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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

Fresno Now Has a Professional Shakespeare Co. Thanks to Measure P Sales Tax

It may have been King Richard’s summer of discontent, but it wasn’t for the Chanticleer Shakespeare Co. Fresno’s first pro...

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Fresno Council Waters Down Infill Housing Tool. Perea Says Compromise Could Be Worse

After months of debating a code change to make housing conversions from office space easier, the Fresno City Council on a 4-3 vote removed a...

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Florida Congresswoman to Revive Bipartisan Immigration Bill. Valley Leaders Join the Push

A Republican congressmember’s revival of a 2023 bipartisan immigration reform bill has the support of Manuel Cunha, whose new group, I...

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Canseco, Cheechoo to Sign Autographs When Chukchansi Cuts Ribbon on Top Golf

Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino will soon have a Top Golf simulator, and to celebrate the opening, the Madera County gaming hub will bri...

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A Little Coffee With Your Whiskey? Downtown Fresno Gets New Craft Cocktail Lounge

Downtown Fresno will get a new craft cocktail lounge Friday with a focus on espresso-flavored drinks. The name? Neat & Noir. It only too...

/ 4 days ago

Physician Warns Fresno County Supervisors About Jail’s Medical Provider, Private Equity Co.

A physician at the Fresno County Jail appeared before Fresno County supervisors last week, revealing how private-equity management company W...

/ 5 days ago

Kaweah Health CEO Says He’s Ready to Retire After 34 Years at Hospital

After 34 years with the hospital, Kaweah Health CEO Gary Herbst says he will retire in June 2026. Retirement for the 66-year-old comes after...

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Fresno Scientist Says He Can Treat Raw Milk, Keep Its Benefits. He Just Got FDA Acceptance

A Fresno scientist’s novel method for treating raw milk — the first fundamentally different process since pasteurization was developed...

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Is a Waxed Apple ‘Ultra-Processed?’ CA Bill Could Trigger a Lawsuit Barrage

A new California bill could pit farmers and food processors against state legislators as one lobbyist says it opens up a new field of class-...

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An Unknowing Fresno County Gave Community Medical $2.7M While Hospital Engaged in Kickback Scheme

While Community Health System was involved in an alleged scheme rewarding doctors for their referrals with expensive liquor, cigars, and a s...

/ 2 weeks ago

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A "No war on Iran" banner is held as people attend an anti-war demonstration in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 21, 2025. (Reuters File)

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Advisory Warns of ‘Heightened Threat Environment’ in US After Iran Strikes

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi as they are flanked by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and members of Turkish and Iranian delegations, during the 51st Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in Istanbul, Turkey, June 21, 2025. (Reuters File)

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Muslim Countries to Set up Contact Group to Seek Israel-Iran De-Escalation

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Visalia Police Seek Public’s Help in Sexual Assault Investigation

President Donald Trump speaks as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves following a meeting in the White House, in Washington, U.S., April 7, 2025. (Reuters/Kevin Mohatt)

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Despite Clashes With US Presidents, Israel’s Netanyahu Usually Gets His Way

Pope Leo XIV holds a Jubilee audience on the occasion of the Jubilee of Sport, at St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican June 14, 2025. (Reuters File)

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Pope Leo Urges International Diplomacy to Prevent ‘Irreparable Abyss’

A satellite view shows an overview of Fordow underground complex, after the U.S. struck the underground nuclear facility, near Qom, Iran June 22, 2025. MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES/Handout via REUTERS

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US Bombing of Iran Started With a Fake-Out

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