Category Archives: Triangle/Local

Durham Police seek stabbing suspect
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) -- The Durham Police Department is investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred in the American Tobacco Trail near the intersection of Fayetteville Street and Pilot Street Monday (...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 09, 2026
NC Rural Center program aims to help rural churches strengthen their communities
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - Churches are often among the most visible and enduring institutions in rural North Carolina, and a program from the NC Rural Center is helping congregations turn that presen...
NCN News Mar 08, 2026

Man charged with striking Wake County Sheriff's deputy
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - A man is now in custody, and a sheriff's deputy sent to the hospital, after an early afternoon incident near Jones Sausage Road in Raleigh Friday (March 6). According to the Wak...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 06, 2026
Update: Orange County murder suspect in custody
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (WPTF) - A murder suspect sought by the Orange County Sheriff's Office was apprehended in Virginia just after 5 p.m. Friday afternoon (March 6). An Orange County investigator servin...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 06, 2026
Cary Police seek burglary suspect
CARY, N.C. (WPTF) -- The Cary Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in identifying a suspect involved in two burglary cases in the Stone Creek Village neighborhood. On Monday February 2...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 05, 2026
Google settles with Epic Games with offer to lower its app store commissions
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google will lower the lucrative fees imposed on its Android app store and offer a way for rival options to gain its stamp of approval, endi...
Associated Press Mar 04, 2026

No charges expected in bicyclists death
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Raleigh police say no charges will be filed in connection with a traffic collision that led to the death of a bicyclist. On Thursday, February 26, at 7:18 p.m., the Raleigh Poli...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 03, 2026
Six facing drug charges in Siler City
SILER CITY, N.C. (WPTF) - Six people are now facing charges in a Chatham County drug investigation. According to a Sheriff's Department press release, the investigation at a residence followed the exe...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 03, 2026
Rex Healthcare settles with feds over Covid-19 vaccine policies
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Rex Healthcare is settling with a federal agency over COVID-19 vaccine policies. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued Rex on behalf of an employee fired ...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 02, 2026
Severe Weather Awareness Week: Officials say now is the time to prepare
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - This week is Severe Weather Preparedness Week, with emergency management officials urging North Carolinians to be prepared should severe weather impact their communities. "North...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 02, 2026
