Miranda Suarez
Fort Worth ReporterMiranda Suarez is KERA’s Fort Worth reporter.
Before coming to North Texas, she was the Lee Ester News Fellow at Wisconsin Public Radio, where she covered statewide news, including election security and politics, as well as local police and military issues in the city of Madison.
Originally from Massachusetts, Miranda started her journalism career at WTBU, Boston University’s student radio station. Her first public radio jobs were at WBUR, where she was a newscast intern and later a fellow on the business desk. During an internship at Boston 25 News, she conducted an investigation into mental health counseling services at Massachusetts colleges and universities that was nominated for a 2019 New England Emmy.
Miranda is always looking for stories of the weird and wonderful — whether it’s following a robot around a grocery store or sampling cheeses at a Wisconsin cheese contest. Outside of journalism, she loves reading, road trips and Dungeons & Dragons.
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Homelessness and housing instability are persistent problems for veterans nationwide. High housing costs in North Texas are hurting even those who were doing fine a few months ago, advocates say. -
Fort Worth has joined a national effort to bring historic commercial areas back to life.
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Fort Worth has a ban on short-term rentals in residential neighborhoods, but that ban isn't widely enforced. Visitors to the city still have plenty of options when it comes to a weekend stay, especially in the popular Fairmount neighborhood, where some residents say they're losing their homes to Airbnbs.
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Hot, dry conditions are driving wildfires in North Texas and across the state, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.
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Greg Corley needs to have his right arm amputated after the Denton County Jail failed to give him proper medical care, Corley's father told KERA.
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Fort Worth officials to examine safety standards after grass fires shut down July 4th fireworks showFort Worth’s fire chief said officials will take another look at standards for firework safety, after the city’s 4th of July fireworks show at Panther Island Pavilion ended early due to fires.
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Aaron Dean’s defense team successfully argued that the judge assigned to Dean's murder trial is so hostile and biased that he needs to be removed.
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Texas abortion providers are trying to win back the last weeks of legal abortion in Texas with a new lawsuit against Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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Bertinand “Bertie” Gardner said he was shocked when 200 people showed up to the first ever Youth Pride Picnic in Fort Worth last year. While he was planning the event for the local nonprofit LGBTQ Saves, people told him to expect less than half that number.
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Judge David Hagerman, who’s presiding over Dean’s trial, refused to give up the case after the defense team accused him of bias. Now, the trial will be delayed while another judge decides if Hagerman should recuse himself.
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After “an exceptionally bad year for distemper in Texas,” Dallas Animal Services is asking for help keeping unvaccinated dogs out of the shelter’s general population.
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Two former county jailers face criminal charges for allegedly lying about checking on an inmate, who later died in custody. While the county prosecutes them, it is also paying for their defense in a federal lawsuit.
