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...
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Leaders Applaud New Community Center for Highway City
Dignitaries and area residents gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking for the Granville Northwest Community Center on Aug. 9. The center will serve as a resource hub for residents of the area in the vicinity of Fresno's northwest border, known as Highway City. Construction of the 5,500 square foot building is being...
Want To Boost Creativity? Connect With Someone From a Foreign Country.
One of the best ways to spark your imaginative juices, says social scientist Adam Galinsky, is to purposely break out of your comfort zone. That could mean exposing yourself to different points of view and accessing new media. It can be something as simple as taking new routes to work or...
Inside the Sacred Danger of Thailand's Caves
For the past two weeks, a global audience has been transfixed by the drama of the daring rescue of 12 boys and their coach trapped within Tham Luang Nang Non, a cave deep underneath the mountains that form the Thai-Burmese border. The kids – a soccer team that also dabbled...
The Syrian War as Told Through the Photographer's Eyes
Seven years ago, during the Arab spring, the people of Syria peacefully protested the government of President Bashar al-Assad and asked for democratic reforms. Assad responded to the protests with violence, triggering a brutal civil war that continues today. The Washington Post published June 29 an emotionally moving photographic essay,...
Why Can't Israelis & Palestinians End Bloodshed? Retired FBI Agent Explains.
In the second part of our GV Wire series, retired FBI agent and Middle East legal attaché Tom Knowles analyzes the conflicts that fuel the continuing bloodshed between Israel and Hamas, which governs Gaza independently of the Palestinian Authority. At the time of this interview, the move of the U.S. Embassy...
Mayor Lee Brand's 2018 State of the City Address
Fresno Mayor Lee Brand gave his 2018 State of the City address on June 20 at the Fresno Convention Center. The luncheon event is organized annually by the Fresno Chamber of Commerce. Brand talked about a variety of issues including water, homelessness, public safety, fiscal challenges and economic development. You...
GV Wire Podcast: Election Brings Tight Races and Surprises
The GV Wire Podcast debuts today with a clear-eyed analysis into the results of last week's hard-fought California primary. In most cases, the top two candidates who will face off in November have been determined, although the outcome is still too close to call in several others. The results...
How Do You Survive an Active Shooter? Run. Hide. Fight.
"This may be the most important video you ever watch." Thus begins this video posted Feb. 18, 2018, on YouTube by the California State University system. Although the odds are slim that you will ever face an active shooter, the chances are increasing — especially on school and university campuses....