Category Archives: Triangle/Local

Federal grand jury indicts man for fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee on North Carolina train
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - A federal grand jury indicted a man on a charge he fatally stabbed a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte, North Carolina, commuter trainWednesday’s indictment on a ...
Curtis Media Oct 23, 2025

COVID-19 vaccines may help some cancer patients fight tumors
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - The most widely used COVID-19 vaccines may offer a surprise benefit for some cancer patients - revving up their immune systems to help ...
Curtis Media Oct 22, 2025

Millions of Indians celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights
NEW DELHI (AP) - Millions of Indians celebrated Diwali on Monday as lamps illuminated homes and streets across the country to mark the Hindu festival symbolizing the victory of light over darkness. Di...
Curtis Media Oct 20, 2025

How to watch the Orionid meteor shower, debris of Halley’s comet
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science WriterThe Orionids - one of two major meteor showers caused by remnants from Halley's comet - will peak with the arrival of a new moon, providing an ...
Curtis Media Oct 19, 2025

How to watch the Orionid meteor shower, debris of Halley's comet
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer The Orionids - one of two major meteor showers caused by remnants from Halley's comet - will peak with the arrival of a new moon, providing an excellent opportuni...
Curtis Media Oct 19, 2025

Is college worth the cost? Universities work to show the return on investment of a degree
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - For a generation of young Americans, choosing where to go to college - or whether to go at all - has become a complex calculation of costs and b...
Curtis Media Oct 15, 2025

Ironweed: The resilient perennial transforming North Carolina landscapes
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend GardenerWe all want resilient plants for our landscape. Frankly we want something that is cost effective. A plant which fulfills that description and expectation is "Ironwee...
Curtis Media Oct 12, 2025
Ironweed: The resilient perennial transforming North Carolina landscapes
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener We all want resilient plants for our landscape. Frankly we want something that is cost effective. A plant which fulfills that description and expectation is "Ironwe...
Curtis Media Oct 12, 2025

North Carolina state House member charged with sex crimes
HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina state House member has been charged with sex-related crimes involving a teenager earlier this year, court records show.Six-term Democratic state Rep. Cecil Bro...
Curtis Media Oct 09, 2025

Duke researchers receive $15M federal grant to expand AI model designed to predict mental illness
By WILLIAM GIM The Chronicle DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - A team at Duke University has secured a $15 million federal grant to expand an artificial intelligence model designed to predict mental illne...
Curtis Media Oct 08, 2025
