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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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One California City’s Idea to Tackle the Housing Crisis: Take the Stairs

Fresno firefighters used the Jaws of Life to rescue a driver trapped in a Jeep that rolled down an embankment and struck a power pole Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, evening, and the driver was hospitalized with moderate injuries. (Fresno FD)

27 minutes ago

Fresno Firefighters Use Jaws of Life in Rollover Crash, Driver Hospitalized

François Bayrou, top left, then the prime minister of France, inspects a Rafale fighter aircraft during the Paris International Air Show at Paris-LeBourget Airport outside of Paris, June 16, 2025. France pledged on Monday, Nov. 17, to sell up to 100 Rafale fighter jets to Ukraine in a show of European support as the Trump administration has limited its military backing for the country. (Dmitry Kostyukov/The New York Times)

1 hour ago

France Agrees to Sell Up to 100 Fighter Jets to Ukraine

A woman drives a herd of cattle to a river side in Adadle district, Biyolow Kebele in Somali region of Ethiopia, in this undated handout photograph. (Reuters File)

1 hour ago

US and European Aid Cuts Could Result in 22.6 Million Deaths Worldwide, Study Finds

Fresno firefighters rescued an unconscious man from a heavily secured vacant building in Chinatown late Sunday night after a structure fire, and he has since been released from the hospital on Sunday, Nov. 9. (FD)

2 hours ago

Fresno Firefighters Rescue Man From Vacant Chinatown Building

The U.S. Department of Education building, weeks into the continuing U.S. government shutdown, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 21, 2025. (Reuters/Kylie Cooper)

2 hours ago

US Colleges See 17% Drop in Newly Enrolled International Students, Report Finds

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