A day on the green for one Merced native turned into a moment he'll never forget. And it was all captured on video. Justin Owens was golfing at the Haggin Oaks Golf Course in Sacramento on Sunday, Aug. 4 when he was nearly struck by a small single-engine airplane that...
KC Royals Broadcaster Rex Hudler Reflects on His Fresno Roots
Rex Hudler, who starred at Bullard High School and became a first-round New York Yankees draft pick in 1978, is what you might call a "baseball lifer." After 21 years as a professional player — including 13 MLB seasons and a year in Japan — he turned to the broadcast...
Mobile Home Park Owner Seeks $1M from City of Fresno in Rent Control Dispute
Note: This story has been updated to show GV Wire reviewed communications indicating that RH Community Builders asked Stockton-based Harmony Communities about its selling price for La Hacienda Mobile Estates in Fresno. That communications review took place after this story's initial publication. The owner of a controversial mobile home park...
5 Felony Charges Filed on Visalia Man in Alleged Sexual Assault of Minor
Ulises Lupian, 20, has been charged with crimes for two separate incidents, including the sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl on Wednesday, the Tulare District Attorney's office said in a news release. The charges include three felony counts of lewd acts and two felony counts of attempted lewd acts upon...
Ag Summit at Fresno State Will Explore Water Use Collaboration in California
The Maddy Institute and the California Water Institute at Fresno State will host a one-day Agriculture Summit on Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Resnick Student Union at Fresno State. The event will also be accessible virtually. The summit will unite stakeholders from across California to address...
AI May Not Steal Many Jobs After All. It May Just Make Workers More Efficient
WASHINGTON — Imagine a customer-service center that speaks your language, no matter what it is. Alorica, a company in Irvine that runs customer-service centers around the world, has introduced an artificial intelligence translation tool that lets its representatives talk with customers who speak 200 different languages and 75 dialects. So...
Self-Declared Fentanyl ‘M30 King of Fresno’ Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges
By his early 20s, drug trafficker Horacio Torrecillas Urias Jr. had declared himself the "M30 King of Fresno," federal authorities say. On Tuesday, Torrecillas Urias was officially stripped of his crown. He pled guilty to distributing fentanyl and conspiracy charges involving the intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, U.S. Attorney...
Labor Day Hotel Strikes Reflect the Frustrations of a Workforce Largely Made Up of Women of Color
BOSTON — More than 10,000 workers at 25 hotels across the U.S. were on strike Monday after choosing Labor Day weekend to amplify their demands for higher pay, fairer workloads and the reversal of COVID-era cuts. The UNITE HERE union, which represents the striking housekeepers and other hospitality workers, said...
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Slumps Toward Its Worst Day in Nearly a Month
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are slumping Tuesday following a disappointingly weak start to a week full of updates on the economy. The S&P 500 was 1.4% lower in midday trading and on track for its worst day in nearly a month, coming off a winning week that had carried...
ESPN Networks, ABC and Disney Channels Go Dark on DirecTV on a Busy Night for Sports
LOS ANGELES — ESPN has gone off the air on a major carrier for the second straight year during the U.S. Open tennis tournament and in the midst of the first full weekend of college football. Disney Entertainment channels went dark on DirecTV Sunday night after the sides were unable...