Category Archives: WPTF News
3 potential storm deaths in North Carolina after Chantal, officials say
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - There were three potential storm-related deaths in North Carolina amid flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal, a state official said Tuesday. The state's Department ...
Jul 08, 2025
Hope of finding Texas flood survivors dims as search efforts go on
By JIM VERTUNO, NADIA LATHAN and JOHN SEEWER Associated PressKERRVILLE, Texas (AP) - Hope of finding survivors of the catastrophic flooding in Texas dimmed Tuesday, a day after the death tol...
Jul 08, 2025
Family of 4, including 2 children, killed in North Carolina plane crash
SANFORD, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina family of four, including two school-age children, died when their small plane crashed as they flew back from Florida. The National Transportation Safety Board sa...
Jul 08, 2025
Travelers may no longer be required to remove shoes before boarding a plane
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business WriterFor the first time in almost 20 years, travelers may no longer be required to take off their shoes during security screenings at certain U.S. airports.The Transpo...
Jul 08, 2025
Yemen’s Houthi rebels attack a ship in the Red Sea, killing 3, after claiming they sank another
By JON GAMBRELL Associated PressDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - An attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels on a Liberian-flagged cargo ship in the Red Sea killed three mariners and wounded two others, a Eu...
Jul 08, 2025
Swain County sheriff steps down after sexual misconduct charges
BRYSON CITY, N.C. (AP) - The longtime sheriff of a western North Carolina county whom some women accused of sexual misconduct has quit before he could be permanently removed. Curtis Cochran, who was f...
Jul 08, 2025
Hope of finding Texas flood survivors dims as search efforts go on
By JIM VERTUNO, NADIA LATHAN and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) - Hope of finding survivors of the catastrophic flooding in Texas dimmed Tuesday, a day after the death toll surpass...
Jul 08, 2025
Travelers may no longer be required to remove shoes before boarding a plane
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer For the first time in almost 20 years, travelers may no longer be required to take off their shoes during security screenings at certain U.S. airports. The Trans...
Jul 08, 2025
Yemen's Houthi rebels attack a ship in the Red Sea, killing 3, after claiming they sank another
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - An attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels on a Liberian-flagged cargo ship in the Red Sea killed three mariners and wounded two others, a E...
Jul 08, 2025
Death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend surpasses 100
By JIM VERTUNO, NADIA LATHAN and JOHN SEEWER Associated PressKERRVILLE, Texas (AP) - The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend surpassed 100 on Monday as search-a...
Jul 07, 2025