A Fresno Unified incumbent who has trailed her challenger since Election Night has surged into the lead, according to the latest vote update provided Wednesday by the Fresno County Elections Office. The results also show that candidates are holding their leads in other tight School Board and City Council races,...
Fresno Man’s Inspiring Family Battle Against Cancer Featured in People Magazine
The inspiring Thanksgiving story of a Fresno man and his family's battle against cancer got exclusive coverage from People on Wednesday. The coverage focuses on the importance of genetic testing and how the family is celebrating the holiday this week. Shortly after his father had some of his stomach removed...
AMOR Wellness Delivers 300 Thanksgiving Meals to Mendota Families in Need
AMOR Wellness brought Thanksgiving cheer to families in Mendota on Saturday, delivering 300 meals to those in need. For seven years, the organization has worked to address food insecurity in the community by ensuring struggling families have a special meal during the holiday season. Joining the effort was former California...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Denied Bail by Third Judge as He Awaits Sex Trafficking Trial
NEW YORK — Sean "Diddy" Combs was denied bail on Wednesday as he awaits a May sex trafficking trial by a judge who cited evidence showing him to be a "serious risk" of witness tampering and proof he has tried to hide prohibited communications with third parties while incarcerated. U.S....
Police Deny Sitting on Evidence as Netflix Doc Brings Renewed Attention to JonBenet Ramsey’s Killing
DENVER — Amid renewed interest in the killing of JonBenet Ramsey triggered in part by a new Netflix documentary, police in Boulder, Colorado, refuted assertions this week that there is viable evidence and leads about the 1996 killing of the 6-year-old girl that they are not pursuing. JonBenet Ramsey, who...
Fresno Man Who Died in Highway 41 Crash Identified
The passenger who lost his life when a driver lost control of a pickup truck on a rain-slick overpass early Tuesday was identified as Sokhoeun Sem Long, 47, of Fresno. The Fresno County Sheriff Coroner's Office identified Long on Wednesday. The fatal crash happened on Highway 41 near Highway 180,...
Reedley Crash Claims Teen’s Life. Passenger Arrested for Biting Officers.
An early morning crash near Reedley left an 18-year-old man dead and another injured after a violent single-vehicle accident, the California Highway Patrol reported. Isael Acevedo, 18, of Reedley, was killed when the Honda Accord he was driving veered off Vino Avenue near Jim Savage Road around 6:30 a.m. on...
Wired Wednesday: What’s Fresno County Doing to Correct Election Ballot Error?
On Wired Wednesday, GV Wire senior reporter David Taub talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Jim De La Vega about the number of incorrect ballots sent to city of Fresno voters. With the final vote yet to be certified, it doesn't appear that the mistake will affect the...
Federal Court Dismisses Defamation Lawsuit Against Fox News for Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theory
CROTON, N.Y. — A federal judge on Wednesday threw out a defamation lawsuit against Fox News by a former Donald Trump supporter who said he received death threats when the network aired false conspiracy theories about his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection. Raymond Epps, a former Marine,...
CA’s Growing Republican Caucus Is More Diverse. Is This a Sign of Things to Come?
The Republican caucus in California's Legislature is growing more diverse as Latino and Asian American candidates apparently flipped three Democrat-held seats, including unseating an incumbent Democrat senator for the first time in a presidential election since 1980. When new legislators are sworn in next week, Democrats will still control a...