Category Archives: WPTF News
Democrats voted for a shutdown. Now they have to find a way out
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Democrats kept their promise to reject any Republican spending bill that didn't extend or restore health care benefits, choosing instea...
Oct 01, 2025
Old guard still runs the Metropolitan Division, though times could be changing soon
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The winds are beginning to change in the NHL's Metropolitan Division, though not before the old guard gets at least one more shot. Washington easily won the division ...
Oct 01, 2025
Authorities identify those killed in weekend North Carolina bar shooting
SOUTHPORT, N.C. (AP) - The three people killed during a mass shooting last weekend at a waterfront bar in a southeastern North Carolina community have been identified as two out-of-state residents and...
Oct 01, 2025
Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died
By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91. The Jane ...
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 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