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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

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California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks to the media as he attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2026. (Reuters/Denis Balibouse)

Newsom Urges County Clerks to Count Ballots Quickly to Prevent ‘Election Lies’

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants California’s 58 county clerks to count election ballots accurately but faster to prevent “election lies ...
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Are You Ready for 103-Degree Temps, Fresno?

Fresno is a bit chilly now and there’s a slight chance of thunderstorms Tuesday evening. But when the work week begins next Monday, th...
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Fresno County Superintendent of Schools Forum Is Tonight

GV Wire, in partnership with the Community Media Access Collaborative, will host a candidate forum for Fresno County Superintendent of Schoo...
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Six-buck gas is no longer a here-or there-thing in California. It’s now everywhere. The average cost of regular gas hit $6 a gallon Th...
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Tulare County Fentanyl Dealer Gets Nearly Six Years in Prison

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U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour sentenced a Fresno woman Monday to three years in prison for violating a protection order and causing...
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The house in Petionville, Haiti on Sept. 10, 2021, where President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti was assassinated in July of that year. A federal jury in Miami on Friday, May 8, 2026, found four South Florida men guilty of plotting to assassinate Moïse five years ago. (Adriana Zehbrauskas/The New York Times)
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