Laura Herberg
ReporterLaura Herberg is a reporter for 101.9 WDET, telling stories about people inhabiting the Detroit region and the issues that affect us here. She won a Regional Murrow Award for best Hard News story (Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio) in 2020 and she was named the Michigan Associated Press Best Reporter for radio broadcasting in 2020, 2018 and 2017. In 2012, she was awarded a SoundCloud Fellowship for her project, “Listen to Detroit.” She also is the creator of Complete Me, a podcast with only three episodes about how she has trouble completing tasks.
Before becoming a radio reporter, Laura worked, among other things, as a buser, a telemarketer, a canvasser and a magician’s assistant. She is originally from the Seattle area but lived in five other cities before settling on Detroit in 2010. She’s now a proud homeowner in Highland Park, Mich., a tiny city located inside Detroit.
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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. -
An event in support of gun reform is being held June 4th at a church on Detroit's east side.
