Category Archives: WPTF News
ACC bets on being 1st league in college football to bring TV viewers inside live replay reviews
By AARON BEARD AP Sports WriterFlorida State and Virginia were locked in a double-overtime thriller as the ball headed to Seminoles receiver Duce Robinson in the end zone.Robinson bobbled th...
Oct 01, 2025
Dabo Swinney relishes the chance to face Bill Belichick despite a matchup that has lost its luster
By STEVE REED AP Sports WriterThe coaching clash between Bill Belichick and Dabo Swinney may have lost its luster with North Carolina and Clemson off to disappointing starts, but don’t tell Swin...
Oct 01, 2025
ACC bets on being 1st league in college football to bring TV viewers inside live replay reviews
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer Florida State and Virginia were locked in a double-overtime thriller as the ball headed to Seminoles receiver Duce Robinson in the end zone. Robinson bobbled the catch,...
Oct 01, 2025
Bermuda lashed by distant hurricane and prepares for the stronger Imelda
By DNICA COTO Associated PressSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - The outer bands of distant Hurricane Humberto lashed Bermuda on Tuesday ahead of a more direct pass from the newer and stronger Hurricane Ime...
Oct 01, 2025
5 homes collapse into the surf of the Outer Banks as hurricanes rumble in Atlantic
By GARY ROBERTSON and JESSE BEDAYN Associated PressFive unoccupied houses along North Carolina's Outer Banks collapsed into the ocean Tuesday as Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda rumbled in the Atlantic,...
Sep 30, 2025
Chunk, a 1,200-pound bear with a broken jaw, wins Alaska’s popular Fat Bear Week contest
By CEDAR ATTANASIO and MARK THIESSEN Associated PressANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Chunk, a towering brown bear with a broken jaw, swept the competition Tuesday in the popular Fat Bear Week contest - his f...
Sep 30, 2025
Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and STEPHEN GROVES Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near certai...
Sep 30, 2025
Georgia farmers will get $531M in Hurricane Helene aid, but the deal’s not done yet
By JEFF AMY Associated PressATLANTA (AP) - The wait continues for Georgia farmers who need more aid after Hurricane Helene, even as state and federal officials in other states announce agreements...
Sep 30, 2025
Pfizer agrees to lower prescription drug costs for Medicaid in a deal with Trump
By TOM MURPHY and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Drugmaker Pfizer has agreed to lower drug costs under a deal struck with the Trump administration, President Donald Trump said Tue...
Sep 30, 2025
Judge rejects claims of racial gerrymandering in North Carolina state Senate districts
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A pair of northeastern North Carolina legislative districts can remain intact, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, rejecting Black voters' claims t...
Sep 30, 2025