GV Wire interviewed Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) for a recent installment of our recurring Take 5 video feature. The full version of that interview is available above. Use the following time notations to hear Denham's responses to questions on individual topics: 00:00 — President Trump's actions on water policy and water...
Trump Plans to Send Troops to Border as Response to Caravan
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is planning to dispatch at least 800 active-duty troops to the southern border at the direction of a president who has sought to transform fears about immigration into electoral gains in the midterms as a caravan of thousands of migrants makes its way through Mexico....
City Council Candidates Forum: Arias vs. Hill, Esparza vs. Whelan
Candidates vying for two Fresno City Council seats debated issues in a lively forum Oct. 16Â hosted by GV Wire. Miguel Arias and Tate Hill are seeking to represent District 3 in southwest Fresno while Nelson Esparza and Brian Whelan are battling in central Fresno's District 7 race. All four...
Border Patrol's First Female Chief Hopes to Inspire Women
WASHINGTON — U.S. Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost says she hopes she can inspire other women to sign up with the agency, which has just one female agent for every 20 men. "If you're a woman in law enforcement, I don't care where you're at, you're a minority," Provost told...
Suspect in Deadly California Attacks Was Deported 6 Times
LOS ANGELES — A Texas man suspected of killing three people and seriously injuring four in a string of attacks on sleeping Southern California men — most of them homeless — had a long criminal history and had been deported from the United States six times, immigration officials said Tuesday...
Heng Dodges Question About Spotty Voting Record in Speech
Elizabeth Heng talked about her background and vision Monday for representing California's 16th District if she is elected to Congress in a speech to the Fresno Rotary Club. But at no time during her talk at the Cornerstone Conference Center did she directly address her rival's accusation that she has...
A Fresnan Will Represent District 8 in State Senate. Who Will It Be?
Here is one election prediction you can take to the bank: For the first time in 12 years, a Fresnan will represent what is now District 8 in the California Senate. That is because both candidates, Andreas Borgeas and Paulina Miranda, live in Fresno. Borgeas, a Fresno County supervisor, faces...
US Plans to Sidestep Limits on Detaining Immigrant Children
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Thursday it plans to circumvent a longstanding court agreement that governs how immigrant children are treated in immigration custody, in part to detain families longer as a way to deter migrants from crossing the Southwestern border illegally. The Homeland Security Department announced proposed regulations...
Which 8 House 'Principled Conservatives' Get Koch Bros Backing?
NEW YORK — The political network created by the billionaire Koch brothers announced plans to support eight House Republicans on Thursday, pledging financial resources and activists to help re-elect several vulnerable congressmen deemed "principled" conservatives. The first wave of endorsements includes a handful of sometime-critics of President Donald Trump, particularly...
Tibbetts' Father: Iowa Hispanics Are Locals 'With Better Food'
BROOKLYN, Iowa — The killing of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts has prompted criticism of the U.S. immigration system because the man charged in her death is a Mexican farmworker. But the victim's father told mourners he's been embraced by the local Hispanic community. Speaking Sunday afternoon to more...