Amaya Mitchell
Multimedia Journalist
Charlottesville, VA
Amaya joined the 29News team in May, 2023. She is a graduate of Regent University with a degree in Communications-Journalism.
Before joining the team, she interned at WAVY TV 10, in Virginia Beach. She also worked at WAVY TV 10 as a studio technician and assignment editor.
Amaya is originally from Halifax, VA. When she is not out on stories, she enjoys spending time with her loved ones and travelling.
A drug called ensitrelvir can help prevent Covid-19 in people who have been exposed within households.
Chloe Rochester is just 5 years old, and for the second time in her life she is battling stage 4 cancer at UVA Children’s Hospital.
A suspect has been identified in the murders of two women in the Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, in 1996.
As her family grieves, it’s the 7-year-old's toys, especially her My Little Pony toys, that keep her memory alive.
Wintergreen Resort released a statement regarding the air ambulance transport of eight-year-old girl.
The Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA is working to change legislatures’ mind on a proposed House bill.
November 13, 2023, marks one year since the shooting at the University of Virginia.
One Charlottesville chef is helping those in prison learn a trade for when they get out.
Telehealth’s second annual survey shows a jump in the number of patients.
A new report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows that in Virginia, more kids are aging out of foster care.
A 2020 University of Virginia graduate has filed a lawsuit against the university and its Title IX office.
