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Edward Smith,
Multimedia Journalist

Edward Smith began reporting for GV Wire in May 2023. His reporting career began at Fresno City College, graduating with an associate degree in journalism. After leaving school he spent the next six years with The Business Journal, doing research for the publication as well as covering the restaurant industry. Soon after, he took on real estate and agriculture beats, winning multiple awards at the local, state and national level. You can contact Edward at 559-440-8372 or at Edward.Smith@gvwire.com.

Stories by Edward Smith

It’s Official: Horse Racing Out at The Big Fresno Fair for 2025

There will be no horse racing at the 2025 Big Fresno Fair. The decision from The Big Fresno Fair leadership to not pursue its own racing lic...

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$3M Donation to Valley Children’s Aids Cancer Survivors, Kids With Disabilities

Celebrating the farming company’s 100th anniversary, the James G. Boswell Foundation gave $3 million to Valley Children’s Health...

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Will Costa’s New Bill Become the Long-Awaited Fix for DACA?

A bill from Democratic lawmakers would provide a long-awaited path to citizenship for children protected under the Deferred Action for Child...

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Trump Wants to Sell ‘Gold Cards’ to Wealthy Immigrants for $5M

President Donald Trump said Tuesday a new immigration program in the coming weeks would provide a path to citizenship for wealthy immigrants...

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Would a Fresno Smoke Shop Ordinance Cost Taxpayers Tens of Millions?

As Fresno City Council will consider an ordinance Thursday potentially closing down about 70 smoke shops, a coalition of business owners has...

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Trump’s Reclamation Bureau Doubles Water Allocation Over 2024

In a water year not too different than 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation doubled its February allocation from last year, attributing the ...

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JOANN Fabrics Sale Finalized. Clovis, Visalia Stores Will Close.

Retail liquidator GA Group won the bid to buy out JOANN Fabrics and Crafts, which means the effective end of the country’s largest fab...

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1.1 Million Bee Colonies Died This Winter. Race Is On to Learn Why.

When beekeepers opened their hives for the first time this year, many of them found devastating numbers of empty hives. Even good beekeepers...

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Bullard Teacher Arrested for 10 Sex Felonies Involving Student

Police arrested 37-year-old Bullard High teacher Ray Waller Thursday on suspicion of having sex with a minor and making or selling pornograp...

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Protester Hurls Tomato at Tulare Assemblywoman During High-Speed Rail Conference

While Assemblywoman Alexandra Macedo, R-Tulare. spoke about the investigation into high-speed rail on Thursday in Los Angeles, a protester t...

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Israelis gather on the side of a road where the funeral convoy carrying the coffins of slain hostages Shiri Bibas and her two children, Ariel and Kfir, will pass by near Kibbutz Yad Mordechai, Israel, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. The mother and her two children were abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, and their remains were returned from Gaza to Israel last week as part of a ceasefire agreement with Hamas. (AP/Maya Alleruzzo)

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Hamas Hands Over to Red Cross 4 Dead Hostages From Gaza, as Palestinians Leave Israeli Prison

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Wired Wednesday: What’s Behind the Massive Bee Colony Collapse?

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Fresno County Repeat Drunk Driver Sentenced to 15 Years to Life for Fatal Crash

Demonstrators protest against cuts to American foreign aid spending, including USAID and the PEPFAR program to combat HIV/AIDS, at the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Trump Administration Cutting 90% of USAID Foreign Aid Contracts, Documents Show

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Fresno Police to Conduct Motorcycle Safety Enforcement Saturday

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