
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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Protesters began gathering near Raleigh's Bicentennial Plaza around 5:30 p.m., just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court announced a 6-3 decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
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Duke's Paolo Banchero was selection No. 1 overall by the Orlando Magic. It's the second time Duke has had four players selected in the first round, joining the Blue Devils' 1999 draft class.
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North Carolina leaders were quick to react to the court's 6-3 decision. Unlike many other southern states, North Carolina does not have a trigger ban on abortions.
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In a statement, Gov. Cooper said he’s feeling fine, though he’s been experiencing mild symptoms. The 65-year-old is vaccinated and has received two booster shots.
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Longtime Davidson coach Bob McKillop is retiring, ending a run that included coaching Steph Curry and ranking among the all-time winningest active coaches in Division I men's college basketball.
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East Carolina's baseball team faced Texas in a decisive Game 3 of the NCAA Super Regional on Sunday at Clark-LeClair Stadium in Greenville. Rain and lightning delays, lasting more than six hours total, pushed the game's finish into Monday morning. But much of the Pirates' fanbase stuck around for the whole thing.
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The North Carolina Tar Heels and the East Carolina Pirates won their regionals last weekend and will each host an opponent in the Super Regional stage this weekend.
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Robinson is widely expected to seek the Republican nomination for Governor in 2024, and his speech at the Freedom House was part of his tour of North Carolina churches.
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People who receive nutrition benefits in North Carolina now have more flexibility in buying baby formula. Limits are now waived, as a nationwide shortage drags on.
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It’s been 15 years since the championship was last played at the Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club. Pine Needles previously hosted the Women’s Open in 1996, 2001, and 2007. Annika Sorenstam, the winner in 1996, is back this year.