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Google Earth Leads to Remains of Missing Florida Man in Lake

September 14, 2019

William Moldt (National Missing & Unidentified Persons System via AP) WELLINGTON, Fla. — It took 22 years, but a missing man's remains were finally found thanks to someone who zoomed in on his former Florida neighborhood with Google satellite images an...

Photo of a man taking photos of waves crashing in Myrtle Beach

A Re-Energized Hurricane Dorian Rakes the Southeast US Coast

AP News

September 5, 2019

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Hurricane Dorian raked the Carolina coast with howling, window-rattling winds and sideways rain Thursday, spinning off tornadoes and knocking out power to more than 200,000 homes and business...

Photo of cars underway because of Hurricane Dorian's pounding rains

‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Dorian Parks Over the Bahamas

AP News

September 3, 2019

FREEPORT, Bahamas — Practically parking over the Bahamas for a day and a half, Hurricane Dorian pounded away at the islands Tuesday in a watery onslaught that devastated thousands of homes, trapped people in at...

Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein Charged with Molesting Dozens of Girls

AP News

July 8, 2019

NEW YORK — In a startling reversal of fortune, billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein was charged Monday with sexually abusing dozens of underage girls in a case brought more than a decade after he secretly cut a deal with federal prosecutors to dispose of near...

Lawsuit Blames Tiger Woods for Drunken Driver’s Death

AP News

May 14, 2019

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The parents of a drunken driver who died in a car crash last year are suing Tiger Woods. They blame the golfer and his girlfriend for allowing their son to drive home from their Florida ...

Ex-Officer Sentenced to 25 Years in Black Motorist’s Killing

AP News

April 25, 2019

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A former Florida police officer received a 25-year prison sentence Thursday for the fatal on-duty shooting of a black musician whose SUV had broken down after a late-night concert. "T...

More Armed Teachers Allowed Under Florida Bill

AP News

April 23, 2019

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida is on the verge of expanding a law that allows some teachers to carry guns in the classroom after the Senate passed a wide-ranging school safety bill Tuesday. The bill seeks changes to a law enacted last year after a gunman kille...

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Colorado Dog Reunited With Florida Family After 2017 Theft

AP News

April 22, 2019

SOUTHWEST RANCHES, Fla. — A dog found abandoned in Colorado has been returned to its family, nearly two years after it was stolen in Florida as a puppy. Animal charity organization Wings of Rescue says the G...

NFL Aims to Handle Kraft Case Like Any Other Conduct Matter

AP News

February 25, 2019

NEW YORK — The NFL says it will handle the sex solicitation case involving New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft as it would any other issue under the league's conduct policy. The 77-year-old owner has bee...

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One Year Later, Parkland Shooting Disrupts School Life

AP News

February 14, 2019

OKEECHOBEE, Fla. — Some students have difficulty trusting classmates outside their circle. Parents say interactions with school staff are more impersonal. Teachers worry that added security detracts from learning. The Parkland massacre a year ago upended sc...

Overwhelmed and Understaffed, Fresno and Caltrans Discuss Highway Clutter

Silver Lining in Epstein Saga: New Focus on Victims’ Rights

Protest Likely to Greet Trump Fundraising Trip in California

Behind Newsom’s Break with Democrats on Environmental ‘Trump Insurance’ Bill

How Much Could PG&E’s Rates Rise? What You Need to Know.

CA College Students Shell Out $2K a Month for Housing, Books, Food Alone

Why Community-Owned Grocery Stores Like Co-Ops Are the Best Recipe for Revitalizing Food Deserts

How TV Cameras Influence Candidates’ Debate Success

Stephen Curry Embraces Warriors' Change, Praises Durant

Gyorko, Dodgers Damage Mets’ Chances With 3-2 Comeback Win

Rocker Ric Ocasek, Frontman of the Cars, Dead at 75

Remembering Ray O’Canto, Fresno Media Personality and Bulldog Booster

Foster Youth Need More Than Education to Build a Stable Life

CA College Students Shell Out $2K a Month for Housing, Books, Food Alone

Walters: Housing Action Just Half-a-Loaf

Why Community-Owned Grocery Stores Like Co-Ops Are the Best Recipe for Revitalizing Food Deserts

Can You Hear Us Now? Give the GV Wire 'Listen' Feature a Try.

NW Fresno Council Candidates Clash Over Police, Homeless

District 2 Candidates Weigh in on Homeless, Police, Potholes

California’s Worsening Wildfires, Explained

Biden: Trump 'Fanning the Flames of White Supremacy'

Vow to Ban Assault Weapons Gives O’Rourke Debate Breakout

Democratic Debate: Top 2020 Contenders Finally on the Same Stage

Debate Offers Harris Chance to Regain Momentum in 2020 Race

Google Earth Leads to Remains of Missing Florida Man in Lake

A Re-Energized Hurricane Dorian Rakes the Southeast US Coast

‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Dorian Parks Over the Bahamas

Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein Charged with Molesting Dozens of Girls

Lawsuit Blames Tiger Woods for Drunken Driver’s Death

Ex-Officer Sentenced to 25 Years in Black Motorist’s Killing

More Armed Teachers Allowed Under Florida Bill

Colorado Dog Reunited With Florida Family After 2017 Theft

NFL Aims to Handle Kraft Case Like Any Other Conduct Matter

One Year Later, Parkland Shooting Disrupts School Life

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