Wayne County Calls on MDEQ to Protect Health and Safety of Communities
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Wayne County officials are calling on the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to reject a proposal to...
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.
GM and UAW Donate $3M to United Way of Genesee County
Matt Morley General Motors and the United Auto Workers have partnered with the United Way of Genesee County to fight...
Flint Mayor Outlines Plan to Remove Lead Pipes
Karen Weaver Flint Mayor Karen Weaver outlined plans Tuesday to replace all lead pipes in Flint residents’ homes. Weaver says it...
Archives of Michigan to Display Rare Slavery Document
Michigan Library/ CC An Eaton Rapids resident has donated a slavery freedom receipt to the Michigan Historical Center dating back...
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...