Detroit to host a Juneteenth event on Sunday
The Metro-Detroit Black Business Alliance, in partnership with the City of Detroit and other organizations, is hosting a Juneteenth Freedom...
Laura Herberg
Laura Herberg is a Reporter for 101.9 WDET, telling stories about people inhabiting the Detroit region and the issues that affect us here. She won a Regional Murrow Award for best Hard News story (Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio) in 2020 and she was named the Michigan Associated Press Best Reporter for radio broadcasting in 2020, 2018 and 2017. In 2012, she was awarded a SoundCloud Fellowship for her project, "Listen to Detroit." She also is the creator of Complete Me, a podcast with only three episodes about how she has trouble completing tasks.
Before becoming a radio reporter, Laura worked, among other things, as a buser, a telemarketer, a canvasser and a magician's assistant. She is originally from the Seattle area but lived in five other cities before settling on Detroit in 2010.
Residents demand more accountability for hazardous waste facility in Detroit after odor violations
Advocates are seeking a host community agreement with the City of Detroit on a hazardous waste plant in the Poletown...
How residents can prepare for floods
Detroit experienced 7 inches of rain in the early morning hours of June 26, 2021. The result was impassable freeways...
Silence the Violence rally to call for change amid recent mass shootings
An annual event to stop gun violence is taking on added meaning this year after multiple mass shootings have dominated...
Bridge Detroit: Why a part of Rouge Park was recently set on fire
A grassy field in Rouge Park – Detroit’s largest park – was recently on fire. But it wasn’t an accident,...
Highland Park launches oral history project
The Highland Park Historic District Commission has begun an effort to collect oral histories from residents. A group of facilitators...
A new Detroit ordinance will pay for lawyers for low-income people facing housing issues in court
Toshiba Ford lives with her significant other in her mom’s townhouse on Detroit’s west side. Ford says the place has...
Detroit City Council approves Right to Counsel ordinance
The Detroit City Council has unanimously approved the “Right to Counsel” ordinance. The legislation will pay for attorneys for...
Woodward Eid Cruise returns for third year
Hundreds of vehicles decorated with bright colored streamers, crescent moons and car paint will parade down Woodward Avenue in Detroit...
Michigan Department of Natural Resources planning shuttle service on Belle Isle
Belle Isle is working on implementing a shuttle route to reduce traffic congestion on the island. The Michigan Department...
Public to weigh in on Detroit ordinance that would provide lawyers for tenants facing eviction
Correction: This story has been updated to say the public hearing will be on May 10. An earlier version...
Some Afghan evacuees have been waiting for months in Metro Detroit hotels for housing
More than 1,700 Afghans have arrived in Michigan since the United States left Afghanistan in August, according to the...
