Monroe County volunteers crafting beds for kids in need
Sleep in Heavenly Peace is a national nonprofit with chapters all over the country, including one in Monroe County.
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Veronica Ortega joined CBS News Detroit in September 2024.
She is very familiar with the region because, for more than three years, Veronica worked as a reporter and weekend morning/noon anchor at WZZM 13 ON YOU SIDE in Grand Rapids, Michigan. That's where she earned a Michigan Association of Broadcasters "Best in Sports" award for her story, "Sparta-Rock Rugby."
Veronica comes to the Motor City with 10 years of broadcast journalism experience. Before moving to Michigan, she also worked as an anchor and reporter at the ABC News affiliate in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Plus, reporting stints in South Bend, Indiana and Lincoln, Nebraska.
She has covered everything from breaking news, court cases, two historic floods, tornadoes and more. Her favorite stories to tell are human interest pieces. Veronica is a passionate animal welfare advocate and has spent years promoting adoption, fostering, and rescue efforts in every community she has lived in.
Veronica is originally from Chicago, the city, not the suburbs, and holds a master's degree in journalism and a bachelor's degree in history from DePaul University. In 2014, she was an intern at WGN News in Chicago.
When she's not at work, you can find her spending time together with her rescue dog Jingles, binge-watching Netflix, reading as many books as possible and exploring new restaurants around Detroit.
Sleep in Heavenly Peace is a national nonprofit with chapters all over the country, including one in Monroe County.
Fans of the macabre and the peculiar journeyed to Monroe Saturday for the first day of the 4th annual Michigan Oddities and Horror Fest.
The fallout continues in Dearborn Heights after the mayor allegedly violated the city's Police Supervisor Association contract regarding recent department appointments.
The Mayor of Dearborn Heights is accused of violating the police union's contract after recent department appointments, according to the city's Police Supervisor's Association.
The proposed site for the new Sheetz gas station in Livonia is on Eight Mile and Newburgh roads, where the former Rite Aid once stood.
The owner of the McMath-Hulbert Observatory in Lake Angelus says he never intended to own it this long, but now he is trying to sell it.
The grant was announced during the park's annual Winterfest event Saturday.
Detroit city leaders say it's not uncommon to have five water main breaks a day during the winter, but when temperatures are in the single digits, it can be up to 20 a day.
Work to repair a water main that turned a street on Detroit's west side into a frozen river continued Tuesday.
A Detroit neighborhood on the city's west side looked like a frozen river after a water main break on Monday caused flooding and then an icy road.
TikTok is back online after less than 24 hours after going dark Saturday night.
Michigan Humane is offering a reward for information that could lead to an arrest after a dog was found with a large piece of PVC pipe wrapped around his neck.
The emergency declaration made by Mayor Lori Stone Saturday allows the City Council to allocate funds for response to the expected cold weather, according to city officials.
The life-sized edible cake has gotten a lot of attention even from the player himself.
From sustainable jewelry to custom streetwear and classic trading cards, fans can buy many things to show their Lions pride in Detroit.