Category Archives: Triangle/Local
Signal work planned near I-540 Wednesday
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Traffic signal work will impact a key intersection near the Raleigh-Durham International Airport Wednesday (March 18). Contractors for the N.C. Department of Transportation will...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 16, 2026
Update: Durham Police name shooting victims
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) -- Durham authorities have released the names of two people who were shot and killed on North Roxboro Street in Durham just before Midnight Saturday (March 14). In a release, polic...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 16, 2026
Snow and wind batter parts of US, with threat of thunderstorms and tornadoes starting later Sunday
By SOPHIA TAREEN and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - A broad and erratic patchwork of severe weather rumbled across much of the U.S. on Sunday, dumping heavy snow and making roads im...
Associated Press Mar 15, 2026
BEST NC's Brenda Berg discusses school leadership, homeschooling and education policy
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - School leadership, the growth of homeschooling and broader education policy issues were among the topics discussed by Brenda Berg, president and CEO of BEST NC, during a rec...
NCN News Mar 15, 2026
One dead in Clayton early morning shooting
CLAYTON, N.C. (WPTF) - One person is dead, a second injured and a third facing charges after an early morning shooting in Clayton Saturday (March 14) According to a release from the Johnston County Sh...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 14, 2026
Durham Police investigate double fatal shooting
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - Two people are dead after a shooting on North Roxboro Street in Durham just before Midnight Saturday (March 14). Officers responded to a report of gunfire in the 3500 block of No...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 14, 2026
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