Category Archives: Triangle/Local
Stranded by winter weather? Here's what airlines owe you
By RIO YAMAT AP Airlines and Travel Writer Winter weather can upend even the best-laid travel plans, but one less thing to worry about is losing money if your flight is canceled: U.S. airlines are req...
Jan 24, 2026
More than half the US threatened with ice, snow and cold in massive winter storm
By EMILIE MEGNIEN, JEFFREY COLLINS and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) - Freezing rain fell in parts of Texas on Friday as a huge, dayslong winter storm began a trek that threatened to brin...
Jan 23, 2026
Millions of Americans prepare for potentially catastrophic ice storm. Here's what the numbers show
By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) - Millions of Americans from New Mexico to the Carolinas are bracing for a potentially catastrophic ice storm that could crush trees and power lines ...
Jan 23, 2026
Teen pleads guilty to North Carolina mass shooting that killed 5
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - An 18-year-old pleaded guilty Wednesday to murder and other charges for a mass shooting in North Carolina, acknowledging that he carried out ...
Jan 21, 2026
UNC's 'Carolina North' campus expansion is going forward amid question on future of basketball arena
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer North Carolina is going forward with long-discussed plans to develop an off-campus expansion for academic, research, residential and mixed-use retail projects. It's...
Jan 21, 2026
How native plants can turn your yard into a bird habitat
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener I have spent many hours looking out our window into the backyard. It gives Melissa and me great pleasure. The same can be said for the joy of watching the many bird...
Jan 21, 2026
18-year-old to plead guilty to North Carolina shooting that left 5 dead, lawyers say
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - An 18-year-old plans to plead guilty to a 2022 mass shooting in North Carolina that left five people dead - including his older brother - avo...
Jan 20, 2026
Bell-shaped blooms and quiet charm: discovering the Carolina Silverbell
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener Alas, another plant I have never owned and rarely seen in the landscapes in the Triangle. Of course, I normally don't trespass to look for plants so there may be a ...
Jan 18, 2026
Blast of winter weather hits Midwest and East Coast and could bring snow to Florida
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) - A blast of winter weather brought snowfall and subfreezing wind chills across the Midwest and East Coast on Saturday as well as near-freezing temperat...
Jan 17, 2026
Anti-ICE protesters assemble across the US after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Thousands of people marched in Minneapolis on Saturday to protest the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer there and the sh...
Jan 10, 2026