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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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A Fresno County school district employee was arrested on felony child sex charges, later released on bond, and placed on administrative leave as the investigation continues. (Fresno County SO)

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Fresno County Authorities Arrest School District Employee on Child Sex Charges

Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, delivers the keynote address at Meta Connect in Menlo Park, Calif., Sept. 17, 2025. Meta misled users about the safety of its platforms and enabled the sexual exploitation of young users, a New Mexico jury found on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, one of the first major child safety trial losses for the social media giant. (Jason Henry/The New York Times)

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Meta Ordered to Pay $375 Million Over Child Safety Violations

People react as a boat with activists and members of a flotilla coming from Mexico and carrying aid arrive to Havana’s bay amid a U.S. oil blockade that has dealt a major blow to the island's already ailing energy infrastructure, in Havana, Cuba, March 24, 2026. (Reuters/Norlys Perez)

3 hours ago

International Convoy Delivers Tons of Aid to Cuba Amid Crisis

Image of an elderly man getting a checkup at a mobile health clinic

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Medi-Cal Faces Funding Emergency Because of State Miscalculations, Federal Cuts

A photo provided by the Walton County Sheriff's Office shows police officers responding to reports of a stabbing at Walton Middle School in DeFuniak Springs, Fla., on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. A seventh-grade student at a Florida middle school stabbed two other students and a teacher early Tuesday, seriously injuring at least two of the victims, the authorities said. (Walton County Sheriff's Office via The New York Times)

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Florida Middle School Student Is Arrested After Stabbing Attack

A traffic stop in Merced County led to the seizure of more than $3.5 million in suspected cocaine and fentanyl, along with a loaded handgun, and the arrest of a driver on multiple charges. (CHP)

4 hours ago

Traffic Stop in Merced County Leads to $3.5 Million Narcotics Seizure, Arrest

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