Category Archives: Triangle/Local
FDA OKs libido-boosting pill for older women who have gone through menopause
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health officials have expanded approval of a much-debated drug aimed at boosting female libido, saying the once-a-day pill can now be taken b...
Dec 15, 2025
NC State economist predicts record job growth in 2026
By WPTF StaffRALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Economist Dr. Mike Walden says North Carolina is poised for record-breaking job growth and business development in 2026. Walden, a William Neal Reynolds distinguish...
Dec 14, 2025
Suspects in separate Charlotte, North Carolina, train stabbings face federal counts
By ERIK VERDUZCO and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The man accused of killing a Ukrainian refugee on a commuter train in North Carolina's largest city appeared in ...
Dec 11, 2025
Meet the real holiday cacti and learn the easy way to keep them thriving
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend GardenerThere is one thing we don't have a lot of in my house and that's houseplants. I have absolutely no reason why. I have had a pothos and a snake plant on my desk at wo...
Dec 09, 2025
Honduran man is held without bond in North Carolina train stabbing that drew comments from Trump
By ERIK VERDUZCO and ALLEN G. BREED Associated PressCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina judge on Monday ordered a Honduran man to be held without bond in a non-fatal stabbing on a Charlotte c...
Dec 08, 2025
Man wounded in 2nd stabbing attack on Charlotte commuter train since August
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Police in North Carolina have charged a 33-year-old man with critically injuring another person in a stabbing on a Charlotte commuter train, just a few months after a Ukrai...
Dec 06, 2025
Tending God's earth: a journey of faith through gardening
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener I have always believed that God is in everything. There can be nothing on Earth to which this idea applies more than a garden. Don't forget - one of God's first cre...
Nov 30, 2025
What's open on Thanksgiving? Not much, as many stores rest - or prepare - ahead of Black Friday
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - With Thanksgiving and the formal launch of the holiday shopping season this week, Americans will again gather for Turkey Day meals before knocking off ...
Nov 27, 2025
This NC plant eats bugs for breakfast - and looks beautiful doing it
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend GardenerMost of us have seen or have some knowledge of the most iconic plant in the world: It's the "Venus Flytrap", which is native to a small area of southeastern North Ca...
Nov 16, 2025
This NC plant eats bugs for breakfast - and looks beautiful doing it
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener Most of us have seen or have some knowledge of the most iconic plant in the world: It's the "Venus Flytrap", which is native to a small area of southeastern North C...
Nov 16, 2025