Category Archives: State/Regional
Rev. Jesse Jackson returns home to South Carolina to lie in state
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - After a long career of fighting for civil rights, the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is visiting his home for one last time to lie in state at the Sou...
Mar 02, 2026
UNC System Board of Governors vote unanimously for new academic freedom policy
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WPTF) - The UNC System Board of Governors has approved an official definition of academic freedom, voting unanimously in favor of the policy on Thursday, which was proposed on Dec. ...
Feb 27, 2026
CJ Poll: Whatley has clear lead in NC U.S. Senate race
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) -- With the primary now only days away, a new Carolina Journal poll shows Republican Senate candidate Michael Whatley with a clear advantage over his GOP rivals, but a major chunk...
Feb 26, 2026
Fire at an Ohio farm complex kills about 6,000 hogs and smoke is visible for miles
LONDON, Ohio (AP) - A fire at an Ohio hog farm complex has killed about 6,000 of the animals, an official said. A large column of smoke could be seen in the distance on Wednesday from Fine Oak Farms i...
Feb 26, 2026
More snow falls on the Northeast US as the region scrambles to clear piles from last storm
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, REBECCA BOONE and HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Light snow moved through parts of the Northeast on Wednesday as people heading to work and school were trying to na...
Feb 25, 2026
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger questions whether Americans feel the 'golden age' Trump describes
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger offered a sharp contrast to President Donald Trump's depiction of the nation as being in a "golden age" during h...
Feb 25, 2026
Democrats bet on Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger's cost-focused message to counter Trump
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats are betting that Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger's affordability-focused message, which helped her flip a Republican-held office last ...
Feb 24, 2026
Otters enjoy a snow day in Maryland during winter storm
BALTIMORE (AP) - A pair of otters slid into their week with an early morning romp in the snow at Baltimore's National Aquarium. Security cameras captured the fun around 7 a.m. at the aquarium, which d...
Feb 23, 2026
Armed NC man shot and killed after entering secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says
By MICHELE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - An armed man drove into the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump's resort in Palm Beach, Florida, as another vehicle was exitin...
Feb 22, 2026
North Carolina fire that killed Denny Hamlin's father ruled accidental; exact cause still unknown
GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) - The North Carolina house fire that killed the father of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin and injured his mother has been ruled accidental but it's still unclear what started it. A repo...
Feb 20, 2026