Will Michaels, NC Local
Senior State Issues ReporterWill Michaels comes to NC Local from the Triangle’s NPR station, WUNC, where he spent 15 years as a reporter, producer and on-air host. During his time at WUNC, Will covered a wide range of stories, including local government issues, science and technology, housing and education. His work often focused on how statewide decisions shape life in cities, small towns and rural communities. Will’s mix of experience shaped his approach to storytelling: report thoroughly, write concisely and let people speak for themselves. Will graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill and is a proud Tar Heel sports fan. He lives in Durham with his wife and daughter. When he isn’t writing, he’s usually umpiring Little League baseball games, tinkering with his 1988 Corvette or occupied by the joyful chaos of parenting a toddler.
-
The last 10 years have been pivotal in shaping North Carolina’s immigration policy. NC Local takes a closer look. -
Some voters need to update their information this week or risk having to cast a provisional ballot. NC Local explains what's going on. -
Proposed changes to federal wetland protections could leave North Carolina communities vulnerable to flooding and drive up the cost of water treatment, according to state officials and environmental groups. The EPA says the changes are in line with a U.S. Supreme Court decision, NC Local reports. -
Vaccination provides the strongest guard against the disease, which can cause deadly complications in children and other vulnerable people. Here's an explainer from NC Local. -
The Kaiser Family Foundation estimates nearly 400,000 people would be covered if North Carolina expands Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. -
The National Weather Service says heavy snow and strong winds were forecasted to begin in parts of the Carolinas and Appalachia on Friday evening. The system will then intensify as a nor’easter off the East Coast and bring snowy conditions up through New England. -
Researchers have been studying how the coronavirus could become endemic. That means the virus would not be eradicated, but would be rarer and less deadly, and the spread of COVID-19 would drop to a manageable rate. -
Controversy has roiled the University of North Carolina campus after administrators gave a Confederate monument that once stood on its flagship campus to the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
-
The Confederate statue known as "Silent Sam" had stood on the main campus quad in Chapel Hill from 1913 until it was torn down by protesters in August 2018. -
Hurricane Florence disrupted daily operations for local governments in North Carolina, including county boards of elections. It's the second time in two...
