Derick Waller is a reporter for WNCN News. You can catch him in the evenings covering crime, education, politics and just about everything in between.
Derick comes to the Triangle from WVIR NBC29 in Charlottesville, Va. That's where he spent time reporting on a wide range of stories. Most recently he focused on politics, reporting from the station's State Capitol bureau in Richmond.
Needless to say, he's attended his fair share of presidential campaign speeches. In fact, during one such speech, he popped up on "The Daily Show" for a few brief seconds, playing, what else, a TV news reporter.
Derick is a native Richmonder and a proud alum of Virginia Commonwealth University, holding degrees in both Mass Communications and Political Science. He is thrilled to call Raleigh home, especially since it's just a short drive from his family in Virginia.
When he's not out on a story, Derick loves cooking, jogging and traveling. He also loves hearing from viewers.
Saturday, May 18 2013 12:57 PM EDT2013-05-18 16:57:58 GMT
A 911 dispatcher helping a caller in Raleigh
A Dallas, Texas woman pleads on the phone with a 911 dispatcher for more than 8 minutes, as her husband attacks and kills her. Deanna Cook called 911, but help never arrived in time. It's a story you
A Dallas, Texas woman pleads on the phone with a 911 dispatcher for more than 8 minutes, as her husband attacks and kills her. Deanna Cook called 911, but help never arrived in time. It's a story you
Thursday, May 16 2013 6:36 PM EDT2013-05-16 22:36:15 GMT
A night out for tacos cost one Chapel Hill man and his friends more than $500. Customers at one popular Durham taco restaurant say they're being targeted with predatory towing practices.
A night out for tacos cost one Chapel Hill man and his friends more than $500. Customers at one popular Durham taco restaurant say they're being targeted with predatory towing practices.
Thursday, May 16 2013 12:15 AM EDT2013-05-16 04:15:41 GMT
Cars flooded during Hurricane Sandy are back on the road in North Carolina, and the cars' new owners may have no idea their car was once submerged in ocean water.
Cars flooded during Hurricane Sandy are back on the road in North Carolina, and the cars' new owners may have no idea their car was once submerged in ocean water.
Saturday, May 11 2013 11:59 AM EDT2013-05-11 15:59:05 GMT
A loophole in a state law banning the sale of synthetic marijuana allows some types of those drugs to remain on store shelves. Now lawmakers want to stop it.Two years ago, a law went into effect banning
A loophole in a state law banning the sale of synthetic marijuana allows some types of those drugs to remain on store shelves. Now lawmakers want to stop it.Two years ago, a law went into effect banning
Tuesday, March 12 2013 11:37 AM EDT2013-03-12 15:37:56 GMT
Wake County Commissioners are taking a closer look at contaminated drinking water after WNCN uncovered dozens of wells with dangerous levels of a cancer-causing chemical. Monday, the man in charge of
Wake County's water quality director outlined a number of recommendations Monday.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:20 PM EDT2013-05-22 02:20:27 GMT
There's a huge new development on the horizon in the core of the Triangle coming into public focus. A new technology area known as "Chatham Park" near Pittsboro is seeking official approvals for its newly
A new technology area known as "Chatham Park" near Pittsboro is seeking official approvals for its newly revised master plan.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 4:17 PM EDT2013-05-21 20:17:43 GMT
The head of the North Carolina Democratic Party is facing questions about credit card charges made during a March trip to a Las Vegas casino to watch basketball games with his old college buddies. Records
Randy Voller of Pittsboro used a credit card to pay for $3,300 worth of expenses on a trip to Las Vegas. He said he has repaid the money in full.
The EPA returned to Wake Forest to answer questions from residents whose lives were affected by water contaminated with a cancer-causing chemical called TCE.
