Livonia Officials Aim to Turn a Historic Park into a Holiday Gathering Space
Laura Herberg/WDET In Livonia, at Newburgh Road, just South of Eight Mile Road sits Greenmead Historical Park, a farm site...
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 2021, 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.
Southfield Entrepreneur Launches Bowling Alley On Wheels During The Pandemic
Laura Herberg/WDET A black semi truck is parked in front of a nondescript office building in Southfield on a recent...
Dearborn Residents Get Face Masks Delivered to Their Doors
Dearborn residents are finding packages of cloth face masks on their doorsteps, courtesy of the city and Wayne County. The...
Some ‘MI COVID Alert’ Users Say the App Won’t Let Them Tell Others They Tested Positive
Updated 12/17/2020 at 12:11 p.m. to include another way to retrieve a PIN number. When David Rumble tested positive for...
Assistance May Be Available for Michigan Residents to Help Heat Your Home
As temperatures drop, there are people in Michigan who are unable to keep the heat on in their homes. In...
Michigan’s Contact Tracing App ‘MI COVID Alert’ is Designed with Privacy Concerns in Mind
The promising COVID-19 vaccines that are going into production aren't here yet. As the public awaits the end of the...
Your Guide to Getting Tested for COVID-19 in Metro Detroit
Updated 4:20 p.m. December 7, 2020 to reflect testing location changes in Wayne County. Updated 12:21 p.m. November 24, 2020 to include rapid testing available...
Celebrating Diwali During the Pandemic
We’re in the midst of Diwali, a holiday celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains in Metro Detroit, India and around the world....
Canton Township Reports Two Instances of Attempted Voter Fraud to AG’s Office
The Canton Township clerk Michael Siegrist says he reported two instances of attempted voter fraud that occurred this election to the...
Republican Clerk In Macomb Township Supports the President and Michigan’s Election Process
President Trump continues to make unfounded claims about voter fraud. Yesterday, he made the baseless claim illegal votes had been...
Republicans Self Identified as Poll Challengers Protest at Detroit’s TCF Center
This afternoon a crowd began gathering outside the TCF Center, the building where absentee ballots are being counted in Detroit,...
Elissa Slotkin Wins Reelection in 8th Congressional District
Incumbent Democrat Elissa Slotkin has won reelection to the U.S. House in Michigan's 8th Congressional District. She faced Republican challenger...
