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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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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.
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Peregrine falcons became endangered in the 1970s due to pesticide usage. 50 years later, the birds' populations are stabilizing in Michigan.
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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.
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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.
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A new solar project in northeast Michigan is under construction from DTE Energy. The 800-acre project started in April, and has seen some backlash from the community.
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16 counties in Michigan are requesting taxpayer dollars this upcoming election in order to support ambulance operations. Emergency Medical Service departments in Michigan have been struggling to keep up with rising service costs.
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With the passage of the 2025 fiscal hear budget, free community college is now a reality for recent and upcoming high school graduates.
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As the weather warms up and storms roll in, beaches across Michigan are temporarily closed with the fluctuating bacteria rates. E coli is one of the easiest to monitor, and one that can easily make swimmers sick.
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26 cattle herds have been found infected in Michigan, and farmers dealing with the virus are also seeing lower milk production. The USDA will be providing additional cushion for these farmers.
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Across Michigan, patients have been seeing week-long delays in getting their imaging results. Medical groups in the state, like MyMichigan Health, are working to reduce wait times and catch up on the backlog of tests.