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

US Rep. Cliff Bentz tackles town halls, Medicaid in wide-ranging OPB interview
Oregon Republican Rep. Cliff Bentz told OPB's Dave Miller that he supports President Donald Trump's cost-cutting measures, and discussed potential cuts to federal health care benefits
Providence nurses across Oregon approve deal to end strike
The strike, which is one of the largest health care worker labor actions in state history, included thousands of nurses at all eight Providence hospitals in the state.

9 Western Oregon women’s basketball players sue over alleged abuse by coaches
Former members of the Western Oregon University women’s basketball team say they experienced physical and emotional abuse while playing during the 2023-24 season.

Multnomah County picks Southeast Portland location for its sobering center
Multnomah County has picked a location for its permanent sobering center in inner Southeast Portland.
Oregon sending crews to help battle Los Angeles-area wildfires
Oregon is sending a total of 300 firefighters and 75 engines to help protect communities threatened by the Southern California wildfires.

Deputies respond to shooting in Clackamas Town Center parking lot
Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to a shooting Friday afternoon in the parking lot of the mall near Happy Valley.

Head of OHSU Knight Cancer Institute resigns
Dr. Brian Druker may be best known for his pioneering work on the cancer drug Gleevec, which dramatically increased the survival rate for a type of leukemia.

CDC confirms Oregon’s first-ever human case of bird flu
Oregon health officials said the individual is connected to a poultry operation in Clackamas County where the Oregon Department of Agriculture previously confirmed the virus in 150,000 birds.

A health care goliath operating in jails in Oregon and Washington files for bankruptcy
For years, Wellpath has been embroiled in a series of wrongful death lawsuits over allegations it delivered low-quality medical care. The company said the restructuring would allow it to operate while reducing $550 million in debt

OHSU appoints Steve Stadum as interim president
Stadum previously served as general counsel to OHSU and chief operating officer for the Knight Cancer Institute.