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: Café brings Yemeni coffee and culture to Garden City

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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...

Detroit Evening Report: Core City residents, advocates object to proposed concrete crusher facility

Many people living in Detroit’s Core City are protesting a proposed concrete crusher in their neighborhood. Listen and Subscribe to...

Detroit Evening Report: Billionaire MacKenzie Scott donated millions to Black-led nonprofits in Metro Detroit

Several nonprofits featuring Black leaders in Southeast Michigan have received large donations from billionaire MacKenzie Scott. Listen and Subscribe to...

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit Mayor Duggan will use emergency powers to fund city’s paratransit services

Mayor Mike Duggan promised Monday to use his emergency powers to continue paratransit services after federal officials said the City...

Detroit Evening Report: Michigan adds more school districts to turnaround program

More Michigan school districts will be participating in a program designed to turnaround low performing schools in the state. Listen...

Detroit approves $9 million parking lot expansion for neighborhood businesses

Some small businesses in Detroit will soon provide more parking for customers thanks to a plan approved by the city...

Detroit Evening Report: Dearborn installs NARCAN vending machine

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Detroit Evening Report: Eviction filings rising in Detroit

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Detroit Evening Report: First Black Speaker of the House Elected by Michigan Democrats

Listen and Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report NPR | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts New Speaker of...

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit voter turnout surpasses estimates, still lower than 2018 elections

Detroit election officials say they completed counting the nearly 165,000 ballots before 6 a.m. Wednesday. More than 80,000 of those...