Category Archives: WPTF News
US military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on 3 Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz
By ADAM SCHRECK, DAVID MCHUGH and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The U.S. military said it intercepted Iranian attacks Thursday on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hor...
Associated Press May 07, 2026
What to know about hantavirus, the illness linked to a cruise ship outbreak (LOCAL AUDIO)
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - An outbreak aboard a cruise ship of a rare rodent-borne illness called hantavirus has left three passengers dead and sickened others, b...
Associated Press May 07, 2026
More March Madness: tourney expands to 76 teams next year
March Madness tournaments will expand to 76 teams each starting next season By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The NCAA announced Thursday that it will expand its two March Madness tournaments by eight...
Associated Press May 07, 2026
The closing bell: US stocks fall from their records as oil prices yo-yo
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market fell from its records after oil prices yo-yoed. The price for a barrel of Brent crude oil settled at roughly $100 Thursday and con...
Associated Press May 07, 2026
Tourism breaks records in NC: a look inside the numbers (AUDIO)
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF News) - Big spending by tourists in North Carolina last year, that from new numbers out from state officials. Travelers spent more than $37.2 billion on trips to and within the sta...
Bruce Ferrell May 07, 2026
Canvas data breach: the latest, hackers now demand ransom, Wake provides guidance
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - That data breach reported by WPTF.com on Wednesday has now turned into a hacker group holding hundreds information of schools nationwide for ransom. A hacking group calling ...
Bruce Ferrell May 06, 2026
Hillsborough police seek robbery suspect
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (WPTF) -- Hillsborough police are seeking a man who robbed a bank just after 9 a.m. Wednesday (May 6). An unidentified man walked into the First National Bank at 237 S. Churton St. ...
Bruce Ferrell May 06, 2026
Recent rain eases fire danger, but drought concerns remain across North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (SFN) - Recent rainfall has brought some relief to North Carolina, but N.C. Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler says drought concerns remain - especially in the Piedmont. Troxler s...
Josh Ellis May 06, 2026
Closing Bell Report: oil prices sink and US stocks reach another record on hopes for a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices are sinking Wednesday, and stock markets are bursting higher worldwide with hopes that the United States and Iran are nearing a deal to allow...
Associated Press May 06, 2026
Some iPhone owners could get up to $95 payment after Apple agrees to settle case for $250 million
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) - Owners of some iPhones are in line to get cash payments of up to $95 from Apple after the company on Tuesday reached a $250 million settlement in a clas...
Associated Press May 06, 2026