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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

Sac State Order: No Investments That Profit From Genocide, Human Rights Abuses

Sacramento State says it is changing the guidelines for its auxiliary support groups such as the university’s foundation to ensure tha...

/ 3 days ago

Man Gets 25 Years in Fatal Shooting at Lovers Lane Gas Station in Visalia

A man who fled to Mexico in an attempt to dodge a Tulare County murder charge will spend a minimum of 25 years in state prison. Francisco Ro...

/ 4 days ago

Forget Everything You’ve Seen in the Movies About Rattlesnake Bites

This time of year rattlesnakes are active and calls to the California Poison Control System ramp up about what to do about bites. For starte...

/ 4 days ago

First Fresno Measure P Arts Grants Are Cloaked in Secrecy

The city of Fresno has failed to respond to a Public Records Request from a local digital news site, which reports that up to $9.5 million i...

/ 5 days ago

Caught in an Undercover Bust, Fresno Fentanyl Dealer Gets 10 Years in Prison

Alden Nunez-Rosales of Fresno will have 10 years in federal prison to contemplate his career as a drug dealer. Nunez-Rosales, 27, received a...

/ 5 days ago

Fresno Man Charged With Murder in Woman’s Fentanyl Death

Antwane Dupree Lee, 25, of Fresno, faces a second-degree murder charge in the alleged fentanyl poisoning death of a Fresno woman last month....

/ 2 weeks ago

Fresno Detectives Arrest Motorcycle Club Leader on Arson, Gun Charges

Thomas Martin Qualls, 39, remains in Fresno County Jail with bail of $337,000 facing charges of arson and possession of guns and ammunition ...

/ 2 weeks ago

Sierra Records Snowiest Day of the Season With Potent Storm

The storm that drenched Fresno on Saturday also set a single-day snowfall record for the season on Sunday in the Sierra Nevada. “Did anyone ...

/ 2 weeks ago

As They Search for a Superintendent, Fresno Trustees Flunk Econ 101

When it comes to math, a majority of Fresno Unified trustees deserve an F. Bill McEwen Opinion Not only are they seemingly oblivious to t...

/ 2 weeks ago

Fresno State’s Randa Jarrar Dragged Out of Event Featuring Big Bang Theory’s Mayim Bialik

Controversial Fresno State creative writing professor Randa Jarrar is again creating a social media buzz. On Jan. 31, the Palestinian Americ...

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