Category Archives: Triangle/Local
Wake County woman charged with failure to report child death, other violations
WENDELL, N.C. (WPTF) - A Wake County woman is facing multiple misdemeanor charges - including failure to report a child death in a timely manner --- in connection with an unlicensed childcare center. ...
Apr 08, 2026
Artemis II breaks Apollo 13's distance record with daring moon flyby that included a solar eclipse
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer HOUSTON (AP) - After traveling deeper into space than any other humans, the Artemis II astronauts pointed their moonship toward home Monday night, wrapping up a luna...
Apr 06, 2026
Artemis II toilet acts up again as astronauts speed toward the moon to break Apollo 13's record
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer HOUSTON (AP) - Now more than halfway to the moon, the Artemis II astronauts prepared for their historic lunar fly-around to push deeper into space than even the Apol...
Apr 04, 2026
Two face child abuse charges
GARNER, N.C. (WPTF) -- The Wake County Sheriff's Office has arrested and charged a man and a woman in connection with reported sexual abuse and child abuse. On February 20, 2026, investigators receive...
Apr 02, 2026
Two Raleigh officers face charges in chase crash
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - A Tuesday night (March 31) crash has led to a 17-year-old facing charges, but two Raleigh police officers are also being cited after a chase on New Bern Avenue. Preliminary deta...
Apr 01, 2026
Four astronauts await liftoff on humanity's first flight to the moon in half a century
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Four astronauts strapped into NASA's new moon rocket and awaited liftoff Wednesday on humanity's first lunar trip in more than half a cen...
Apr 01, 2026
Chapel Hill Police remembers loss of K9
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WPTF) - One Triangle police department is remembering the loss of a police dog. In a press release, The Chapel Hill Police Department said K9 Mando died following a sudden illness w...
Apr 01, 2026
Cooper leading Whatley in new poll
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - Democratic former Gov. Roy Cooper is leading former Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley by over a dozen points in the race for North Carolina's open U.S. Sen...
Apr 01, 2026
A college instructor turns to typewriters to curb AI-written work and teach life lessons
By JOCELYN GECKER AP Education Writer The scene is right out of the 1950s with students pecking away at manual typewriters, the machines dinging at the end of each line. Once each semester, Grit Matth...
Apr 01, 2026
Artemis II mission set to launch, N.C. State grad to be aboard
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - After weeks of fuel leaks and other issues, NASA faced a trouble-free countdown Tuesday on the eve of astronauts' first trip to the moon in more than half a century. Offici...
Mar 31, 2026