Laura Herberg
ReporterLaura Herberg comes to Bridge from Outlier Media, where she worked as a Civic Life Reporter.
Her journalism career took off at WDET, where she produced daily talk shows, created audio vignettes for galleries, anchored the news and hosted podcasts. Known for her sound-rich feature stories, Laura has won several awards and was named the Michigan Associated Press Best Reporter for Radio Broadcasting four times.
In 2012, she produced a prototype for a Detroit mobile audio tour as part of a SoundCloud fellowship. Laura attended classes at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, has a master’s degree in Urban Planning from Wayne State University and a bachelor's in psychology from Lewis & Clark College. She grew up in the Pacific Northwest and has lived in several places, including West Virginia and Scotland.
After moving to Detroit in 2010, Laura chose not to own a car and commuted primarily by bicycle for nearly a decade. These days she embraces the Motor City lifestyle and shares two vehicles with her husband.
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The Au Sable River Canoe Marathon runs 120 miles from Grayling to Oscoda. The race starts at 9 p.m. and leaders finish around 11 a.m. the next day. It’s billed as the toughest spectator sport in America, as fans stay up all night and cheer at various spots along the river. -
The 13-member body consists of four executive members appointed by Council President Sheffield and nine general members. -
The City is bringing food trucks and lawn games to an outdoor space in partnership with the West Dearborn Downtown Development Authority. -
Waste Management is planning to open a recycling hub in Detroit next to the site of a trash incinerator that was shut down in 2019 after receiving repeated air quality violations. Nearby residents are worried that the facility would mean increased truck traffic and air pollution. -
A ban on water shut offs in Detroit is set to expire on Friday. The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department says it currently has about 60,000 delinquent customers with past due balances of at least $150. -
A moratorium on allowing the City of Detroit to do water shutoffs is set to expire on December 31st, but a coalition of civil rights group would like the ban to continue. -
Democratic incumbent Haley Stevens will once again represent Michigan’s 11th Congressional District. -
Oakland County communities are preparing to host the Woodward Dream Cruise this Saturday. -
Michigan state health and environmental officials are continuing to recommend that people and pets avoid contact with portions of the Huron River. -
The City of Detroit is hosting a “Juneteenth Freedom Fest” Sunday at Eastern Market.
