Courtney Boyd
Northeast Michigan General Assignment ReporterCourtney Boyd is a newsroom intern for WCMU based at The Alpena News.
Boyd is a rising senior at Central Michigan University majoring in Journalism and minoring in Broadcast and Cinematic Arts.
Starting as a Central Michigan Life reporter in October 2023, she has covered a wide range of topics such as student government, city government, multicultural stories, student and graduate feature stories and diversity, equity and inclusion works.
She will return to CMU in the fall as an editor at CM Life.
Send your stories ideas to: boyd3cm@cmich.edu
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In northeast Michigan, a business owner decided to brighten up the entrance of his town by commissioning an artist. The panoramic, nature-inspired vignettes alongside his motel have made heads turn in the town of Atlanta. -
40 new hunter safety courses are available to take in August due to a recently launched Michigan Department of Natural Resources initiative: "Hunter Safety Education Week." -
The Michigan Clean School Bus program just awarded over $30 million to school districts so they can purchase low emission school buses. More grant money and buses are also on the way. -
Newcomer Todd Britton and incumbent Travis Konarzewski have been chosen as the Republican nominees for Alpena County Board of Commissioners seats, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s primary election. -
June and July saw back-to-back political events, which has left voters on both sides of the fence shocked. Northeast Michigan residents share their feelings on the 2024 election campaign. -
Roughly 70 Michigan researchers gathered at the Alzheimer Association International Conference to share their findings. Many medical and emotional breakthroughs are coming through the conference, with more being made public by the day. -
Students majoring in social work will be eligible for $5,000 per semester due to a new program funded by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. -
Peregrine falcons became endangered in the 1970s due to pesticide usage. 50 years later, the birds' populations are stabilizing in Michigan. -
The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly is expanding their statewide reach in the greater Alpena area. Senior citizens will also be able to receive at-home care through the PACE center. -
The Alpena-Amberley Ridge is an ongoing archaeology project in Lake Huron that looks at a 9,000 year old hunter-gather site. The lead researchers on this project have returned to Alpena for their 16th year of investigation.
