Category Archives: Triangle/Local
One dead in tanker rollover crash
CLAYTON, N.C. (WPTF) - The driver of a cargo tanker is dead after a rollover crash in Johnston County Monday afternoon (March 16). Around 2 p.m. troopers were dispatched to a fatal collision involving...
Bruce Ferrell 2h ago
Senate leader Phil Berger asks for recount in race against Sam Page
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - State Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger is asking for a recount in a razor-thin losing margin to Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page in the District 26. Republican Primary...
Bruce Ferrell 3h ago
Amazon offers 1-hour and 3-hour deliveries for US customers willing to pay an extra charge
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon said Tuesday that it has started offering faster U.S. deliveries of selected products for a fee, including pantry staples, clothing, over...
Associated Press 4h ago
Storms cancel more US flights as TSA remains under pressure from partial government shutdown
By RIO YAMAT and MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed Monday as powerful storms swept across the eastern half of the country and a partial gov...
Associated Press Mar 16, 2026
Signal work planned near I-540 Wednesday
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Traffic signal work will impact a key intersection near the Raleigh-Durham International Airport Wednesday (March 18). Contractors for the N.C. Department of Transportation will...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 16, 2026
Update: Durham Police name shooting victims
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) -- Durham authorities have released the names of two people who were shot and killed on North Roxboro Street in Durham just before Midnight Saturday (March 14). In a release, polic...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 16, 2026
Snow and wind batter parts of US, with threat of thunderstorms and tornadoes starting later Sunday
By SOPHIA TAREEN and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - A broad and erratic patchwork of severe weather rumbled across much of the U.S. on Sunday, dumping heavy snow and making roads im...
Associated Press Mar 15, 2026
BEST NC's Brenda Berg discusses school leadership, homeschooling and education policy
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - School leadership, the growth of homeschooling and broader education policy issues were among the topics discussed by Brenda Berg, president and CEO of BEST NC, during a rec...
NCN News Mar 15, 2026
One dead in Clayton early morning shooting
CLAYTON, N.C. (WPTF) - One person is dead, a second injured and a third facing charges after an early morning shooting in Clayton Saturday (March 14) According to a release from the Johnston County Sh...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 14, 2026
Durham Police investigate double fatal shooting
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - Two people are dead after a shooting on North Roxboro Street in Durham just before Midnight Saturday (March 14). Officers responded to a report of gunfire in the 3500 block of No...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 14, 2026