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: Michigan Democrats propose tougher gun laws in wake of MSU mass shooting

Democrats in the Michigan Senate filed legislation Thursday that would require universal background checks to buy a firearm, and punish...

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit-based Lip Bar is the biggest Black-owned makeup brand at Target

The Lip Bar is celebrating a milestone by becoming the largest Black-owned makeup brand sold at Target. Listen and Subscribe...

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit will have its first Black-owned grocery store in nearly a decade

Detroit's Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood is getting a full service Black-owned grocery store. Listen and Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report NPR...

Detroit Evening Report: Brownfield board passes $616M tax break for $1.5B District Detroit project, heads to city council for review

A development panel in Detroit has approved $616 million in tax breaks Wednesday night for a proposed $1.5 billion project...

Detroit Evening Report: Michigan receives $4M grant to help children prepare for kindergarten

The State of Michigan has received a $4 million federal grant to help prepare children for kindergarten. Listen and Subscribe...

Detroit Evening Report: Hamtramck residents outraged over homeowner displaying Nazi flag

Officials in Hamtramck are condemning a homeowner displaying a Nazi flag in one of the most diverse communities in the...

Detroit Evening Report: Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy as a revolutionary

On this special Martin Luther King Jr. Day edition of the Detroit Evening Report, we look back at Detroit Today's...

Detroit Evening Report: Health officials say omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is most transmissible strain of COVID yet

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the newest COVID-19 variant is the most transmissible yet. Listen and Subscribe...

Detroit Evening Report: Sisters create women’s workspace in Hamtramck when they couldn’t find one

This week on the Detroit Evening Report, we’re sharing stories we’ve covered in 2022 that show how special the people...

Detroit Evening Report: Café brings Yemeni coffee and culture to Garden City

This week on the Detroit Evening Report, we’re sharing stories we’ve covered in 2022 that show how special the people...

Detroit Evening Report: Winter storm warning prompts school closures, emergency preparations

Communities across Metro Detroit are preparing for a snowstorm promising extremely low temperatures, high winds and several inches of snow....

Detroit Evening Report: Dearborn gunman shot and killed inside police station

A 33-year-old man was fatally shot inside a Dearborn police station Sunday after pointing a gun at an officer at...