Laura Herberg is a civic life reporter for Outlier Media, telling the stories about people inhabiting the Detroit region and the issues that affect us here.

Spring Cleaning in the COVID-19 Era Means Picking Up Lots of PPE

Phyliss Macuga Baker stands in a field next to a shopping center in Canton holding a trash bag and scanning...

Detroit People’s Food Co-op Signs Purchase Agreement for North End Location

A food co-op more than 10 years in the making is a little bit closer to fruition. The Detroit Black...

Highland Park Official Wants to Clean Up the Whole City

A Highland Park city councilmember wants to see the entire 2.97-square-mile city cleaned up. Litter and graffiti have been an...

Why Highland Park, Once Lined with Elms, Is Cutting Down Trees

A tree stands about 30 feet high on a residential street in Highland Park. Its branches span across the street,...

Why Do Huron-Clinton Metroparks Shoot the Deer on their Land?

The day before Kensington Metropark was scheduled to have park officers hunt deer, a receptionist for the park received an...

Michigan Car Insurance Rates Decline by 18% But Are Still the Highest in the Country

Michigan’s auto insurance rates went down 18% in 2020 compared to what they were the previous year. That’s according to...

For the First Time Ever, State Officials Say Michigan Is Working On a 5-Year Housing Plan

The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) has assembled an advisory council of more than 30 members from organizations across...

Examining Dearborn’s Disproportionately High Number of COVID-19 Cases

Dr. Mouhanad Hammami is the Chief Health Strategist for Wayne County. The county's COVID-19 case count is fairly low right...

Project Blue Light Officially Launches in Highland Park

After more than a year in the making, Highland Park’s Project Blue Light officially launched on January 15, 2021.  As...

What it’s Like to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine

Laura Herberg/WDET Mustapha Al-shorbaji is a nursing student at Wayne State University. He sits in the lobby of the Campus...

Detroiters Line Up To Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine at TCF Center

The City of Detroit began COVID-19 vaccinations on Wednesday at TCF Center downtown. Residents are receiving their shots while sitting...

Vaccinations Begin at Wayne State University

Wayne State University has begun issuing COVID-19 vaccines to medical students and faculty who work on the frontlines. The plan is...