Will Michaels
WUNC
Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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Durham school board passes LGBTQ protection policy
The Durham Public Schools Board of Education unanimously passed a gender support policy. → Read More
AG Stein announces $11B opioid settlement with CVS and Walgreens
CVS and Walgreens did not admit to any wrongdoing as part of the settlement. → Read More
SCOTUS hears oral arguments in historic federal elections case from NC
WUNC's Will Michaels and Jeff Tiberii break down how Moore v. Harper may have sweeping effects on the fundamental American democratic system of checks and balances. → Read More
North Carolina On Track To Lift Most COVID-19 Restrictions By June 1
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper wants to lift most capacity and gathering restrictions on June 1. In a press conference Wednesday afternoon, Cooper said COVID-19 trends in North Carolina are stable enough to plan for another step in the state's reopening as long as more people get vaccinated. → Read More
Some NC Senators Want To See More Fans At High School Sports Games During Pandemic
A group of Republican state senators want to increase limits on spectators at outdoor high school athletic events. Their proposal would allow high school → Read More
Q&A: What We Know About North Carolina's COVID Vaccine Rollout
Updated on Jan. 15. This post will be updated periodically as we tackle your questions. North Carolina had a rocky start to its initial rollout of → Read More
Antibody Tests Show Few In N.C. Have Been Exposed To Virus
State health officials say early results from antibody tests show a small percentage of North Carolinians have been exposed to the coronavirus. → Read More
Duke Experts Assess How The Pandemic Affects Energy Use
Environmental experts at Duke University say the COVID-19 pandemic could have wide-ranging implications for the way the world produces and consumes energy. → Read More
Told To Work, Employees Say They Aren't Given Proper Protections
Workers around the state say their employers aren't doing enough to protect them from the coronavirus pandemic. That includes sanitation workers in Raleigh → Read More
Officials: More Coronavirus Cases Expected In NC
Updated at 2:39 p.m. March 4, 2020 North Carolina health officials expect more cases of the novel coronavirus will be confirmed in the coming days. → Read More
Worker Dead After Trench Collapses In Triangle
Rescuers have found the body of a construction worker who was trapped after a trench collapsed Wednesday in the Triangle. → Read More
'All Our Dad Wanted Was To Be Everyone's Dad;' Durham Coffee Shop Owner Memorialized
The owner of a coffee shop who died in a gas explosion in Durham will be laid to rest this week. Kong Lee owned Kaffeinate, a popular gathering spot on → Read More
Police Arrest Two Suspects Sunday In Protest Over Confederate Statue
Police have arrested two people they say defaced a Confederate monument in Raleigh. The arrests were made Sunday during a protest at the North Carolina → Read More
No Signs Of Deadly Deer Disease In North Carolina
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission says there's still no sign of a deadly disease that has killed whitetail deer in other states. → Read More
Seismic Testing Approvals Reignite Debate About Offshore Drilling
The conversation about offshore drilling has intensified after the Trump Administration approved permits for seismic testing in the Atlantic. → Read More
IKEA Scraps Plans For Cary Store
The Swedish furniture company IKEA will abandon plans to build one of its superstores in the Triangle. IKEA had planned to open a location in Cary in 2020, → Read More
Warmer Waters Leads To More Bull Sharks
Researchers say rising sea temperatures have brought more bull sharks to North Carolina. A study published on Nature.com says the sharks appear to be → Read More
As Budget Talks Approach, Gov. Cooper Proposes $130 Million For School Safety
Gov. Roy Cooper is calling for $130 million in the state budget to go toward student safety and mental health measures. → Read More
Tornado Cleanup And Recovery Underway In Greensboro
Updated 10:13 a.m. | April 17, 2018 Mary Carelock was enjoying a rainy Sunday evening on her front porch on East Bessemer Avenue. Then in a matter of → Read More
Duke Hospital Celebrates First HIV-Positive Organ Transplant In Southeast
A patient at Duke Hospital is doing well after a groundbreaking organ transplant. → Read More