Bre'Anna Tinsley is a reporter for Detroit Public Radio, 101.9 WDET. She covers city government and housing, as well as co-hosting the "Detroit Evening Report" podcast. She graduated from Grand Valley State University with a Bachelors in Journalism. She also is a licensed real estate agent. Fun fact: her great-grandmother was Detroit blues singer Alberta Adams.

Michigan Secretary of State is Suing Hewlett-Packard

Oakland Univeristy The Michigan Secretary of State is suing Hewlett-Packard for failing to upgrade the computer systems in 131 Secretary...

Michigan United Wants Power Restored to Detroit Board of Police Commissioners

JJ/Creative Commons The Detroit Board of Police Commissioners could return to full power after a city council vote next week....

JP Morgan Chase, Detroit Celebrate Rainer Court Apartments Grand Opening

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank announced the grand opening of the Rainer Courts...

GM Reaches Settlement in Ignition Switch Case

GM.com General Motors Company announced it has signed a Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern...

Wayne County Conduct Annual Training Exercise for CERT teams

DeeMusil Wayne County Homeland Security is hosting a training seminar for Community Emergency Response Teams on Saturday. The exercise will...

Detroit Scores B+ in Business Friendliness

KAZ/ Public Domain Detroit received a grade of “B-Plus” on overall friendliness to small businesses in a recent survey. Thumbtack’s...

Snyder Says State Will Continue to Work with Flint on Water

Sarah Razak / CC Governor Rick Snyder says the state will continue to help the city of Flint work through...

JP Morgan Chase, Detroit Development Fund Introduce Business Grant for Minorities

KAZ/ Public Domain J.P. Morgan Chase, the Kellogg Foundation, and the Detroit Development Fund is announcing a new lending program for...

Detroit Public Television Gets Grant for Early Childhood Programming

Detroit Public Television Detroit Public Television is expanding its early childhood programming. DPTV was one of 11 PBS stations across...

Flint Mayor Asks Snyder for $30M to Upgrade Water System

Laura Nawrocik/ CC Flint Mayor Dayne Walling is requesting $30 million from the state to help upgrade the city’s water system,...

SEMCOG to Host Public Meetings Aimed at Improving the Economy

Simon Cunnigham/CC The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments is asking residents what steps the region should take to improve the...

Detroit Targets Abandoned Hospital in Blight Removal Effort

Sean_Marshall/CC Detroit’s effort to clean up blight has now targeted the abandoned Southwest Detroit Hospital. Mayor Mike Duggan’s administration has...