The attorney for Jessica's father, Phillip Smith, said he was in the middle of a bitter divorce battle with his estranged wife. Tom Pappas told KDFW, "Some of the things we were able to gather and learn about her [Kimberly Smith], we [already] knew. ...

The two were found Sunday, hungry and exhausted, in a remote area of northern New Mexico, police said. Jessica’s father, Phillip Smith, was charged with assault after the girl made the graphic allegations that he had assaulted her. Phillip Smith’s...

Four people were taken to the hospital. "We're really, really proud of him," said Pappas' mother, Jan Pappas, who still lives in Pleasanton with his father Tom. "It's also a teaching moment," she added, "because kids tend to run into a closet with...

“She didn’t know what to do so she basically handed her child down to me,” said Anthony McAdams, an Alameda County Firefighter. Hearing that there were more children still inside, Captain Tom Pappas rushed inside. Pappas had a helmet camera mounted to...

The EVAS, from E-Light LLC, is an extra box that hangs with the traffic light informing drivers that a police or fire responder is approaching. Taylor joins the Downriver communities of Grosse Ile and Brownstown Township in adding the system. Dearborn...