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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

Westlands Leader Calls Slight Water Boost ‘Disappointing’

Westlands Water District leader Allison Febbo characterized Tuesday’s announced 5% federal water allocation increase as “disappo...

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Memorial Day Weekend Packed With Fresno Area Events. Which Will You Attend?

Memorial Day is a holiday on which Americans honor our military dead. Observed originally by the Confederates following the Civil War, the i...

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Huron 2017 Cold Case Murder

Fresno County Detectives Revive 2017 Drive-By Murder Case

Homicide detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office have obtained new information in the 2017 murder of Francisco Acosta, 68, in Hur...

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Feds Charge Two Men in Email Scam Pulled on Fresno County

A federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment Thursday against Jafaar September Nyangoro, 52, of Franklin, Tennessee, and Peter Bah A...

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Here’s Your Chance to Shape Fresno County Measure C Transportation Tax

Perhaps the biggest local political battle on the November 2026 ballot will be over Fresno County’s half-cent sales tax funding highwa...

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Fresno’s New Economic Development Leader Has Boomtown Expertise

Fresno’s new economic development director is someone who played a role in the emergence of two Idaho boomtowns. City manager Georgean...

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Costa, Valadao Push to Improve Rural Mail Service

Even though they face long odds, local Congressmembers Jim Costa and David Valadao are putting a bipartisan shoulder behind improving mail s...

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Arambula Town Hall Will Examine CEMEX Mining Plan for San Joaquin River

Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula will lead a town hall meeting about the proposed CEMEX mining expansion along the San Joaquin River on Thurs...

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Will Your Fresno Street Get Repaved This Year?

The city of Fresno is kicking off one of its biggest-ever efforts to improve local roads. “This is about making life better for the p...

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Is Fresno Ready to Hear Jane Fonda Speak Her Mind?

Expect Jane Fonda to speak truth to power when she closes the curtain Wednesday on San Joaquin Valley Town’s Hall’s 87th year. S...

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