Category Archives: WPTF News
Belmont names Duke assistant Evan Bradds as coach in a homecoming for the former star player
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Duke assistant coach Evan Bradds was named Belmont's coach on Thursday, providing a homecoming for the program's all-time Division I era scoring leader. Bradds replaces Casey A...
Mar 19, 2026
Rapper Afroman wins lawsuit against police over mocking their 2022 raid in viral music videos
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press The Grammy-nominated rapper Afroman won a defamation lawsuit filed by seven Ohio sheriff's deputies who sued him over music videos in which he used home security fo...
Mar 19, 2026
No. 1 overall seed Duke won't have big man Patrick Ngongba II for March Madness Round 1
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Duke won't have starting big man Patrick Ngongba II on Thursday for its first-round game against Siena in March Madness because of soreness ...
Mar 19, 2026
Iran intensifies attacks on Gulf energy sites after Israel struck its key gas field
By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING, MIKE CORDER and NATALIE MELZER Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran intensified its attacks on oil and natural gas facilities around the Gulf on Thur...
Mar 19, 2026
Democrats storm out of Justice Department leaders' briefing on the Epstein files
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday stormed out of a closed-door briefing on the Jeffrey Epstein files by Justice Department...
Mar 18, 2026
French Bulldogs lead top dog list, but Raleigh is different
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - While French Bulldogs may be the most popular breed in the U.S., other breeds are more popular in some parts of North Carolina. That from a new report by the American Kennel...
Mar 18, 2026
Eagles acquire veteran backup quarterback Andy Dalton from Panthers, AP source says
Veteran quarterback Andy Dalton is heading to the Philadelphia Eagles to provide depth behind Jalen Hurts, a person with knowledge of the trade told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person, spea...
Mar 18, 2026
Battle continues over stinky trees
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - While once thought as a way to dress up yards and neighborhoods, the war on the stinky Bradford Pear tree continues in North Carolina. North Carolina residents can remove an...
Mar 18, 2026
US stocks slump on worries about higher oil prices, inflation and interest rates
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks slumped Wednesday after a report said inflation was primed to worsen even before the war with Iran caused oil prices to spike. That a...
Mar 18, 2026
State board denies Berger's special recount requests, review continues
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - The State Board of Elections has rejected a request from State Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger to hand count selected votes in his challenge to the results of the distr...
Mar 18, 2026