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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

Slow-Moving Storm Pushes Fresno Rainfall to 353% of Normal

Update: 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025: The storm dropped .44 inches of rain on Fresno on Monday before it ended, pushing the total for t...
Local Weather

/ 4 days ago

Storms Dumps an Inch of Rain of Fresno. How Long Will It Last?

Steady rain is expected to continue in Fresno through Monday night, the National Weather Service in Hanford says. Since the storm began with...
Local Weather

/ 1 week ago

Crane Construction building Where’s Waldo

Where’s Waldo? He’s in Sacramento Uplifting Young Hospital Patients

It’s nice to know that amid America’s uber-ugly politics, some people still take the time to do something special. With construc...
Inspire

/ 1 week ago

Kimberlee Jean Autry

Memorial Service Scheduled for Kimberlee Autry, Wife of Former Fresno Mayor

After a six-year battle against liver cancer, Kimberlee Jean Autry, wife of former two-term Fresno Mayor Alan Autry, passed away Oct. 18 in ...
Obituaries

/ 1 week ago

Downtown Fresno Rain

Another Big Rain Storm Heads Fresno’s Way. Snow for Sierra, Too

Fresno can expect a drenching on Thursday similar to the one it received a month ago that set an all-time rain record for the date. The Nati...
Local Weather

/ 1 week ago

Image of U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, speaking at CPAC, March 2, 2023

Sen. John Kennedy Says Congress Shouldn’t Get Paid During Shutdown

Sen. John Kennedy, a Republican from Louisiana with old-school values about right and wrong, is authoring two bills that would stop paycheck...
Politics

/ 2 weeks ago

Psalm Behpoor being held in ICE detention

Gov. Newsom Pardons Detained Immigrant Fresno Restaurant Manager

Federally incarcerated Fresno restaurant manager Psalm “Sam” Behpoor’s case for being released from a Kern County immigran...
Immigration

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House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) looks on, after President Donald Trump delivered remarks on tariffs, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. (Reuters File)

Trump Is on the Ballot in 2026: Speaker Mike Johnson

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) sounded the alarm Wednesday to Republican voters about ensuring that the party of President Donald Trump ...
Elections

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When Do Fresno Outdoor Watering and Wood Burning Rules Change?

Local residents need to be aware of seasonal changes starting Saturday for outdoor watering and fireplace burning. That is the day Fresno sw...
Environment

/ 3 weeks ago

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Jim Aldredge: Pillar of Fresno, Leader, and Mentor to Many, Dies at 86

James E. Aldredge, whose life was dedicated to improving Fresno, particularly for southwest residents, died peacefully at home Oct. 17, surr...
Obituaries

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Merced Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man suspected in a strong-arm robbery at the Shoe Palace in the Merced Mall on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. (Merced PD)
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Merced Police Seek Suspect in Shoe Palace Robbery

A coast guard boat of the Venezuelan Navy operates off the Caribbean coast on the day Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro says that his country would deploy military, police, and civilian defenses at 284 "battlefront" locations across the country, amid heightened tensions with the U.S., in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, September 11, 2025. (Reuters File)
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A Tulare County sheriff’s K9 deputy found about 90 pounds of meth during a Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, traffic stop in Teviston, leading to the arrest of Joel Hernandez-Antunez and the seizure of additional cocaine from his home, officials said. (Tulare County SO)
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President Donald Trump speaks as New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani stands beside him in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)
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