Category Archives: Triangle/Local
WakeMed to consider combination with Charlotte-based health system
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - A major development in health care services in the Triangle. WakeMed is considering an offer to merge with Charlotte based Atrium Health. A key first step takes place on Monday ...
May 01, 2026
Fort Bragg soldier pleads not guilty to using intel on Maduro raid to win $400,000 on Polymarket
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A U.S. special forces soldier pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he used classified information about the mission to c...
Apr 29, 2026
Person drowned in Cary lake
CARY, N.C. (WPTF) - One person drowned in a Cary lake Saturday afternoon (April 25). Police responded around 2 p.m. to Macgregor Downs Lake off Saint Andrews Lane. Upon arrival, officers were able to ...
Apr 25, 2026
Senate proposal sparks local backlash over property, water control concerns
By LAURA GABEL and JOHN C. ROSE RALEIGH, N.C. (WIZS) - Local leaders are pushing back strongly in opposition to a particular portion of N.C. Senate Bill 214 which, if passed, would allow Franklin Coun...
Apr 24, 2026
Tiny town in North Carolina honors towering Andre The Giant with roadside marker
ELLERBE, N.C.. (AP) - Andre The Giant, a towering menace in the wrestling ring but a gentle giant on the movie screen, is being honored with a roadside marker in his beloved adopted small town in Nort...
Apr 23, 2026
Authorities say they arrested a Chapel Hill man planning a mass shooting at a large New Orleans festival
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Authorities say a former North Carolina law enforcement officer planned to kill Black people in a mass shooting at a major New Orleans festival but was arrested at a Florida hotel w...
Apr 23, 2026
New details: Sheriff's office identifies shooting victim, suspect still sought
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - The search for a suspect continues into a Wednesday night (April 22) shooting near Zebulon that left one person dead and several injured. The Sheriff's Department has identified...
Apr 23, 2026
Former Benson Cop faces rape, kidnapping charges
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) -- A former Benson police officer is now facing rape and kidnapping charges. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation made the arrest after an investigation requested ...
Apr 22, 2026
Smithfield announces plans for new Tobs home
SMITHFIELD, N.C. (WPTF) -- The Johnston County town of Smithfield is taking another step toward bringing collegiate summer baseball to town next year. In a release, town leaders said that 58 acres loc...
Apr 22, 2026
Durham police make arrest in RTP car break-ins
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - Durham authorities have made the first of what could be multiple arrests in a series of vehicle break-ins in Durham County. On Friday (April 17), investigators from the Durham Co...
Apr 21, 2026