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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

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...

/ 19 hours 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...

/ 4 days 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 ...

/ 5 days 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....

/ 6 days 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...

/ 6 days 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...

/ 7 days 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...

/ 1 week 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

Fusion Energy Race Is On. Two Local Lawmakers Want California to Lead the Way

Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 2022 stunned the world when they showed that, for a fraction of a second at least, t...

/ 2 weeks ago

First California EV Mandates Hit Automakers This Year. Most Are Not Even Close

California’s effort to have no new gas-powered vehicles sold in the state by 2035 is beginning, and it requires 35% of all 2026 models...

/ 2 weeks ago

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) office building in Washington, Feb. 26, 2025. About 22,000 employees at the Internal Revenue Service have signed up for the Trump administration’s latest resignation offer, according to four people familiar with the matter, an exodus that could weaken the agency’s ability to collect taxes. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)

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More Than 20,000 IRS Employees Offer to Resign

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The North Portico of the White House is illuminated in blue for Autism Awareness Day, in Washington, U.S. April 2, 2020. (REUTERS File)

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Autism Rates in US Children Hit Record Level in 2022, CDC Data Show

The seal of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is seen at their headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 14, 2021. (REUTERS File)

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Whistleblower Org Says DOGE May Have Caused ‘Significant Cyber Breach’ at US Labor Watchdog

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Mexican National Sentenced for Trafficking Meth, Fentanyl Through Fresno County

President Donald Trump arrives at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., on April 11, 2025. A federal judge on April 14 temporarily blocked the Trump administration from using a wartime statute to deport to El Salvador Venezuelan immigrants in Colorado who have been accused of being violent gang members. (Tom Brenner/The New York Times)

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Judge Pauses Trump’s Use of Alien Enemies Act to Deport Venezuelans in Colorado

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