Category Archives: WPTF News
WakeMed, Atrium build case for combination after delayed commission vote (NEW AUDIO TUESDAY)
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) -.After county leaders delayed a key vote, representatives from WakeMed and Charlotte's Atrium Health met with reporters to lay out why the combination is the right choice for the...
May 03, 2026
A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus on a cruise ship in the Atlantic kills 3 people
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean killed three people, including an elderly married couple, and sickened at ...
May 03, 2026
1,500 beagles will get new lives, warm laps after release from research facility
By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The first beagles removed from a Wisconsin dog breeding and research facility that was the site of recent protests seemed to know right a...
May 03, 2026
Agent hit by buckshot from the gun of man charged in correspondents' dinner attack, prosecutor says
WASHINGTON (AP) - Authorities have determined that buckshot from the gun of the man charged with trying to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in an attempt to kill President Dona...
May 03, 2026
Murder-suicide under investigation in Wake County town
MORRISVILLE, N.C. (WPTF) - Police in Morrisville are investigating what is thought to be a murder-suicide Saturday (May 2). The Police Department were dispatched to a call of shots fired on Saturday, ...
May 03, 2026
Trump says the US will 'guide' stranded ships from the Strait of Hormuz, starting on Monday
By ADAM SCHRECK, MELANIE LIDMAN and CARA ANNA Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The United States will launch an effort on Monday to "guide" stranded ships from the Iran-gripped Stra...
May 03, 2026
Hurricane season is around the corner, what you need to know now
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - With the start of Atlantic Hurricane Season less than a month after, state officials and emergency managers are saying now is the time to get ready. During Hurricane Prepare...
May 03, 2026
How a weaker dollar is quietly making life more expensive
By MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A hidden force is quietly pushing up costs for everything from your summer vacation to your weekly grocery bills: a weaker U.S. dollar. The dollar h...
May 03, 2026
Stankoven, Andersen lead Hurricanes past Flyers 3-0 in Game 1 of 2nd-round series
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Logan Stankoven scored twice to continue his postseason tear and the Carolina Hurricanes smothered the Philadelphia Flyers in a 3-0 victory Saturda...
May 02, 2026
Burn ban lifted in most NC counties, here's what we know
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) -- Citing recent rainfall over much of the state, The N.C. Forest Service has lifted a ban on all open burning for 81 counties effective 8 a.m. Sunday, (May 3). The statewide ...
May 02, 2026