Detroit Evening Report: Jury awards $100K to Flint health worker in wrongful termination suit
A jury has awarded $100,000 to a woman who says she lost her job after refusing to falsify blood test...
Nargis Hakim Rahman is the Civic Reporter at 101.9 WDET. She works with the Documenters program to increase civic engagement. Rahman graduated from Wayne State University, where she was a part of the Journalism Institute of Media Diversity. Rahman started as an intern at WDET in 2010. She participated in the Feet in Two Worlds food journalism fellowship with WDET's Detroit Storymakers project in 2018.
Rahman is a Bangladeshi American who was raised in Metro Detroit. She is passionate about community journalism in the Greater Detroit area. She hopes to give American Muslims and minorities a voice in the press.
Wayne County court program becomes a nonprofit to better serve foster children
A court-based program serving youth announced it will now operate as an independent nonprofit. Wayne County Court Appointed Special Advocates...
Wayne State’s engineering dean expands DEI initiatives, female leadership
Ali Abolmaali is the new dean of Wayne State University's College of Engineering. Prior to coming to Wayne State, Abolmaali...
Detroit Evening Report: Whitmer launches program to expand child care options in Michigan
Governor Gretchen Whitmer launched a program to expand child care options for Michigan residents. "Our Strong Start" is a program...
Hamtramck fosters community with arts and culture series
During the pandemic, the Hamtramck Arts & Culture Commission revamped to create new programs for neighbors to get to know...
CuriosiD: Where does the name ‘Hamtramck’ come from?
The City of Hamtramck was named after Colonel Jean Francois Hamtramck. Is "Hamtramck" a French name? WDET’s CuriosiD series answers...
Detroit Evening Report, September 7, 2022: Detroit City Council delays vote on food grading ordinance
Detroit City Council has delayed a vote on a proposed ordinance that would require restaurants to post signs on their...
Michigan’s Recovery Mobile Clinic makes health care more accessible
Jordana Latozas is an acute care nurse practitioner. While working at a brick-and-mortar clinic, she noticed many patients had a...
Zahraa Mougnieh creates hands-on ‘Kid Chemist’ learning program
"Communities of Hope" features Detroiters from communities of color who have been looking for ways to persevere during the pandemic....
Detroit Evening Report, September 1, 2022: Ford recalls nearly 200K SUVs due to fire risk
Ford is recalling nearly 200,000 SUVs because the heating and cooling fan motors can catch fire. The recall covers Ford...
Detroit Evening Report, Aug. 29, 2022: Detroit police arrest suspect in multiple shootings
Detroit police arrested a man on Sunday suspected of shooting four people who appear to be random victims, resulting in...
Detroit Evening Report, Aug. 26, 2022: Detroit’s economic recovery faster than Michigan’s
The Detroit Economic Outlook for 2021-2027 reports Detroit is holding up in the national economy, in part due to development...