Category Archives: Triangle/Local
WAKE SHELTER FULL: Center seeks more adoptive or foster homes
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - The Wake County Animal Center is looking for more pet parents. According to a release, the center is full, with more animals arriving every day and fewer spaces available for pe...
Jul 09, 2026
Child dies from drowning at Raleigh Beach
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - The Wake County Sheriff's office has confirmed a 12-year-old girl died from injuries she suffered Tuesday (July 7) at Raleigh Beach. The girl was pulled from the water around 11...
Jul 07, 2026
TOOLS 4 SCHOOLS: Education leaders kick off supply drive
RALEIGH, N.C. - (WPTF) -- As thousands of Wake County teachers begin preparing their classrooms for the new school year, WakeEd Partnership joined Wake County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Robert ...
Jul 07, 2026
JORDAN LAKE: Drowning victim recovered
PITTSBORO, N.C. (WPTF) -- The body of the teenage swimmer who went missing Saturday evening at Jordan Lake has been recovered, concluding the search effort. According to the Chatham Counties sheriff's...
Jul 06, 2026
THE LATEST : Raleigh council to consider teen curfew next month
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) -- After reviewing a "teen takeover" in the Glenwood South and Brier Creek areas of Raleigh, the city council talked more about instituting some type of curfew. But, Raleigh Mayor...
Jul 06, 2026
Raleigh police deal with multiple incidents around the city Saturday and Sunday
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Raleigh police dealt with several incidents Saturday and early Sunday morning, amid revelers celebrating Independence Day. Two juveniles were involving in a shooting in the Brie...
Jul 05, 2026
Extreme heat coming in for the end of the week and the weekend in NC
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - The hottest Independence Day on record is possible Saturday in central North Carolina as a streak of 100 temperatures arrives Thursday and doesn't leave until early next wee...
Jul 01, 2026
A former UNC & NBA player is one of six charged in a federal sports betting indictment
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - Ed Davis, a member of the 2009 UNC national championship team and former NBA player has been indicted in Brooklyn on federal charges related to sports bribery, illegal betti...
Jun 29, 2026
Carolina Hurricanes follow Stanley Cup title by figuring out to how to improve a largely set roster
By Aaron Beard MORRISVILLE, N.C. (AP) - At first glance, Carolina Hurricanes general manager Eric Tulsky doesn't have a ton to do with the roster as the Stanley Cup champs head into the offseason. The...
Jun 27, 2026
RALEIGH: Motorcyclist dies in crash
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) --- A motorcyclist has died in a single-vehicle crash in north Raleigh early Thursday morning (June 18) It happened shortly before 3 a.m. at the intersection of Ebenezer Church Ro...
Jun 18, 2026