The city of Fresno has finished a major rehabilitation and safety project along Blackstone Avenue from Minarets to Nees avenues, bringing the roadway up to modern standards for the first time in nearly 30 years, the city said in a statement. “This stretch of Blackstone hadn’t been touched in nearly...
Fresno Police Arrest Shooting Suspect After SWAT Standoff
A man was arrested Friday after a two-week investigation into an October shooting that left a 29-year-old man injured, police said. According to the Fresno Police Department, officers were called just after 12:30 a.m. on Oct. 29 to the area of Fruit and Ashlan avenues after reports of gunfire. A...
Trump Calls for ABC Broadcast Licenses To Be Revoked After Reporter’s Question
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that broadcasting licenses used by affiliates of Walt Disney's ABC should be "taken away" after he disagreed with a question posed by a reporter for the network. Trump made the comment after a reporter for ABC News asked Trump about the Jeffrey Epstein political scandal...
Father Boyle to Speak in Fresno on Gang Intervention and Hope
For nearly 40 years, Father Greg Boyle has helped steer gang members away from violence and despair in Southern California. "All we wanted to do at Homeboy Industries was infuse hope in those for whom it was foreign," Boyle said in an interview with GV Wire. Boyle will share his...
How Fresno State Can Host the Mountain West Championship
Fresno State football coach Matt Entz is glad meaningful games remain on the schedule. The Bulldogs host Utah State on Saturday at Valley Children’s Stadium and still have a shot at playing — and maybe even hosting — the Mountain West Conference title game on Dec. 5. "That's good, that's...
Trump Administration to Announce Steps to Dismantle Education Department
The Trump administration on Tuesday is expected to announce an aggressive plan to continue dismantling the Education Department, ending the agency’s role in supporting academics at elementary and high schools and in expanding access to college. Those responsibilities will instead be taken over by the Labor Department, according to three...
Trump Approval Falls to Lowest of His Term Over Prices and Epstein Files, Reuters/Ipsos Poll Finds
President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to 38%, the lowest since his return to power, with Americans unhappy about his handling of the cost of living and the investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. The four-day poll, which concluded on Monday, comes as...
In Fresno, Producer Lays Out Vision for More Authentic Muslim Representation in Hollywood
Michael Wolfe, executive producer and president of Unity Productions Foundation, told attendees at a Nov. 15 lecture in Fresno that his organization’s mission is to expand and humanize the portrayal of Muslims in American media. Wolfe, who co-founded UPF 25 years ago, said the nonprofit has produced 14 nationally aired...
US House Passes Measure to Force Release of Epstein Files
WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to force the release of Justice Department files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, an outcome President Donald Trump had fought for months before ending his opposition. Two days after Trump's abrupt about-face, the vote passed by...
Fresno Police Receive $635,000 Grant to Boost Traffic Safety
The Fresno Police Department has been awarded a $635,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety aimed at efforts to reduce serious injuries and deaths on local roads. The grant, which was announced Tuesday, will support enforcement and education efforts through September 2026. Under the grant, the department plans...