Miranda Suarez
Miranda 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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While the spring election hasn’t received as much attention as last November’s presidential and state Legislative contests, the candidates on the ballot potentially have much more influence on residents’ day-to-day lives.Here’s what you need to know about the May 1 election. -
Two opposing Episcopal groups have been locked in a property battle over five church buildings for more than a decade. Now, with the more conservative side winning out, the congregations at five churches have to find new places to worship.
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Fort Worth's longest-serving mayor, Betsy Price, isn't running for reelection, leaving room for change in city leadership for the first time in years. Two current City Council members are gunning for her job, and another is retiring, leaving three seats up for grabs -- and the races are more crowded than usual. This is a big difference from years past. In 2019, all the same City Council members got reelected.
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Betsy Price, Fort Worth's longest-serving mayor, is stepping down, leaving room for change in city government.
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The MedStar ambulance service has seen an increase in opioid overdoses. Meanwhile, local law enforcement says fentanyl, a powerful and deadly synthetic opioid, is becoming more prevalent.
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Arlington already has an unconventional public transit system. Now it's adding driverless vehicles to the mix.
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In June 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that LGBTQ people are protected from employment discrimination under federal law. This month, a Texas court decided the same applies to state law, too.
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In October 2019, a white Fort Worth police officer shot and killed Atatiana Jefferson, a Black woman, in her home. Her family is still waiting on a trial, which has been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The head of Fort Worth's water utility says he got no warning that three out of four of the city's water plants would lose power during the storm in February.
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Fort Worth Businesses Choose What Safety Measures To Keep As State Mask Mandate, Capacity Limits EndAs of Wednesday, Texas' statewide mask mandate and capacity limits for businesses end. Two Fort Worth business owners share whether they're sticking to the protocols.
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Price is Fort Worth's longest-serving mayor, and she announced last month she won't run for reelection.
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The Fort Worth Report is a nonprofit news outlet that plans to give the city local, in-depth news coverage that will keep elected officials accountable.
