Detroit Evening Report: Department of Construction and Demolition gives update on contaminated dirt removal
The Detroit Department of Construction and Demolition gave city council an update on the removal of the contaminated dirt 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: Alcohol, cannabis ads may soon be banned from being near religious buildings
Houses of worship may soon be added to the list of sensitive locations where certain advertisements are not allowed within...
Detroit Evening Report: Waymo cars blocking first responders
Federal regulators say the autonomous vehicle company Waymo must stop its cars from blocking first responders. Waymo has been testing...
Detroit Evening Report: Winfrey pushes back against Trump administration
Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey is pushing back against the Trump administration's decision to send Justice Department operatives to monitor...
Detroit Evening Report: Faith communities ask legislators to pass Michigan Voting Rights Act
Leaders from multiple faith communities in metro Detroit are calling on state legislators to pass a Michigan Voting Rights Act...
Detroit students cover historic Professional Women’s Hockey League draft
The Professional Women’s Hockey League held its draft in Detroit last month. Players from around the country and around the...
Detroit Evening Report: Police arrest man accused of threatening Islamic Community Center
A man who allegedly threatened a Madison Heights Mosque was arrested today. On Sunday, someone left voicemail messages threatening the Islamic...
The ‘Anne Frank Tree’ brings hope and learning to visitors of Zekelman Holocaust Center
The Zekelman Holocaust Center has a horse chestnut tree grown from a sapling of the tree Anne Frank could see...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit police shooting leaves teen in critical condition
Detroit Police shot a teenager who was running away from them after they arrested another teen near Campus Martius downtown....
Detroit Evening Report: Wayne State announces director for new Detroit Center for Black Studies
Wayne State University has announced the inaugural director of its Detroit Center for Black Studies. Dr. Richard D. Benson comes...
Detroit Evening Report: Madison Heights cuts drag queen story time from Pride festival
The Madison Heights City Council voted to cut “Drag Queen Story Time” from their Pride festival days before the event. The story time event...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit police explore alternatives to ShotSpotter surveillance system
Detroit Police want to extend their contract with ShotSpotter before it expires at the end of the month. But DPD...