Myles Barker, Author at GV Wire

Photo of two teens playing giant Jenga in a Fresno park

Obama Foundation Awards Local Nonprofit $50K Grant

November 16, 2018

President Barack Obama's My Brother's Keeper Alliance has awarded Fresno Boys & Men of Color a $50,000 grant for its work in improving the lives of underprivileged youth. For Efrain Botello, the grant is...

State Center’s Unrepresented Employees Get 2% Raises

Myles Barker

November 15, 2018

Some of the high-ranking employees at State Center Community College District will get a 2.11 percent salary increase retroactive to July 1, 2018. District trustees unanimously approved the new salary schedu...

Cambridge Students Learn How to Talk Things Out

Myles Barker

November 14, 2018

Ever since Mikey Munoz started high school, he kept to himself and didn't make much of an effort to get to know his classmates. "Our goal is to create a space where we can destigmatize things like tr...

Fresno’s Veterans Day Parade Is Largest In the Nation

Myles Barker

November 12, 2018

Over 30,000 people attended the largest Veterans Day Parade in the nation Monday in downtown Fresno. The parade began in 1919 and has been held every year since with the exception of World War II. "It was...

Does Fresno Stand up for Its Veterans? Survey Says No.

Myles Barker

November 12, 2018

Veterans looking for a place to live may not want to move to Fresno after looking at WalletHub's latest report. The online personal finance company listed Fresno as the fourth worst city for veterans to live...

Did Voters Oust Central Unified Trustees Over Sutton Firing?

Myles Barker

November 8, 2018

Tuesday's election results in Central Unified School Board races were welcomed by community members who see the outcome as a rebuke over the firing of district Superintendent Mark Sutton last February. Mark...

School Boards: Incumbents Fall in Clovis, Central, Fresno, SCCCD

Myles Barker

November 7, 2018

Veva Islas ousted incumbent Christopher De La Cerda in the Fresno Unified school board race to represent McLane High School trustee area. With 100% precincts reporting, Islas garnered 59% of the vote. De ...

Organizations Get Young, First-Time Voters More Involved

Myles Barker

November 6, 2018

There is no need to panic if you missed the deadline to register to vote. California residents can register and vote through election day, said Fresno County Clerk Brandi Orth. In order to do so, voters m...

Heaven Inspired These Blindfolded Clovis Students

Myles Barker

November 5, 2018

Students in Joel Abels' drama class at Clovis North High School can tell you how an otherwise simple task like eating can be a challenge when you can't see your plate. "It was slightly anxiety-inducing, very...

Day of Giving ‘Resounding Success,’ Says Fresno State

Myles Barker

November 2, 2018

Fresno State raised $455,215 on its second annual Day of Giving event Thursday. That's a 7.17 percent increase over last year, preliminary estimates show. "Fresno State's second annual Day of Giving was a...

Addams Neighborhood Now Has a Mobile Health Clinic

Homeless Samaritan Tale Raised $400K. Police Say It’s a Lie.

Pelosi Sees Vocal Opposition to her Return as House Speaker

Hundreds Missing in Fire’s Wake Ahead of Trump Visit

Career Tech Expo Is Big Eye-Opener for Students

This $2M Tract Home Embodies Crisis and Solutions: Joe Mathews

State Center’s Unrepresented Employees Get 2% Raises

Cambridge Students Learn How to Talk Things Out

Warriors Suspend Fiery Green 1 Game for Detrimental Conduct

Roy Clark, Country Guitar Virtuoso, ‘Hee Haw’ Star, Has Died

Bulldog AD’s Bold Ideas: He Talks Football, Facilities, and Education.

49ers 2017 Draft Class Struggles in Second Year in NFL

With Crime This Bad, Now Is Not the Time for a Parks Tax

As Thanksgiving Arrives, US Abets the Starving of Yemeni Children: Editorial

This $2M Tract Home Embodies Crisis and Solutions: Joe Mathews

Commentary: The Politics of California’s Killer Wildfires

Top 10 Photos of the Week

Bulldog AD’s Bold Ideas: He Talks Football, Facilities, and Education.

This Video Brings the Cost of Freedom Close to Home

Rep. Jeff Denham on Water Actions, Migrant Caravan and Marijuana Taxes

Myles Barker

Obama Foundation Awards Local Nonprofit $50K Grant

State Center’s Unrepresented Employees Get 2% Raises

Cambridge Students Learn How to Talk Things Out

Fresno’s Veterans Day Parade Is Largest In the Nation

Does Fresno Stand up for Its Veterans? Survey Says No.

Did Voters Oust Central Unified Trustees Over Sutton Firing?

School Boards: Incumbents Fall in Clovis, Central, Fresno, SCCCD

Organizations Get Young, First-Time Voters More Involved

Heaven Inspired These Blindfolded Clovis Students

Day of Giving ‘Resounding Success,’ Says Fresno State

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