McALLEN, Texas — A dizzying volley of courtroom maneuvers over a Texas law that would allow the state to arrest and deport people who enter the U.S. illegally sowed confusion at the nation's border with Mexico on Wednesday as sheriffs, police chiefs and migrants waited for direction. Legal Proceedings and...
News Minute: Snell’s $62M Giants Contract, Boomtown Clovis, Banksy’s Latest Mural
Here’s a one-minute video look at three trending stories on GV Wire for Wednesday, March 20, in sports, the arts, and about Clovis: Blake Snell and San Francisco Giants Agree to $62 Million, 2-Year Contract, AP Source Says Boomtown Clovis: 600 Homes Win Partial Approval, More Land Annexed A New...
Reddit Poised to Make Its Stock Market Debut After IPO Prices at $34 Per Share Amid Strong Demand
SAN FRANCISCO — Reddit will enter a new era as a publicly traded company with a market value of $6.4 billion after the social media platform's initial public offering was priced at $34 per share. The price announced late Wednesday came in at the top end of the target range...
Biden Touts Arizona as America’s ‘Future’ as Government Invests $8.5 Billion in Chipmaker Intel
CHANDLER, Arizona — President Joe Biden on Wednesday celebrated an agreement to provide Intel with up to $8.5 billion in direct funding and $11 billion in loans for computer chip plants around the country, talking up the investment in the political battleground state of Arizona and calling it a way...
Fresno MAGA Activist Jason Phillips Dies in Solo Car Crash
Broken glass and bits of car parts remain on Copper Avenue near north Fresno. Memorials, with candles and beer cans, honor the lives of two men killed in a one-car traffic collision early Monday morning. Law enforcement said 24-year-old Jason Phillips and 32-year-old Chase McCutcheon died after a Tesla Model...
Saturday’s FresYes Fest Features Endless Array of Creations From Local Entrepreneurs
FresYes returns to downtown Fresno on Saturday, from 1 p.m. until 11 p.m. It is five blocks of music, food trucks, artists and fun. Admission is free. Last year, more than 25,000 people attended. Most of the activity will run along Fulton Street, between Tulare and Ventura streets. The event...
Gaza Now the ‘Greatest Open-Air Graveyard,’ Says EU Official
Josep Borrell, the European Union's foreign policy chief, says that Gaza before the war was the "greatest open-air prison." Now, he said, it has become "the greatest open-air graveyard" where tens of thousands of people have died. Borrell added that Gaza is also a "graveyard for many of the most...
Wired Wednesday: Fresno Unified Might Limit Superintendent Search
On this week’s Wired Wednesday, GV Wire News Director Bill McEwen talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Jim De La Vega about why Fresno Unified would be making a mistake if it limits the search for retiring Superintendent Bob Nelson's successor to internal candidates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNTa-FqJhuY
Judge Clears Way for Trump to Appeal Ruling Keeping Fani Willis on Georgia 2020 Election Case
ATLANTA — The judge overseeing the Georgia 2020 election interference case cleared the way Wednesday for Donald Trump and other defendants to appeal a ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the prosecution. Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee's ruling means defense attorneys can ask the Georgia...
During the Israel-Hamas War, Jews Will Soon Celebrate Purim — One of Their Most Joyous Holidays
Purim is widely depicted as the most thoroughly joyful of Jewish holidays — highlighted by celebrations that include costumes, skits, noisemakers and varying degrees of rowdiness. It celebrates the biblical story of how a plot to exterminate Jews in Persia was thwarted, and thus is embraced as an affirmation of...