Bill McEwen, Author at GV Wire

41 County DAs Oppose State’s New Early Prison Release Rules

May 14, 2021

State Attorney General candidate Anne Marie Schubert wants to overturn new good conduct credits resulting in the early release of many thousands of California prison inmates. And, Schubert has an overwhelmin...

Valley’s Working Families Can Get Help Securing $4,200 in Tax Credits

Bill McEwen

May 13, 2021

With the state and federal tax deadline set for Monday, the United Way of Fresno and Madera Counties is giving a lift to low-income families. The United Way invites low-income families to drop off their tax ...

No More Masks on June 15! Thank You, Gov. Newsom.

Bill McEwen

May 12, 2021

Blessed with a state treasury that has a spare $100 billion and a pandemic that's finally receding, Gavin Newsom is surfing across California on a seemingly perfect wave. He's passing out tax rebates, emerge...

Dyer Applauds Newsom’s $12B Plan to End ‘Family Homelessness’ in Five Years

Bill McEwen

May 11, 2021

Gov. Gavin Newsom answered cries for help on homelessness from California's big-city mayors by proposing $12 billion in new funding on Tuesday while appearing in San Diego. California has an estimated 161,00...

Newsom Unveils $5.1B Water Infrastructure & Drought Package

Bill McEwen

May 11, 2021

While visiting San Luis Reservoir on Monday afternoon, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a $5.1 billion package for immediate drought response and long-term investments in water. “This package of bold investments w...

Ex-Tulare Sheriff’s Sgt. Richard Ramirez Convicted of Felony Domestic Violence

Bill McEwen

May 10, 2021

Former decorated Tulare County Sheriff's Sgt. Richard Ray Ramirez faces up to six years, four months in state prison following five felony convictions Friday involving domestic violence. The jury also convic...

Tulare County Jury Convicts Man of Child Molestation

Bill McEwen

May 6, 2021

A Tulare County jury convicted Yovani Martinez, 33, of molesting a young girl multiple times over five years and possessing child pornography on Wednesday. Yovani Martinez In all, the jury in a Visalia c...

Fresno Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Scam, Mail Theft

Bill McEwen

May 6, 2021

It might've looked like easy money to career criminal Garrett Scott Wheelen, 30, of Fresno. Run a pandemic unemployment scam. Steal letters from a U.S. mail truck. But, as the saying goes, crime doesn't p...

United Beefs up Fresno Schedule With Airbus Flight to Denver

Bill McEwen

May 6, 2021

After Southwest Airlines launched in Fresno last month, the city's director of aviation, Kevin Meikle, said that it would create healthy competition. "As air travel continues to increase nationwide, ...

Former Exec Sounds Alarm Over Turmoil at Troubled Fresno TV Station

Bill McEwen

May 6, 2021

A former top leader with Channel 18/ValleyPBS is urging community action to save the troubled Fresno-based public television station. In a commentary published Wednesday in the Visalia Times Delta, longtime ...

Fresno Names Police Reform Board to Implement Policy Changes

Clovis Medical School Will Graduate Pharmacy Doctors on Saturday

California Weighing Issues Around New CDC Masking Guidelines

What’s In a Name? Fresno Trustees Weigh Options for New School

Resnicks Give $250K To Help Newsom, but Pro-Recall Farmers 'Afraid' to Donate

Fresno Gets ‘F’ Grades in Air Quality Again, but Is Any Progress Being Made?

Paycheck Protection Loans: California Received Less Per Capita Than States Like North Dakota

DA Charges Former Clovis Council Hopeful for Alleged Campaign Sign Theft

Can NE Fresno Sushi Restaurant Find Staff to Expand During COVID?

Bill Maher Taping Canceled After Host’s Positive Virus Test

New Local Food Truck: Cornish Treat in a Handheld Pie

‘American Idol’ Contestant Exits Show Amid Video Controversy

While Fresno Rents Soar, Do-Nothing City Council Plays Its Usual Games

It’s Time to Expose the Many Myths About Almonds and Water

No More Masks on June 15! Thank You, Gov. Newsom.

Loneliness Won’t End After COVID. Writer Says: ‘Find Your Linus Blanket’

GV Wire Unfiltered – January 12, 2021

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

Planning Commission Delays Decision on Southwest Industrial Question

After Taking on Costa and AOC, Elizabeth Heng Sets Sights on U.S. Senate

Clovis City Council Candidates Spar During Candidate Forum

Valley GOP Lawmaker Valadao Votes To Impeach Trump

Bill McEwen

41 County DAs Oppose State’s New Early Prison Release Rules

Valley’s Working Families Can Get Help Securing $4,200 in Tax Credits

No More Masks on June 15! Thank You, Gov. Newsom.

Dyer Applauds Newsom’s $12B Plan to End ‘Family Homelessness’ in Five Years

Newsom Unveils $5.1B Water Infrastructure & Drought Package

Ex-Tulare Sheriff’s Sgt. Richard Ramirez Convicted of Felony Domestic Violence

Tulare County Jury Convicts Man of Child Molestation

Fresno Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Scam, Mail Theft

United Beefs up Fresno Schedule With Airbus Flight to Denver

Former Exec Sounds Alarm Over Turmoil at Troubled Fresno TV Station

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