Category Archives: State/Regional
Deputies investigate Zebulon stabbing
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) -- Wake County deputies are investigating an early morning stabbing Saturday (May 9) According to a release, around 12:30am, deputies responded to a report of a stabbing in the 84...
May 09, 2026
NC breakfast staple missing: what we know about the Neeses' situation
GREENSBORO, N.C. (NCN News) - It has been a familiar fixture on North Carolina tables for generations. Now it has disappeared and there are lots of unanswered questions. Retailers have told multiple m...
May 09, 2026
Scammers at it again: what you should know about DMV text messages
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - If you get a message ordering you to pay the DMV, it's probably a scam. Attorney General Jeff Jackson is warning North Carolinians about a recurring text message scam impers...
May 08, 2026
Cherry Point air show begins May 9 with weekend flight demonstrations, aircraft displays
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. (NCN News) - The Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Air Show begins May 9 and will run all weekend, bringing flight demonstrations and aircraft displays ...
May 08, 2026
More arrests in car break-ins; what you need to know
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - More arrests in connection with a recent rash of vehicle break-ins in Durham and Research Triangle Park and other areas. Twice in April, 18-year-old Lester Mayo was booked into t...
May 08, 2026
Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats' redistricting plan, dimming party's midterm hopes
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved Democratic congressional redistricting plan, delivering another major setback to the party in a nati...
May 08, 2026
UPDATE: state senators making moves in Rocky Mount city financial situation, mayor responds (Audio)
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (NCN News) - State lawmakers are stepping into the controversy over the financial crisis in the city of Rocky Mount. Meanwhile, the Mayor says that lawmakers are not looking at the b...
May 08, 2026
Recent rains lead to lifting of the burn ban statewide
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - The burn ban is over, for now. After lifting the ban for most of the state's 100 counties last week, the N.C. Forest Service is lifting the ban in the remaining counties on ...
May 07, 2026
North Carolina AG: credit card companies need to do more to block teen vaping buys
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - North Carolina's attorney general says major credit card companies need to do more to prevent kids from buying vaping products. Jeff Jackson joined a bipartisan coalition of...
May 07, 2026
Tourism breaks records in NC: a look inside the numbers (AUDIO)
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF News) - Big spending by tourists in North Carolina last year, that from new numbers out from state officials. Travelers spent more than $37.2 billion on trips to and within the sta...
May 07, 2026