Bill McEwen, News Director - GV Wire

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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 Send an Email

Stories by Bill McEwen

Serial Felon Gets 15 Years for Tulare County Catalytic Converter Thefts

Sean Michael Pelton will pay a heavy price for his catalytic converter theft spree in Visalia in 2020 and 2021. The 53-year-old Sacramento m...

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Bulldogs Recruit a Defensive Lineman Out of Fresno City College

Jack Metzler, a 6-foot-3, 230-pound defensive lineman who recently completed his freshman season at Fresno City College, has committed to pl...

Fresno State Sports

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Fresno’s Fentanyl ‘King’ Gets 23 Years in Federal Prison

Horacio Torrecillas Urias Jr., 24, of Fresno, was sentenced Monday to 23 years and one month in prison on drug trafficking charges. Acting U...

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Hendrick Motorsports Believes Its Next NASCAR Superstar Is From Clovis

The premier organization in stock car racing says its next superstar could be 19-year-old Corey Day of Clovis. “I can remember multi...

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Who Is Making a Difference in Fresno? Explore This List of 2024’s Shining Stars

Two of the biggest challenges facing our city are domestic violence and the decades-long struggles to improve student achievement in Fresno ...

/ 4 weeks ago

Fresno Police Release Video of Gun Battle That Killed Gang Member, Injured Sergeant

The Fresno Police Department released Friday afternoon “critical incident video” of an Oct. 26 officer-involved shooting that re...

/ 1 month ago

After Voters Back Fresno Unified to the Hilt, There Can Be No More Excuses

Fresno Unified School District received one of the biggest mandates I’ve seen in my nearly 50 years of covering local news. Bill McE...

/ 1 month ago

Fresno State QB Mikey Keene Says He’s Entering Transfer Portal

Two-year Fresno State starting quarterback Mikey Keene announced on social media Tuesday morning that he will enter the transfer portal. Kee...

Fresno State Sports

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Countdown to Granville Home of Hope Drawing Begins. Have You Bought a Ticket?

Time is running out to enter Wednesday night’s drawing for the Granville Home of Hope, a new 2,133 square-foot home in Parc West. The...

/ 2 months ago

Collins Returns, but Bulldogs Lose Two in Tournament Action

Despite the return of standout guard Zaon Collins from injury, the Fresno State men’s basketball team lost two games at the Acrisure H...

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