On Wired Wednesday, GV Wire's senior reporter David Taub talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Karl Cooke about a former Starbucks employee who is suing the coffee company for wrongful termination. Samuel Garza III claims they terminated his employment after the company discovered he was a registered sex...
Wired Wednesday: The Iranian-American Perspective, Hear from Darius Assemi
GV Wire publisher Darius Assemi talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Liz Gonzalez about the Iran War and the Iranian-American perspective. For some, the war is not just a geopolitical story. It’s about family, identity, and the place once called home.
Wired Wednesday: What Happened to Fresno’s Great Debaters?
GV Wire’s Edward Smith talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Liz Gonzalez about the decline of speech and debate programs in Fresno Unified schools. Speech and debate at Fresno Unified has quietly dwindled to only three high schools — Bullard, Edison, and University High. However, the National Speech...
Wired Wednesday: Fresno Leads Lawsuit Against Trump Administration
GV Wire’s Edward Smith talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Karl Cooke about the city of Fresno’s lawsuit against the Trump administration. City Attorney Andrew Janz, lead attorney for the suit, said in the complaint that the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Department...
Wired Wednesday: Why Reedley Biolab Operator Came to US
GV Wire's Edward Smith talks with KMPH Fox 26 "Great Day" anchor Liz Gonzalez about the Reedley biolab operator and his intentions for coming to the United States. The operator, Jia Bei Zhu, entered the U.S. illegally after committing fraud on an "epic scale" in Canada. In April, Zhu's case...
Wired Wednesday: Voters Get Rare Chance to Pick Seven Fresno Judges
On this week’s Wired Wednesday, GV Wire senior reporter David Taub talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Karl Cooke about the seven judge's seats on Fresno County's June 2 ballot. It may be unprecedented to have that many open judicial seats in a single election. Court watchers GV Wire...
Wired Wednesday: Las Vegas and Reedley Biolab Raids
GV Wire’s Edward Smith talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Karl Cooke about the raid of a hazardous biolab conducted by the FBI and Las Vegas Police. In contrast to what happened when a dangerous illegal biolab was discovered in Reedley on 2023, federal authorities responded immediately in...
Wired Wednesday: Medicare Advantage Challenges Are Widespread
GV Wire’s Edward Smith talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Liz Gonzalez about health care issues that Fresno Unified retirees and others around the country are having with Medicare Advantage plans. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services expect Medicare Advantage enrollment to decrease by 1 million beneficiaries...
Wired Wednesday: How Is Fresno City Council Kicking off the New Year?
GV Wire’s David Taub discussed Fresno City Council’s first meeting of the year with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Liz Gonzalez, previewing agenda items that include the selection of a new City Council president, a request by City Attorney Andrew Janz for raises for executive assistants, and a proposed...
Wired Wednesday: Why Was Key Almond Forecast Scuttled?
GV Wire’s Edward Smith talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Liz Gonzalez about the demise of the Almond Board of California's annual forecast. The last projection, likely off by hundreds of millions of pounds, caused the largest single-day almond price loss in recent history. The forecast had been...