Category Archives: Triangle/Local
Man accused of killing Ukrainian refugee on North Carolina train charged with federal crime
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department on Tuesday charged a man accused of fatally stabbing a Ukrainian refugee on a North Carolina commuter train last month ...
Sep 09, 2025
Charlotte officials under fire after man with long criminal history kills Ukrainian woman on train
By ERIK VERDUZCO and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated PressCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Officials in Charlotte, North Carolina, faced sharp criticism for failing to keep a man with a history of mental illness, ar...
Sep 08, 2025
Judge OKs settlement in North Carolina voter registration lawsuit by Justice Department
BY GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A federal judge on Monday approved a plan to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump's Justice Department that demanded Nor...
Sep 08, 2025
Judge OKs settlement in North Carolina voter registration lawsuit by Justice Department
BY GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A federal judge on Monday approved a plan to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump's Justice Department that demanded North Caroli...
Sep 08, 2025
Bottlebrush blooms, fall color make Clethra a versatile shrub
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend GardenerI have many different species of plants in my landscape. However, I do not own a "Clethra alnifolia" or "sweet pepper bush" or "summersweet". I bet if I were to ask ...
Sep 07, 2025
Bottlebrush blooms, fall color make Clethra a versatile shrub
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener I have many different species of plants in my landscape. However, I do not own a "Clethra alnifolia" or "sweet pepper bush" or "summersweet". I bet if I were to ask...
Sep 07, 2025
Duke University pilot project examining pros and cons of using artificial intelligence in college
LUCAS LIN and ANANYA PINNAMENENI/The Chronicle The ChronicleDURHAM, N.C. (AP) - As generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT have become increasingly prevalent in academic settings, facult...
Sep 05, 2025
Joseph McNeil, who helped spark a protest movement at a North Carolina lunch counter, dies at 83
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Joseph McNeil, one of four North Carolina college students whose occupation of a racially segregated Woolworth's lunch counter 65 years ago he...
Sep 04, 2025
Fayetteville State University sets record enrollment, retention gains
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WPTF) – Fayetteville State University is experiencing another year of record enrollment while also posting some of the strongest academic gains in its history, school leaders...
Sep 03, 2025
Fayetteville State University sets record enrollment, retention gains
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WPTF) - Fayetteville State University is experiencing another year of record enrollment while also posting some of the strongest academic gains in its history, school leaders annou...
Sep 03, 2025