Elaine Ganley, Author at Valley News

People pray as Notre Dame cathedral is burning in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. A catastrophic fire engulfed the upper reaches of Paris' soaring Notre Dame Cathedral as it was undergoing renovations Monday, threatening one of the greatest architectural treasures of the Western world as tourists and Parisians looked on aghast from the streets below. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Notre Dame Cathedral burns

by Lori Hinnant Associated Press, Samuel Petrequin Associated Press, and Elaine Ganley Associated PressApril 15, 2019

PARIS — A massive fire engulfed the upper reaches of Paris’ soaring Notre Dame Cathedral as it was undergoing renovations Monday, threatening one of the greatest architectural treasures of the Western world as tourists and Parisians looked on aghast…

A man lights a candle as he pays respects to the victims the night following an attack that killed three persons and wounding at least 13, in Strasbourg, eastern France, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. More than 24 hours after a man sprayed gunfire at crowds in France's largest Christmas market as he shouted "God is great!" over 700 security forces combed the eastern city of Strasbourg on Wednesday for the 29-year-old suspect who's been in trouble with the law since age 10. (AP Photo/Jean Francois Badias)

Police Hunt Gunman

by Lori Hinnant Associated Press, and Elaine Ganley Associated PressDecember 12, 2018

Firefighters try to extinguished a car set on fire by demonstrators during clashes with riot police, in Paris, France, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018. Crowds of protesters angry at President Emmanuel Macron and France's high taxes tried to converge on the presidential palace Saturday, some scuffling with police firing tear gas, amid exceptional security measures aimed at preventing a repeat of last week's rioting. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Rioting Engulfs Paris as Anger Grows Over High French Taxes

by Elaine Ganley Associated Press, and John Leicester Associated PressDecember 8, 2018

FILE - In this March 24, 2011 file French Chef Paul Bocuse poses outside his famed Michelin three-star restaurant L'Auberge du Pont de Collonges in Collonges-au-Mont-d'or, central France. French interior minister announces Saturday Jan.20, 2018 that Paul Bocuse, a master of French cuisine, has died at 91. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani, File)

Paul Bocuse, Globe-Trotting Master of French Cuisine, Dies

by Elaine Ganley Associated PressJanuary 22, 2018

A poster for far-right presidential candidate Marine le Pen reading "Choose France" is pictured in Ennemain, northern France, Thursday, May 4, 2017. Le Pen and centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron face on in Sunday's runoff vote, with the latest polls suggesting Macron is well ahead. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)

Accusations Muddle Election

by Sylvie Corbet Associated Press, and Elaine Ganley Associated PressMay 5, 2017

Police take positions near the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, France, after a fatal shooting in which a police officer was killed along with an attacker, Thursday, April 20, 2017. French media are reporting that two police officers were shot Thursday on the famed shopping boulevard. Many police vehicles can be seen on the avenue that passes many of the city's most iconic landmarks. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)

Champs-Elysees Gunman Had Criminal Record, Praised ISIS

by Elaine Ganley Associated Press, and Lori Hinnant Associated PressApril 21, 2017

Far-right leader and candidate for next spring presidential elections Marine le Pen, center left, shakes hands as she visits the Entrepreneur Fair, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017 in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

French Candidate Shares Vision

by Elaine Ganley Associated PressFebruary 5, 2017

Firefighters leave the bar where a fire broke in Rouen, western France, Saturday Aug.6, 2016. A fire swept through a Friday night birthday party at a bar in the Normandy city of Rouen, killing at least 13 people and injuring six others, French authorities said. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)

French Bar Party Fire Kills 13, Injures 6

by Elaine Ganley Associated Press, and Samuel Petrequin Associated PressAugust 6, 2016