Mitchell Northam
Digital News ProducerMitchell Northam is a Digital Producer for WUNC. He was born in Iceland, but grew up eating blue crabs and scrapple on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
In addition to working at the Delmarva Daily Times and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, his work has also been featured at SB Nation, the Orlando Sentinel, NCAA.com, Sports Illustrated and SLAM Magazine. He is a graduate of Salisbury University and has won awards from the MD-DC Press Association and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. He is also a voter in the AP Top 25 poll for women's college basketball.
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Jose Torres' ninth inning dinger helped N.C. State knock out No. 1 national seed Arkansas with a 3-2 win in a deciding Game 3. With a win in the super regional, the Wolfpack are headed to the College World Series for the third time ever. -
Duke Hall of Fame basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski will coach his final season with the Blue Devils in 2021-22.
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Sam Mewis, a key member of the U.S. 2019 women's soccer World Cup, has returned to the North Carolina Courage and the National Women's Soccer League on a multi-year deal after a stint with Manchester City.
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Washington Post fact checker Glenn Kessler concluded that there is no evidence that Rev. Rob Lee of Iredell County is related to the notorious Confederate general.
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After more than 71% of stations in North Carolina were without gas last week, fuel availability is improving in the state. However, prices, specifically in the Triangle, are nearing record highs.
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After a hiatus of about 20 months due to COVID-19, Minor League Baseball has returned in North Carolina. The Durham Bulls, armed with the game's top prospect, open at home on May 11. And the newly-named Burlington Royals begin play in June.
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A coalition has filed a lawsuit seeking the removal of a Confederate monument that stands in front of Iredell County’s government center.
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A judge has denied requests to release body camera video in the case of a Black man who killed by North Carolina deputies. The decision came Wednesday shortly after a North Carolina prosecutor said that Andrew Brown Jr. had hit law enforcement officers with his car before they opened fire.
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The FBI has launched a civil rights probe into the death of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man killed by deputies in North Carolina.
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The family of the victim, Andrew Brown Jr., expected to have a chance to view the video Monday morning. The video has still not been released to the public despite mounting pressure in Elizabeth City.
