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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

Vendors Back at Fresno’s Art Hop? Survey Wants to Know What You Think

The organization behind one of Downtown Fresno’s most popular events wants to know whether to bring vendors back to Art Hop. And, even...

/ 3 days ago

Fresno Unified Trustees Passed Over a National Superintendent of the Year

Fresno Unified trustees have passed over a former national superintendent of the year in their search for the district’s next chief ex...

/ 4 days ago

What Are Fresno Real Estate Experts Predicting for 2025 and Beyond?

Whether it be housing or commercial real estate, economic slowdowns stifled growth in Fresno County in 2024. But after years of declines, ex...

/ 1 week ago

Fresno Council Approves Going After Copper Thieves. Will DA Prosecute on County Side?

The Fresno City Council on Thursday introduced a rule allowing police to seize excessive amounts of copper wire from people and empowering t...

/ 1 week ago

Trustees Select Fresno Unified’s New Superintendent. Was ‘the Fix’ On?

Trustees have begun negotiations on a contract to make Misty Her the next Fresno Unified superintendent, multiple sources tell GV Wire. Her ...

/ 2 weeks ago

Fewer Americans Say the Israel-Hamas War Is Important: Survey

While a majority of Americans still view the war in Gaza as personally important in their lives, their numbers are dropping, a survey shows....

/ 2 weeks ago

New Kaweah Health Clinic Is Coming to Woodlake

Visalia-based Kaweah Health cut the ribbon April 3 on a new health clinic in Woodlake. The hospital networks plans to have the facility open...

/ 2 weeks ago

Smittcamp Warns Fresno Supervisors About New Copper Theft Law. Bredefeld Wants to Take a Risk

This story was updated to include clarification from Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp. After a warning from Fresno County Dist...

/ 2 weeks ago

Fresno County’s Foothills Showcase Grasses and Wildflowers

While Wall Street may be shedding green, Fresno County is embracing it. It’s the time of the year when the Central Valley shows off ho...

/ 2 weeks ago

Newsom Wants to Bypass Trump Tariffs With Direct CA Trade Deals

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday asked exporting countries worldwide to spare California their retaliatory tariffs, saying he plans to pursue dir...

/ 2 weeks ago

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The corporate logo of the UnitedHealth Group appears on the side of one of their office buildings in Santa Ana, California, U.S., April 13, 2020. (REUTERS/Mike Blake)

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Pilar Rose, 51, formerly of Fresno, pleaded guilty to tax evasion and obstructing an IRS audit, agreeing to forfeit her mansion and BMW after falsifying financial records to evade taxes and secure fraudulent loans. (Zillow)

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Woman in Fresno Mansion Fraud Case Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion

Nathaniel Ray Diaz, 21, of Greenfield, is a California state prisoner who has been indicted on federal charges on Monday, April 21, 2025, for allegedly directing a minor to send sexually explicit images while serving time for previous offenses against the same child. (Shutterstock)

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California Prisoner Indicted for Exploiting Child Victim While Incarcerated

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at a news conference about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest autism survey in Washington, April 16, 2025. In his first attempt to significantly change the nation’s food supply, Kennedy will direct food manufacturers to phase out eight petroleum-based food dyes that are found in hundreds of thousands of grocery-store staples, the department said on Monday, April 21. (Pete Kiehart/The New York Times)

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Kennedy Plans to Phase Out 8 Commonly Used Food Dyes

President Donald Trump attends the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 21, 2025. (REUTERS/Leah Millis)

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