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.

Knudsen Park Receives $100,000 Upgrade

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET The Eight Mile Boulevard Association will officially adopt a park after spending nearly $100,000 on improvements. For years, Knudsen...

Highland Park Residents Ask City ‘Where is the Money?’

Laura Nawrocik/ CC Highland Park residents are asking city officials where the money they paid on their water bills has...

Department of Defense Awards Grant to the Advance Michigan Defense Coalition

PublicDomainPictures The US Department of Defense is awarding a $5.97 million grant to defense industries in Southeast Michigan. The funds will...

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...