The annual 9/11 remembrance in Clovis is recognized as one of the best in the country. On Tuesday, GV Wire's Jahz Tello shot and assembled this emotionally moving video. (Click on the photo above to view the video.) Beautiful video of our 9/11 ceremony this morning. https://t.co/xrUxfoFkes — Margaret Mims...
Gunman Kills His Wife, 4 Others and Himself in California
BAKERSFIELD — A gunman went on a rampage in Kern County, California, killing his wife and four other people before shooting himself to death, authorities said. Officials provided no immediate details Thursday morning on what prompted the shootings Wednesday evening at a home and a trucking company in Bakersfield, about...
Did State Workers Help Pro-Gas Tax Effort? Watchdog Investigates.
SACRAMENTO — California's campaign watchdog said Wednesday it is investigating whether a campaign to preserve the state's recent gas tax hike violated finance rules. The Fair Political Practices Commission will look into a complaint filed by the opposing campaign that alleges state employees distributed fliers urging voters to keep the...
Newsom: 'Guy in the White House Acts Like a Victim'
Gavin Newsom stumped in Fresno, touring for governor in his big blue bus. Speaking in front of a receptive audience of around 50, two Republican names permeated the conversation: Donald Trump and John Cox. Newsom mixed in a knock at the president while talking about his support for health care....
Court Sides With California in Fight Over Koch Group Donors
SAN FRANCISCO — A U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday that California's attorney general can collect the names and addresses of top donors to two conservative nonprofit groups, including one with links to the billionaire Koch brothers. The information from Americans for Prosperity Foundation and Thomas More Law Center serves the...
US Judge Strikes Down California Ban on Handgun Ads
SAN FRANCISCO — A U.S. judge on Tuesday struck down a nearly century-old California law that banned handgun ads at gun shops, saying the state failed to show it would prevent suicides or crime. The 1923 law banned any handgun ads at gun shops that were visible from outside the...
Public Can View Students 9/11 Art at McLane High School
McLane High School’s ArtVenture Academy is displaying art recognizing the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers in 2001. Students created the art the following year in 2002 and again in 2011 on the 10th anniversary of the attacks. The art is displayed in the hallways of the T Building, leading...
DeChambeau Goes Into Tour Championship in the Driver's Seat
Bryson DeChambeau, the Clovis golfer known for his unusual approach to the game, is human after all. DeChambeau finished in a tie for 19th place Monday in the rain-delayed BMW Championship in Newtown Square, Pennslyvania, snapping two straight victories in the prestigious season-ending Fex Ex Cup championships. Keegan Bradley held...
High-Speed Rail CEO: People Will Ask How They Lived Without It
High-speed rail will reduce travel times between major California cities. That is the belief of the bullet-train authority’s CEO Brian P. Kelly, who spoke in Fresno on Friday (Sept. 7). He said when the rail is built, for example, it will cut the time from San Francisco to Los Angeles...
California Takes Financial Wallop From Unrelenting Wildfires
SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST — California is taking a financial wallop from unrelenting wildfires that have drained its firefighting budget and prompted nearly $1 billion in property claims even before the start of the dangerous fall fire season, officials said Thursday. The disclosures came as a roaring blaze in a rural...