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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

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 ...

/ 19 hours 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...

/ 2 weeks 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...

/ 2 weeks 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...

/ 3 weeks ago

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...

/ 3 weeks ago

Fresno State guard Zaon Collins

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...

/ 4 weeks ago

With Democracy Supposedly at Stake, California Voters Stayed Away in Droves

The Democrats said that the Nov. 5 election would decide the future of democracy in the United States. In a late campaign decision, the part...

/ 1 month ago

Clovis Serves Up a Special Day for Veterans and Community

The Clovis Veterans Memorial District invited the community to celebrate and honor all who have served in the military on Veterans Day. And ...

/ 2 months ago

How Many Drivers Did Fresno PD Nab in Latest DUI Checkoint?

Some Fresno drivers aren’t getting the message about the dangers of drinking and driving. Less than two weeks after Fresno County Dist...

/ 2 months ago

Fresno Man Sentenced to Three Years for Car Bombings

Scott Eric Anderson, 44, of Fresno, was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for conspiracy to destroy property, malicious destructi...

/ 3 months ago

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Fighters with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham pray at the Syrian General Intelligence Directorate Branch 251 in Damascus, Dec. 14, 2024. The rebels now in control of Syria are saying the right things about governing with an inclusive and moderate hand. Some American officials, remain wary, remembering what happened with the Taliban. (Daniel Berehulak/The New York Times)

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In Syria, US Hopes to Avoid Replay of Afghanistan

An image released by Russia’s defense ministry on Nov. 26, 2024, purportedly of the remains of a U.S.-produced ATACMS missile, at the airport Kursk-Vostochny airport, outside Kursk. With much fanfare, Ukraine was granted permission to fire Western long-range missiles at Russian military targets more than a month ago. But after initially firing a flurry of them, Ukraine has already slowed their use. (Russian Defense Ministry via The New York Times)

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Ukraine Slows Firing of Missiles Into Russia as Trump Prepares to Take Office

Tents of unhoused people in Ashland, Ore. on Dec. 7, 2024. The number of people experiencing homelessness in America topped 770,000, a one-year increase of more than 18% and the largest annual increase since data began in 2007, according to a Department of Housing and Urban Development report released on Dec. 27. (Ruth Fremson/ The New York Times)..

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Migrants and End of COVID Restrictions Fuel Jump in US Homelessness

A Tesla Cybertruck in the Mission District of San Francisco on Nov. 6, 2024. The Cybertruck is Tesla’s first new model since 2020, but its sales have been much more modest than those of the company’s most popular car, the Model Y. (Loren Elliott/The New York Times)

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Tesla Investors Are Still Bullish. Can Elon Musk Deliver?

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Visalia Police Investigate Armed Robbery at Spa Involving Four Masked Men

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