Hard-driving rock 'n' roll or getting pumped up for the 2024 Fresno State football season? That's among the many Fresno entertainment choices Friday night. Former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke will be at Fulton 55 while the Fresno State football team meets fans at the Bulldog Bash at Campus...
Majority of Americans, Including Republicans, Back Biden’s Supreme Court Term Limit Plan
President Joe Biden is set to support measures to reform the U.S. Supreme Court, including an enforceable ethics code and term limits for justices, according to a report from The Washington Post. The move comes amid Democratic outrage over recent court decisions and ethics scandals involving Justices Samuel Alito and...
Gambling Interests Gave $1M to California Lawmakers. Did It Influence Their Votes?
California's tribal casinos won a key vote on a gambling bill earlier this month after showering members of an obscure legislative committee with more than $1 million in campaign donations since the start of last year. That included funneling $92,500 in campaign donations to key members of the committee in...
Fresno Police Arrest Suspect in 2023 Shooting Death
The Fresno Police Department apprehended suspect Angel Xavier Gonzalez, 19, in connection with the shooting death of Simon Martinez, 25, exactly one year after the homicide occurred. On Tuesday, a search warrant was served at an apartment complex near Shaw and Valentine Avenues, leading to Gonzalez’s arrest. The homicide happened...
Stegosaurus Fossil Fetches Nearly $45M, Setting Record for Dinosaur Auctions
NEW YORK — The nearly complete fossilized remains of a stegosaurus fetched $44.6 million at auction Wednesday, Sotheby's said. The buyer's name was not disclosed. The fossil, dubbed "Apex," is considered to be among the most complete ever found, according to the auction house. Apex Shatters Previous Dinosaur Fossil Auction...
Wired Wednesday: The Battle Over South Fresno Industrial Growth
GV Wire reporter Edward Smith talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Kim Stephens about a new Fresno State study on the relationship between jobs and industrial growth in south Fresno. Smith's recent column opines that the study relied on faulty data and does not explain the full story.
President Joe Biden Tests Positive for COVID-19 While Campaigning in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — President Joe Biden has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a speaker at the UnidosUS annual conference broadcast on the White House's YouTube channel. Biden was slated to speak at the event in Las Vegas Wednesday afternoon as part of an effort to rally Hispanic voters...
Trump Credits Chart for Saving His Life, His Former White House Doctor Says
Donald Trump marveled to his former White House doctor about his good fortune hours after he was injured during a shooting Saturday. Trump Credits the Chart “That chart that I was going over saved my life,” Trump, the Republicans’ presumptive presidential nominee, told the doctor, Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, by...
Is the Food Safe at Fresno County Restaurants? Grand Jury Says Diners Face Significant Risks
A faulty software program and an understaffed, underpaid inspection team creates significant health threats for Fresno County diners, a civil grand jury report concludes. The Fresno County Grand Jury report released this week paints a bleak picture of available resources for the county's Department of Health inspectors. Jurors found the...
How a Kentucky Coal Miner’s Move to California Led to Bob Graham’s Gleaming ’55 Chevy
There’s something about dads and cars that’s more American than apple pie and arguing over who makes the best BBQ. Before some of us could walk, we were handed a wrench and told to “hold this.” For Mike Graham, co-owner of Graham’s Hot Rod Shop Inc. in Fresno, those early...