April Laissle
April Laissle is a reporter and WFDD's host of All Things Considered. Her work has been featured on several national news programs and recognized by the Public Media Journalists Association and the Radio Television Digital News Association.
Before joining WFDD in 2019, she worked at public radio stations in Ohio and California.
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A listener kept driving through the same eerie patch of fog. The explanation for it ties into one of North Carolina's most famous ghost stories. -
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education voted earlier in the week to eliminate hundreds of positions amid a $46 million budget crisis. -
Three of the state’s top high schools are in Guilford County, according to this year's rankings from U.S. News & World Report. -
The layoffs will mainly impact exceptional children’s teachers, support staff and assistant principals. Officials also signed off on mandatory furloughs for central office workers. -
It's part of the district’s ongoing effort to cut costs amid a major budget crisis. -
HanesBrands is being bought by Canadian apparel company Gildan. Winston-Salem leaders say the sale doesn’t mean the company is leaving town. -
Two years into receiving opioid settlement money, one official says the county is beginning to see results in its fight against the crisis. -
The closure comes as the Trump administration withholds federal funding from some universities that don’t align with its stance on diversity programs. -
The Winston-Salem-based company has struggled in recent years with falling sales and higher costs. -
Local business leaders want to build the venue to attract bigger acts to the city — acts that would typically skip Winston in favor of Greensboro or Raleigh. And they’d like the city to lease them vacant parkland to do it.
