Category Archives: Triangle/Local
Lee County Sheriff makes arrests in drug "trap house"
SANFORD, N.C. (WPTF) - Lee County authorities have made two arrests in connection with a "trap house," raid Wednesday (March 11) in Sanford. According to a social media post, Narcotic Agents with the ...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 12, 2026
Overnight closures planned for Durham interstate starting Sunday
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - Motorists are being advised about overnight lane closures on Interstate 85 through Durham starting this weekend. Contractors for the N.C. Department of Transportation plan to clo...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 12, 2026
In rural America, a teacher pipeline from abroad starts to dry up
By MICHAEL MELIA Associated Press Like many school systems facing teacher shortages, South Carolina's Allendale County has looked overseas for help. A quarter of the teachers in the rural, high-povert...
Associated Press Mar 12, 2026
Trooper killed in Durham crash remembered at Cary funeral
CARY, N.C. (WPTF) - The Triangle community honored the life and legacy of fallen Trooper Steven J. Perry on Wednesday, March 11th, at The Shepherd's Church in Cary. Col. Freddy Johnson Jr., State High...
Alyssa Vail Mar 11, 2026
Durham Police: trail stabbing not random
DURHAM, N.C (WPTF) - Durham authorities have released more details on a Monday daylight stabbing death on the American Tobacco Trail, and say the incident was not random. Police have identified the vi...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 11, 2026
Chinese Lantern Festival will continue through 2034
CARY, N.C. (WPTF) - The North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival will continue during the holiday season for the next eight years. The Town of Cary has extended the North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festi...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 11, 2026
Travel delays expected afternoons on I-40 near Garner
GARNER, N.C. (WPTF) - Get ready for some delays on Interstate 40 starting Wednesday (March 11) near the Wake-Johnston County line. For the next roughly two weeks, there will be slow rolling roadblocks...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 10, 2026
Raleigh man faces child sex crime charges
**Editors Note: explicit content** RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - A Raleigh man has been arrested for what the FBI calls "morally reprehensible" child sex crimes. The FBI arrested Andrew Swenson, 42, of Ralei...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 10, 2026
Two NC cities rank high for seasonal allergies
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NCN News) - As it will soon be time for lots of a yellow dust and sneezing, two North Carolina cities rank among the top 20 "most challenging" cities for seasonal allergies. The Alle...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 10, 2026
Young kids missed the pandemic's school disruptions. Their reading scores are still behind
By MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - When COVID-19 wrought havoc on society in early 2020, today's youngest schoolchildren were infants or yet to be born. Now in their early school...
Associated Press Mar 10, 2026