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 proposal to temporarily halt new data center development in Forsyth County failed this week after the county attorney raised concerns about potential legal challenges. -
Chip Thomas spent decades working as a physician on the Navajo Nation while building a career as a public artist. Now, the Wake Forest graduate has been named a MacArthur Fellow. -
Nearly a third of Stokes County residents surveyed now rank land use and zoning among the county’s most important issues. -
The land along Abbotts Creek in Davidson County is now permanently protected from development. -
Federal regulators will hear from the public tonight as they review whether Duke Energy’s Belews Creek site is suitable for nuclear reactors. -
The first wave of retailers has been announced for The Grounds, the major mixed-use development underway near Wake Forest University. -
Stokes County commissioners have once again approved Project Delta, a planned hyperscale data center in Walnut Cove. Here’s what commissioners, the developer and opponents had to say after the months-long debate ended in another 3-2 vote. -
Residents who spoke immediately before the decision were uniformly opposed to the project. Commissioners who voted in favor pointed to the potential for millions of dollars in new tax revenue -
The Guilford County Democratic Party says social media posts by NC House candidate Shelly Headen “violate everything our party represents.” -
The controversy comes amid an ongoing debate over parental advisory labels on children’s books.
