Flindt Andersen from PAIN, District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp, Fresno County Interim Health Officer Dr. Rais Vohra, Police Chief Paco Balderrama, DEA Agent Bob Beris, and Fresno County Public Information Officer Sonja Dosti discuss the deadly fentanyl crisis impacting Fresno County with the Unfiltered panel. This program originally streamed on...
Here’s Why We Can’t Trust FBI Crime Stats the Next Few Years
National crime estimates the next few years will carry more uncertainty than ever before, says Jeff Asher, a crime analyst in New Orleans. That's because of a major change to how the FBI collects crime data. The new National Incident-Based Reporting System is expected to eventually be better than...
Which Former Raiders LB Is Getting an NFL Zebra Shirt and Whistle?
The NFL said Tuesday that 10 new game officials will take the field next season. The newcomers are a diverse group. There is side judge Lo van Pham, who becomes the NFL's first Asian-American official. Down judge Robin DeLorenzo is the third female official, joining Sarah Thomas and Maia...
Unfiltered – A Local View on Roe v Wade + How State Control is Raising Your Power Bill, Find Out Secrets to Lower It
On this week's episode of GV Wire Unfiltered, we explore why energy costs are so high in Fresno. We also discuss the leak of a controversial Supreme Court opinion on Roe v Wade. Special guests: -David Dick, Vice President, Donald P. Dick Air Conditioning, Inc. -Cam Maloy, Retired PG&E Energy...
How the Javelin’s Insane Engineering Destroys Russian Tanks
On paper, when the war began, Ukraine appeared to have little hope of fending off Russia's powerful military. However, democracies all over the world have rushed to Ukraine's aid against Putin's invaders. In addition, the Ukrainians have leveled the field (and Russian tanks) with their adroit use of the...
‘Chicken Joe’ of Ceres Gets 16 Month Sentence for Cockfighting Operation
Joseph D. Sanford, 74, of Ceres, whose nickname is “Chicken Joe,” was sentenced to 16 months in prison and fined $25,000 on Friday at the federal courthouse in Fresno. Sanford pleaded guilty in December 2021 to conspiring to sell, buy, possess, train, transport, deliver and receive game fowl intended...
Is ‘Blue Fatigue’ Building in Liberal California? Polls Suggest Yes.
The results of a poll released, appropriately, on Tax Day, indicate that Californians, no matter their partisan alignment, have grown weary of having to hand over so much of their money to the state and local governments. A separate poll arriving four days later shows that an increasing portion...
The Ukraine War in Pictures
Photographers from Associated Press and other agencies have documented Russia's invasion of Ukraine since the war began on Feb. 24, 2022. Here are the latest images depicting the heroism, terror, and pleas for help: A Boy's Last Goodbye To His Mother Tears at the Border A Ukrainian family at...
Video: Bill O’Reilly Threatens JetBlue Worker at JFK
Former Fox News opinion host Bill O'Reilly still walks around with a sense of entitlement. In this video, see him threaten a JetBlue worker at New York's JFK Airport after O'Reilly's flight to Turks and Caicos was delayed. O'Reilly was forced out at Fox News in April 2017 after...
Unfiltered – Why is Fresno Losing New Jobs to Other Valley Cities?
On this week's episode of Unfiltered, we explore Fresno’s difficulty attracting big employers because of a lack of land set aside for “industrial” uses. Special Guest: Lee Ann Eager - President/CEO, Fresno County Economic Development Corporation Join us for Unfiltered every Tuesday night at 6 p.m. live on gvwire.com and Facebook. Download the Unfiltered...