CuriosiD: Who Were the Natives in Detroit?
Listener Andrew McKinney submitted this question to CuriosiD: “Who were the Native Americans* that lived in the Detroit region, and...
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.
City Hosts Pop-Up Event for New Municipal ID
Laura Herberg / WDET The city hosted a pop-up event at Lasky Recreation Center tonight for residents looking to apply...
Detroit Mortgage Numbers “Pathetic” But Increasing
WDET/Laura Herberg Nate and Amber Hunt had been looking for a home in Detroit’s University District for more than a...
Riding Along with a Detroit Citizens Radio Patrol Team
In 1967, Detroit established citizen radio patrols to cruise the neighborhoods with CB radios and provide extra pairs of eyes and...
President Trump Has Not Touched Policy That Creates Opportunities for Undocumented Millennials
Angela Martinez is one of nearly three quarters of a million young adults who have essentially told the federal government...
Development Plans Unveiled for Riverfront Area of Detroit’s East Side [RENDERINGS]
The Detroit RiverFront Conservancy has unveiled plans for parks and other amenities on the city's east side. Scroll through the...
Detroiters Gather at Newly Declared Sanctuary School to Demonstrate Opposition to Nationwide Immigrant Arrests
WDET/Laura Herberg A crowd gathered last night at Western High School in Southwest Detroit for a candlelight vigil in support...
Buyer Assistance Programs Aim to Increase Home Purchases in Detroit
In 2014, Becki Kenderes and her boyfriend were living in a basement apartment beneath a house in Detroit. “It was...
The Future of Michigan’s Successful Bipartisan Medicaid Expansion Plan is Uncertain
With the Trump administration’s vow to “repeal and replace” Obamacare, it’s unclear what will carry over if action is taken....
Detroit’s Christian Iraqi-Americans Support the Immigration Order
When Carleen Jarbo’s office opened the first work day after President Trump’s executive order on immigration, she was greeted with...
Voices of Concern [Audio Slideshow]
Some people were angry, others had questions. Many shared their experiences about what it's like to be Muslim or Arab...
A Visit in Prison
Editor's Note: For the safety and well-being of the children, certain last names have been omitted in this story. Inside...