Crossing the Lines: Highland Park looks to the past while planning future for schools
The schools Cheryl Sanford attended growing up in Highland Park are closed now—as are all of the schools children in...
Sascha Raiyn reports on education, children and families at 101.9 WDET. She has worked as a reporter/producer for the WSHU Public Radio Group serving Connecticut and New York, as an Investigative News Producer for WJBK Fox 2 and at the Detroit Free Press.
She is a native Detroiter who grew up listening to news and music programming on 101.9 WDET. She studied at the University of Michigan Dearborn.
Detroit Evening Report: Huntington Place fire suspect charged with arson
The man accused of setting a fire inside Huntington Place has been charged. Deshawn Victor Harrison was arrested on Friday, May 8...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit police and fire departments look for more information on Huntington Place arsonist
The Detroit police and fire departments have released a video of a man who started a fire inside Huntington Place...
Detroit Evening Report: Highland Park increases surveillance around senior housing
The City of Highland Park is expanding its camera surveillance coverage of senior housing complexes. Police Chief James McMahon says seniors have complained about an...
Detroit Evening Report: Justice Department demands Wayne County’s 2024 ballots, claims ‘history of fraud’
The U.S. Justice Department wants Wayne County to hand over ballots from the 2024 election. Justice officials claim the county surrounding...
Detroit Evening Report: Gov. Whitmer considers tax breaks for parents to pay private school tuition, afterschool programs
Michigan does not currently participate in a federal program that gives tax breaks to people for donating money to nonprofits that award scholarships for tutoring and private...
CuriosiD: Why is there a boat club and a yacht club on Belle Isle?
In this episode of CuriosiD, listener Max Spayde asks the question:Why is there a boat club and a yacht club on...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan’s plan to help sickle cell disease patients
The state has released a new strategic plan to address sickle cell disease. The Michigan Department of Health and Human...
Detroit Evening Report: Sheffield wants to build a thousand homes, reworks BSEED
Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield says she wants to build one thousand new single-family homes in the city over the next...
Detroit Evening Report: Sheffield budget proposal focuses on affordable housing, raising city wages
Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield presented her first budget proposal to the city council Monday with a focus on housing and livable wages to address...
Detroit Evening Report: Ali Abazeed appointed Detroit Chief Public Health Officer
Mayor Mary Sheffield has hired Dearborn’s former Chief Public Health Officer to fulfill the same role in Detroit. Ali Abazeed is credited...
Detroit Evening Report: Protestors, midterm candidates gather outside Romulus city hall to denounce ICE detention center
About a thousand protesters showed up to city hall in Romulus to protest a planned Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention...