Stormchaser Reed Timmer, a professional meteorologist and reality TV star, captured the worst of Hurricane Ian as it moved onshore in Florida. Here are the timestamp chapters for his eight-minute video: 00:00 — Intro 00:41 — Arrival on Pine Island 01:41 —Reed standup 01:52 — Surge coming in, walking...
UNFILTERED – Squaw Bill Signed, Dems’ Criticism of Smittcamp, Caglia Environmental and Armenia
In this week's episode of UNFILTERED, we dive into the following topics: Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a bill that removes the word "squaw" from California place names and government buildings Fresno Democratic Party criticizes D.A. Lisa Smittcamp Caglia Environmental is using robots for recycling and Fresno Councilmember Mike Karbassi joins...
RIP, Jerry Rosander, 92, a Visionary Leader in Turbulent Times for Fresno Unified
Gerald Arthur Rosander, who uplifted the lives of young people in Fresno and elsewhere in California as an education leader, died Wednesday, Sept. 14, in San Diego, at the age of 92. Mr. Rosander was responsible for major positive changes in education, including desegregating Fresno Unified School District in...
Granville Home of Hope Sells Out, Record $1M for Local Nonprofits
One day ahead of the 17th annual Granville Home of Hope drawing, raffle tickets sold out for the sixth straight year — this time raising a record $1 million for local charities. “I would like to offer a very heartfelt and warm thank you to everybody who purchased a...
Westlands’ Delta Habitat Restoration Project Faces ‘Greenlash’
If California sees its environmental goals realized, does it matter who contributes to the success? For some environmental groups, it apparently matters a great deal. Especially if Fresno-based Westlands Water District is the agency that turned 2,100 acres of cattle pastureland into tidal marshland in pursuit of reviving native...
Sheriff’s Office IDs Two Men Shot Dead in Mendota
The Fresno County Sheriff's Office has identified two Mendota residents who were shot to death early Sunday morning. The victim are Jose Abrego-Guardado, 47, and Wilmer Navarro, 24. According to a sheriff's news release, Mendota police officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 600 block of...
Valley Well Positioned to Accelerate Its Steady Clean Air Transformation
As lifelong residents of this great Valley, we have had the pleasure of helping to clean the air and improve the health of our families, friends, and neighbors in two of the state’s most underserved communities. Our role as city representatives to the Governing Board of the Valley Air...
UNFILTERED – DeSantis’ Treatment of Immigrants, Elections Update, Fresno County Redistricting
In this week's episode of UNFILTERED, we discussed the following topics: Desantis Sends Immigrants to Martha's Vineyard Elections Update Fresno County Redistricting Tune in for “Unfiltered” every Tuesday night at 6 p.m. live on gvwire.com and Facebook. Download the Unfiltered Podcast here or on your favorite mobile app. Unfiltered is hosted by GV Wire Publisher...
Porterville Man Who Tried to Kill Cops Gets Life Sentence
Marwin McDarment, 44, received 216 years to life in state prison on Wednesday for the attempted murder of multiple peace officers during a 2011 shootout on the Tule River Reservation. The sentence for the Porterville man was announced by Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward in a news release...
Want an Electric Hummer? Sorry, You’ll Have to Wait, Says GMC
General Motors said Wednesday it will stop taking reservations for the all-electric GMC Hummer pickup and Hummer SUV. According to a GMC spokesman, Hummer enthusiasm "has led to over 90,000 reservations for both pickup and SUV, and we’re excited to say this incredible demand has led to Hummer EV...