Single mom can’t get any help moving giant tree
MIDWEST CITY, Okla. - Our In Your Corner team helps a single mom with a big problem on her hands. She says a giant tree fell on top of her car and rental property following the recent ice storm. The...
View ArticleUpdate: Salesman Charged with Fraud
UPDATE 12/28/15: Our In Your Corner team has new information involving an Oklahoma salesman. For several years now we've been keeping close tabs on Russ Johnson. Small businesses allege he sold them...
View ArticleUpdate: What’s happening to your donation dollars?
Update 1/5/16 - Dean Schoenewald is headed to prison. Tuesday, a judge in Kingfisher County sentenced him to 15 years for burglary, kidnapping and threatening to shoot his son. The incident happened...
View ArticleWidow has big hang up with her phone bill
SPENCER, Okla. - Since November, Henri Wilson's phone bill has tripled. “They say, 'Pay $128 by the 12th of January,'” Wilson said. She was enrolled in Lifeline Oklahoma. The government benefit...
View ArticleWhat might happen when you click ‘Like’
OKLAHOMA CITY - Online scams are everywhere, and people are falling for them. Do your homework, before you click 'Like.' You might be helping a scammer cash in and not even know it. Many of the posts...
View ArticleUpdate: Contractor accused of scamming tornado victims extradited to Oklahoma
UPDATE 1/11/15: Our In Your Corner team has new details tonight involving a case of contractor fraud. Glenn McCoy his accused of ripping off a at least six families. Monday, he was formally arraigned...
View ArticleRoommates tired of fighting the cold
OKLAHOMA CITY - Lonny Ercanbrack's apartment feels more like the big chill. He says he’s been without heat for about three weeks. Property management loaned Lonny a couple of space heaters. Both Lonny...
View ArticleMan promises to fill cracks, leaves widow with shoddy work
CUSHING, Okla. - Audrey Shumard's kindness is what really left an impression on us and how trusting she is. Daughter, Jean, says her sweet mom was targeted by Danny Joles, a traveling cement man, who...
View ArticleHang up or say goodbye to your cash
OKLAHOMA CITY - Scammers are trying to entice people with a bogus offer of free cash to help pay for school, pay bills and make repairs. It’s a good thing Susan Benson knew better. “He went on and on...
View ArticleScam tracker tool lets you sniff out scams in your area
OKLAHOMA CITY - A new online tool lets you search scams in your area. The Better Business Bureau recently debuted its Scam Tracker. People report scams, so you can find out what fraud is happening in...
View ArticleSingle mom and kids living in miserable conditions
OKLA. CITY – Katrina Lambert says she and her four children are living in miserable conditions. She says they haven’t had heat or hot water in months. There’s a hole in her kitchen ceiling, a bug...
View ArticleTornado victim can’t get contractor to finish repairs
OKLAHOMA CITY - Myrisha Guy is lucky to be alive. Her mobile home was damaged by the May 6th tornado that leveled homes in south Oklahoma City. Her home sustained damage to the central heat and air,...
View ArticleGrieving family says cemetery buried loved one in wrong spot
TECUMSEH, OKLA. - Patsy Wehrer says she is devastated over her mom's burial. Elsie was laid to rest in the wrong spot at the Tecumseh Cemetery. “I never would ever dream this,” she said. A relative...
View ArticleCouple goes door-to-door with hard sell, offers dent repair
OKLAHOMA CITY - Monday, we tracked down a guy accused of doing shoddy body work. He goes by the name Tony and claims to run a mobile dent repair business. Paula Schwartz says he, his wife and their...
View ArticleProperty owners in a rut; their road is crumbling
OKLAHOMA CITY – Property owners living on Lyman Road in south Oklahoma City say no one wants to take responsibility for road repairs. The road is aging and in really bad shape. “It feels like you’re...
View ArticleDisbarred attorney owes client some money
OKLAHOMA CITY - Our In Your Corner team tracks down a former Oklahoma attorney accused of turning his back on his clients. The Oklahoma Supreme Court disbarred Jay Trenary in January for "neglecting"...
View ArticlePreview: Former attorney wants to set the record straight
OKLAHOMA CITY - Our In Your Corner team tracks down a former Oklahoma attorney accused of turning his back on his clients. The Oklahoma Supreme Court disbarred Jay Trenary in January for "neglecting"...
View ArticleUPDATE: Community rallies around tornado victim left high and dry by contractor
OKLAHOMA CITY - Myrisha Guy finally has a house she can be proud of. “I got 30 times the blessings,” she said. Remember Myrisha hired a contractor to repair her tornado damaged home, but that...
View ArticleCustom sign installer dragging his feet
OKLAHOMA CITY - Sammy Khader makes smoking the hookah look easy. He offers a chill experience at his hookah lounge, Hubbly Bubbly. Right now, he’s mixing up things with new hours and opening up a...
View ArticleUpdate: Unfinished projects leave families with bum deal
EL RENO, Okla. - Our In Your Corner team has new details involving contractor Edward Earnest. Friday was our first glimpse of Earnest since the state charged him with embezzling thousands of dollars...
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