Sometimes – not often, but sometimes – one person can have a life-changing impact on the wellbeing of millions of people. Marion Joseph, who died nearly a year ago at age 95, was one of those people. She impacted millions of California schoolchildren present and future who struggle with reading...
RIP, Dr. Gene Kallsen, Fresno’s ‘Father’ of Emergency Medicine
Fresno lost a giant with the death of Dr. Gene Kallsen, often described and celebrated as the "father" of emergency medical services. Dr. Kallsen died unexpectedly in his sleep on Saturday, March 4, friends of his family said. Up until his passing, he led a busy life and often could...
Noted Clovis Athlete and Educator is Naming Choice for District’s Newest School
Clovis Unified's newest elementary school will honor Satoshi "Fibber" Hirayama, a standout athlete at Fresno State, professional baseball player, and longtime district employee who was the first principal of Gateway High School. The board voted unanimously Wednesday night to name the new school at Fowler and McKinley avenues for Hirayama,...
How Many Days Will Valley Get to Dry Out Before Storms Return?
Enjoy the sunshine while you can. The National Weather Service says there's a 20% chance that light rain could return Friday evening and linger through the weekend. Then, beginning on Monday, Fresno and surrounding Valley communities could see moderate to heavy precipitation lasting two days. "Model ensemble means are showing...
Dry Local Lake, Once a Giant, Expected to Return to Life This Year
Spanish soldier and California explorer Pedro Fages was chasing deserters in 1772 when he came across a vast marshy lake and named it Los Tules for the reeds and rushes that lined its shore. Situated between the later cities of Fresno and Bakersfield, Tulare Lake, as it was named in...
California Legislators Unanimously Supported Tampons in Boys’ Restrooms in 2021 Law
Watch UNFILTERED Live Tonight (March 14) on GVWire.com at 6 p.m. as we discuss this topic! California public schools are required to provide free menstrual products such as tampons in all girls' restrooms, all gender restrooms, and at least one boys' restroom. But two years after Assembly Bill 367 was...
Starbucks Wants to Add a Downtown Fresno Drive-Thru. It’s Under Appeal.
Starbucks wants to add another drive-thru store in downtown Fresno, and city staff has signed off on the plan. But, two appeals are raising traffic and environmental concerns, which the Planning Commission will hear Wednesday evening at City Hall. The coffee purveyor plans to build on a 7,300-square-foot vacant lot...
Atmospheric River Expected to Hit Fresno Hard Tonight, End Wednesday
Wet weather is in the cards for the next eight to 14 days according to longer-range forecasts by the National Weather Services' Climate Prediction Center, said Brian Ochs, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Hanford. Another warm, atmospheric river-type storm is scheduled to arrive in Central California on...
Fresno Deputies Rescue 3 Elderly Women Trapped by Rising Floodwaters
Rising water from heavy rains and snowmelt knocked out a culvert that trapped three elderly women, including a 104-year-old, in their Squaw Valley area home until Fresno County sheriff's deputies could rescue them Friday, Sheriff John Zanoni told reporters. And it wasn't the only rescue. CalFire Capt. Dustin Hail said...
Latest Storm Puts Mother Nature’s Awesome Power on Display in Valley
After three years of drought, the skies are showering the Valley — and all of California — with an abundant supply of rain and snow. Here are images from GV Wire's videographers, as well as from social media posts, of the moisture-laden warm storm that began Thursday, March 9, 2023,...