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

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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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Former Valley School Security Boss Gets Two Year Sentence in Explosives Case

Angelo Jackson Mendiver, 27, of Bakersfield, a former campus security supervisor at Arvin High School, was sentenced Wednesday to two years ...

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Jury Convicts Fresno Woman in High-Profile Fentanyl Trafficking Sweep

A federal jury convicted Alma Lucia Garza, 23, of Fresno, on Friday for her participation in a notorious fentanyl trafficking ring. The jury...

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Will Fresno’s $500M School Bond Projects List Excite Voters in a High-Turnout Region Like Bullard?

With a record $500 million construction bond on the November ballot, one question looms large for Fresno Unified leadership. Will the propos...

Local Education

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Town Hall Season Features Fonda, McMaster, Pelley, and Clovis ‘Twilight’ Lectures

Jane Fonda, H.R. McMaster, and Scott Pelley highlight the eight speakers a new-look San Joaquin Valley Town Hall has assembled for its 2024-...

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Bulldogs Pound a Lightweight, but a Heavyweight Looms in Two Weeks

If Fresno State is to become the football team it wants to be, it must run the ball with the effectiveness it did Saturday night, but agains...

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What Fresno State and Others Say About Move to Pac-12

Fresno State officials are calling the university’s athletic move to the Pac-12 a “landmark” event that will “drive ...

Fresno State Sports

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