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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

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Merced Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man suspected in a strong-arm robbery at the Shoe Palace in the Merced Mall on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. (Merced PD)

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Merced Police Seek Suspect in Shoe Palace Robbery

A coast guard boat of the Venezuelan Navy operates off the Caribbean coast on the day Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro says that his country would deploy military, police, and civilian defenses at 284 "battlefront" locations across the country, amid heightened tensions with the U.S., in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, September 11, 2025. (Reuters File)

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US Warns Airlines of Potential Hazards When Flying Over Venezuela

A Tulare County sheriff’s K9 deputy found about 90 pounds of meth during a Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, traffic stop in Teviston, leading to the arrest of Joel Hernandez-Antunez and the seizure of additional cocaine from his home, officials said. (Tulare County SO)

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Tulare County K9 Deputy Finds 90 Pounds of Meth in Traffic Stop

President Donald Trump speaks as New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani stands beside him in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)

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President Heaps Praise on Mamdani and New York’s Future

People inspect the damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, in Black River, Jamaica, November 5, 2025. (Reuters File)

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Jamaica Reports Deadly Leptospirosis Outbreak After Hurricane Melissa

Signage is seen at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 29, 2020. (Reuters/Andrew Kelly)

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US Consumer Bureau Shifts To Limited Oversight Instead of Dismantling Agency

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