Detroit Wants to Restore Historic Home of Ossian Sweet to Teach Others About Housing Discrimination
The City of Detroit is seeking proposals to help preserve a home where the only Black family living in an...
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 of Detroit Urges Mask Wearing Indoors as Transmission Rate Is Increased to High
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has elevated the COVID-19 community transmission rate in Detroit from substantial to high. That means that each week at least...
Detroiters Who Are Behind on Rent and Facing Eviction Can Get Help from the City
Some Detroiters have been scrambling to find a place to live after the Supreme Court blocked President Biden's two-month order to extend a...
A Saginaw Woman Who Sued the City Over How It Issues Parking Tickets Continues Fight in Court
A Saginaw resident says the parking tickets she acquired violated her constitutional rights. Alison Taylor had an assigned parking spot,...
$4.7 Million Oudolf Garden Detroit Opens on Belle Isle
A new garden designed by a renowned Dutch landscape designer is opening on Belle Isle this weekend. The $4.7 million project...
Fight Over Custer Statue in Monroe, Michigan, Comes to a Standstill
Before he became a legend after his death in 1876 at the Battle of Little Bighorn in present-day Montana, George...
SBA Is Offering Loans to Southeast Michigan Homeowners and Renters Affected by Floods
The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering two different loans in Southeast Michigan to help mitigate the impact of the June...
Flooded Basement in Metro Detroit? Here’s How to Apply for FEMA Disaster Assistance
When President Joe Biden declared the storm that impacted metro Detroit on June 25-26 a major disaster, it released funding from...
Wayne State University Is Requiring All Students, Faculty and Staff to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
Wayne State University is the latest Michigan university to mandate vaccines, announcing on Tuesday that all students, faculty and staff...
What the Constitution Has to Do with Mail Delays in Detroit
As part of 101.9 FM WDET's Book Club, we're inviting the Detroit region to examine and discuss the text that impacts every resident...
What You Need to Know About Early Voting and Drop Boxes for Detroit’s Aug. 3 Primary Election
An election is underway in Michigan. People who are registered to vote absentee or who want to cast their ballot...
Detroit Continues Cleanup after June Floods as FEMA Tours Neighborhoods to Assess Damage
After more than 6 inches of rain drenched Detroit and the surrounding area last month, residents in affected communities are still...