Bre'Anna Tinsley is a reporter for Detroit Public Radio, 101.9 WDET. She covers city government and housing, as well as co-hosting the "Detroit Evening Report" podcast. She graduated from Grand Valley State University with a Bachelors in Journalism. She also is a licensed real estate agent. Fun fact: her great-grandmother was Detroit blues singer Alberta Adams.

Church in Burton Using Flint Water Exposed to Lead

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/ Public Domain The City of Flint has reissued a list of Its water customers who...

Congress Asks When Flint’s Water Will Be Safe

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/ Public Domain The US Environmental Protection Agency and Michigan officials testified Wednesday before a congressional committee...

US Marshals to Deliver Subpoena to Darnell Earley

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/ Public Domain Former Flint Emergency Manager Darnell Earley failed to appear before Congress for a...

Mayor Duggan Encourages Business to Hire 8,000 Youth this Summer.

geralt/ Public Domain A Detroit initiative has set a goal to employ more than 8,000 young people this summer. Grow...

“Detroit Donates” Places Parking Meters to Fight Homelessness

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Detroiters can now help fight homelessness though re-purposed parking meters. Detroit Donate will take all spare change...

Detroiters Will See Lower Property Assessments This Year

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Most Detroit homeowners will see property assessment reductions for 2016. Mayor Mike Duggan says 95 percent of homeowners will...

Winter Blast Festival to Raise Money for Children in Flint

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET The Meridian Winter Blast Festival is teaming up with the Community Foundation of Greater Flint to raise...

#DetroitRising Summit Discusses Social Innovation

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Microsoft and a group of social innovators and entrepreneurs have joined forces to develop solutions to the...

Auto Show Exhibits Were a Big Hit

Laura Herberg / WDET The North American International Auto Show saw 815 thousand visitors this year, breaking the record in 2003. More...

Flint Activist Responds to Snyder’s State of the State Address

Mihousegop The Flint water crisis was the main topic of Governor Rick Snyder’s State of the State Address last night....

DPS Teachers Protest Outside COBO

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET More than 100 protesters marched outside of COBO Center this afternoon demanding Governor Rick Snyder’s resignation. The demonstration...

Snyder: Increased Number of Legionnaires’ Disease Cases Being Investigated in Genessee County

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET A bacteria found in warm, stagnant water is blamed for 10 deaths and a growing number of...