Category Archives: Triangle/Local
Healing Transitions completes men's campus
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) -- Healing Transitions celebrated the completion of its Men's Campus expansion and renovation with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday (August 25) followed by a community cookout an...
Aug 25, 2026
Gun found on Durham high school campus; juvenile detentions sought
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) -- Juvenile petitions are being sought for two Southern High School students after a weapon was found on campus Tuesday (August 25). According to a release from the Durham County S...
Aug 25, 2026
Man pleads guilty in drunk boating fatal
PITTSBORO, N.C. (WPTF) -- The suspect in a deadly Chatham County boating accident that happened last summer on Harris Lake pleaded guilty Monday (August 25). Quenten Kight, 42, pleaded guilty Monday t...
Aug 24, 2026
Raleigh Man Charged in Connection with Theft of Phones from FedEx Shipments
PITTSBORO, N.C. (WPTF) -- The Chatham County Sheriff's Office has charged a Raleigh man with felony possession of stolen goods and felony obtaining property by false pretenses in connection with the t...
Aug 21, 2026
Raleigh City Council to consider teen curfew
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - After "teen takeovers" in the Glenwood South and Brier Creek during the Independence weekend, Raleigh City Council is expected to considered a teen curfew Tuesday (August 18) In...
Aug 16, 2026
DURHAM: Sheriff's office makes drug trafficking arrest
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - The Durham Sheriff's Office have announced an arrest as part of a drug trafficking crackdown. Wednesday (Aug. 12), investigators from the Sheriff's Anti-Crime and Narcotics Unit ...
Aug 13, 2026
DURHAM: New police chief hired from Greensboro ranks
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - An assistant police chief in Greensboro has been named as Durham's next police chief. The City of Durham announced Monday (Aug. 10) the selection of Stephanie Mardis, currently a...
Aug 10, 2026
Justice Department cites Duke Law School for discrimination
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - The U.S. Justice Department says it has found that Duke University's law school "intentionally discriminated based on race" and harmed white and Asian students. The Justice Depar...
Aug 06, 2026
CHAPEL HILL: Police assigning team to investigate car break-ins
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WPTF) -- The Chapel Hill Police Department is assigning a dedicated team to investigate vehicle break-ins. The team is focusing on trends in times and locations of these crimes. Ove...
Aug 04, 2026
RALEIGH BEACH: Second drowning in as many months.
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) -- The Wake County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a male found in the Neuse River. On Monday (August 3), just before 1 p.m. deputies responded to a report of perso...
Aug 03, 2026