Metro Detroiters: Waiting On Unemployment Causes Frustration, Depression
More than 1.7 million state and federal unemployment claims have been filed in Michigan since the coronavirus pandemic began. Applying...
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.
Wayne State Library Launches Virtual Series About Using Census Data
The Wayne State Library System is launching a virtual series to teach people about the value of Census data. "Getting...
Local Eid Holiday TV Broadcast Offers Way for Michiganders to Come Together
Since late April, Muslims have been fasting from sunrise to sunset, abstaining from food and drink as a sacrifice and...
Concerned About Returning to Work? You’ve Got Limited Options
Parts of Michigan are starting to see stores reopen — putting workers concerned about staying healthy in a tough position....
Michigan Gardening Stores Open For Business, But With Added Precautions
Nurseries and garden stores are on a short-list of businesses currently allowed to operate in the state. As more and...
Activists Push For Rent Cancellation and Electricity Shut-Off Moratorium During Crisis
More than 1 million unemployment claims have been filed in Michigan. That leaves housing activists worried about how out-of-work residents...
What To Do If You Don’t Have Rent Money Right Now
Rent payments for the month of May are past due, but no statewide relief has been offered for renters or...
Detroit Autoworker with COVID-19 On Racial Disparities and How He’s Attempted to Treat the Virus Naturally
Jerry King says when he and his wife pulled into the State fairgrounds in Detroit to get tested for the...
This Woman’s COVID-19 Experience Still Haunts Her
It’s March 31st. Chilah Harper has been in the hospital for nine days. Chilah looks into her phone’s camera and brushes her fingers through her long, dark...
“I Never Gave Up the Fight”: A Detroit Woman’s Harrowing COVID-19 Survival Story
At first, Rheamie Crenshaw, 49, thought she just had a common cold. It was over a month ago in March...
Hey, Why Are You Still Out? Fear And Duty Collide For Concerned Detroiters
Laura Herberg / WDET There have been thousands of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Detroit and more than 200 deaths. The city...
Homeless During COVID-19: “I Wash My Hands, If I Can Find Water. I Don’t Want to Die.”
I’ve been out here for about a week. Staying away from people, right about now. I was in an abandoned house,...
