Category Archives: WPTF News
ROCKY MOUNT: Auditor's office completes review of utility bills
ROCKY MOUNT (NCN News) -- A state audit took a closer l ook at complaints over utility bills in Rocky Mount, and at the request of the Mayor and City Council, the State Auditor's office has completed ...
Jul 08, 2026
A chimpanzee that was launched into space will be recognized with a historical marker near Zoo
ASHEBORO, N.C. (NCN NEWS) -- A chimpanzee that was launched into space and later lived at the North Carolina Zoo soon will be recognized with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker. The marker com...
Jul 08, 2026
Boozer named ACC male athlete of the year
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (NCN Sports) -- Duke freshman Cameron Boozer, the consensus men's basketball national player of the year, has been named the 2025-26 recipient of the Anthony J. McKevlin Award as the A...
Jul 08, 2026
Attorneys General reach deal with Cash App
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) -- A group of Attorneys General - including North Carolina's Jeff Jackson announced a settlement with Block, Inc., the company that owns Cash App, resolving allegations that B...
Jul 08, 2026
Trump blasts NATO for rejecting his efforts to claim Greenland as leaders hold a summit in Turkey
By LORNE COOK and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump took aim at his NATO partners at a summit in Turkey on Wednesday, saying he was unhappy with the alli...
Jul 08, 2026
Oil prices jump more than 6% after Trump says ceasefire with Iran is 'over'
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) - Oil prices surged more than 6% after U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the interim agreement with Iran is "over," though he will al...
Jul 08, 2026
Judge rejects Justice Department attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County, Georgia
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - The U.S. Department of Justice cannot have the names and personal contact information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgia's...
Jul 07, 2026
Child dies from drowning at Raleigh Beach
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - The Wake County Sheriff's office has confirmed a 12-year-old girl died from injuries she suffered Tuesday (July 7) at Raleigh Beach. The girl was pulled from the water around 11...
Jul 07, 2026
Judge dismisses Prince Harry's privacy invasion lawsuit against publisher of Daily Mail
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) - Prince Harry's final lawsuit aimed at taming the British tabloids ended in defeat Tuesday as a judge said he failed to prove his privacy invasion claims ...
Jul 07, 2026
TOOLS 4 SCHOOLS: Education leaders kick off supply drive
RALEIGH, N.C. - (WPTF) -- As thousands of Wake County teachers begin preparing their classrooms for the new school year, WakeEd Partnership joined Wake County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Robert ...
Jul 07, 2026