Michelle Wiley
Michelle Wiley is the editor for OPB's Public Safety and Health team.
Before joining OPB in 2024, she previously worked as the health reporter at Minnesota Public Radio where she won a National Headliner Award for her coverage of reproductive health. She was also a senior editor, reporter, and sometimes producer at KQED in San Francisco, where she primarily covered immigration. Michelle also did stints at WABE in Atlanta and XRAY.fm in Portland.
Michelle's work has appeared on the BBC, PRX's The World, NPR, Here and Now, ESPN, and more. She grew up in Oregon, and has a dog named Bo who is perfect.
Latest Stories
Jesse Lee Calhoun accused of 4th murder in the Portland area
The additional charge, filed Tuesday, relates to the death of Kristin Smith, 22. Smith was reported missing in Gresham on Dec. 22, 2022. Nearly two months later, her body was found in a wooded area of Portland.
Oregon gives its first ever ‘certificate of innocence’ for wrongful conviction
Nicholas McGuffin was convicted in 2011 for the manslaughter of 15-year-old Leah Freeman – a decision that was overturned years later as new information about the case came to light. McGuffin spent nearly a decade behind bars.
House passes Trump’s domestic policy bill. Here are 5 ways it will impact Oregon
Congressional Republicans have passed their sweeping domestic policy bill. In Oregon, the impacts of the legislation will be significant.
US Sen. Jeff Merkley on Trump’s tax bill and what comes next
President Donald Trump’s budget bill has taken another step towards becoming law. Republicans in the U.S. Senate pushed through the passage of the bill Tuesday.
‘The Evergreen’: How DNA can unlock — or unravel — an Oregon cold case
A few years ago, prosecutors in Washington County announced they'd finally solved the murder of Deborah Atrops, more than three decades after the case went cold — thanks, in part, to DNA. But DNA evidence, long considered the “gold standard” of evidence, isn't always as simple as it seems on television.
Police declare riot at Portland ICE facility, multiple arrests made
Tense demonstrations outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland were declared a riot Saturday as federal officers once again faced off with protesters.
Portland police square off with protesters overnight as ICE demonstrations intensify
Protests escalated outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland early Friday morning, with police making a number of arrests.
Prosecutor in a Beaverton cold case murder contradicted DNA experts in closing argument
A Washington County judge will sentence Robert Atrops in July for the murder of his wife more than three decades ago, a crime that comes with a mandatory sentence of life in prison. In the final argument jurors heard during the trial’s close last month, prosecutors laid out their theory about what that forensic evidence meant.
Multnomah County confirms case of tuberculosis at Southeast Portland school
The case was confirmed at Lane Middle School, according to a release from the county. The person “may have been contagious between Sept. 3, 2024 to May 1, 2025.” The health department is contacting those who may have been exposed through an emailed letter.
Curry County flirts with flouting Oregon’s sanctuary law amid statewide tensions
Curry County’s Board of Commissioners meeting Wednesday night caused an uproar over a proposed resolution supporting cooperation with federal immigration officials — a move that would directly contradict Oregon’s decades-old sanctuary law that prohibits using local resources for immigration enforcement.