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.

Eastern Michigan University Receives $3.26 Million Donation for Special Education Program

Eastern Michigan University Long-time donors William and Delores Brehm are gifting more than $3 million to Eastern Michigan University. The...

Plans for Shuttle Bus Service to DTW on Hold

Doug/Creative Commons A plan to launch an express shuttle bus system connecting the tri-county area to the Detroit Metro Airport...

Protesters March During DFT President Steve Conn Trial

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Detroit teachers and members of BAMN, a coalition for equal rights, protested union charges against Detroit Federation...

M-1 Rail Pops Up at the Detroit Public Library

J. Carlisle Larsen (WDET) M-1 Rail team members held a pop-up meeting with the public Tuesday in Midtown. The group...

Oakland County Sheriff Offers School Bus Incident Training

  The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department is hosting a training session to teach school officials how to handle dangerous incidents...

Michigan Chronicle Moves Back Home to Paradise Valley

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET The Michigan Chronicle and its parent company Real Times Media are moving their headquarters to the downtown...

Wayne County Commission to Vote on Next Step in Financial Crisis

waynecounty.onlineparentingprograms.comj The Wayne County Commission is meeting this week to determine whether to approve a consent agreement with the state...

Taylor, Allen Park Foreclosed Homes To Get Renovations

Michaela Thiede/ PD The cities of Taylor and Allen Park are partnering with a realty company to buy and renovate...

Study Starts to Monitor Rouge River’s Watershed

Friends of the Rouge State officials are granting Wayne County funding to monitor the health of the Rouge River Watershed....

State Rep Proposes Citizens Draw Political Lines

Vince_Lamb/CC State Representative Jon Hoadley is re-introducing a bill that calls for a citizen-led commission to draw political boundaries in...

Sierra Club to Support Fracking Ban in Michigan

Joshua Doubek Members of the Sierra Club are collecting signatures for a ballot initiative to ban the practice of fracking...

Construction Underway on M-39 Bridge

i_yudai/ CC Construction is underway on a new pedestrian bridge over the M-39 freeway at Cathedral Avenue. The bridge was...