crowds to Millerton Lake in Support of Special Olympics

People stand outside Sanatorio Mater Dei, where AC/DC guitarist Stevie Young has been hospitalised, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 19, 2026. (Reuters File)

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AC/DC Guitarist Stevie Young Leaves Hospital in Buenos Aires

A boy stands outside the stadium in Beirut, Lebanon, that is housing families displaced by the fighting on Friday, March 20, 2026. The number of Lebanese killed rose to more than 1,000, Lebanon’s health ministry said on Thursday. (Diego Ibarra Sánchez/The New York Times)

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US Steps Up Attacks in Strait as Energy Fears Unsettle Markets

Students on campus at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., on Sept. 4, 2025. The Trump administration said late on Dec. 18 that it would appeal a ruling that sided with Harvard University in its fight with the government over free speech and billions of dollars in research funding. (Sophie Park/The New York Times)

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US Sues Harvard Over Treatment of Jewish and Israeli Students, Seeks Billions of Dollars

People attend the funeral of Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib at Tehran's Grand Mosque, known as the Grand Prayer Hall, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 20, 2026. (Reuters/Alaa Al-Marjani)

2 hours ago

Iran Hits Kuwait Refinery, Israel Kills Iranian Guards Spokesman as War Rages On

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