Category Archives: WPTF News
More than 160 people are still missing after deadly Texas floods, governor says
By NADIA LATHAN and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press HUNT, Texas (AP) - More than 160 people are still believed to be missing in Texas days after flash floods killed over 100 people during the July Fourth...
Jul 08, 2025
Latest 'Tiger King' twist finds 'Doc' Antle sentenced to 1 year in prison for animal trafficking
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - "Tiger King" star Bhagavan "Doc" Antle is going to prison - but not for as long as prosecutors wanted - after admitting he broke federal law...
Jul 08, 2025
Wall Street is mixed amid Trump’s new tariff deadlines
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business WriterA choppy day in the markets left major U.S. stock indexes little changed Tuesday as the Trump administration pressed its campaign to win more favorable trade deals with...
Jul 08, 2025
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 Departm...
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 sai...
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 sai...
Jul 08, 2025
Wall Street is mixed amid Trump's new tariff deadlines
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer A choppy day in the markets left major U.S. stock indexes little changed Tuesday as the Trump administration pressed its campaign to win more favorable trade deals wit...
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 fi...
Jul 08, 2025
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