Category Archives: WPTF News

High-Profile sports events score big for Raleigh economy
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - It’s been a busy (and profitable) spring for sports in Raleigh. From March Madness to NHL playoff hockey, Raleigh has seen a flurry of major sports events this spring, bri...
Curtis Media Apr 26, 2025

High-Profile sports events score big for Raleigh economy
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - It’s been a busy (and profitable) spring for sports in Raleigh. From March Madness to NHL playoff hockey, Raleigh has seen a flurry of major sports events this spring, bri...
Curtis Media Apr 26, 2025

A massive explosion at an Iranian port linked to missile fuel shipment kills 18, injures some 800
By JON GAMBRELL Associated PressMUSCAT, Oman (AP) - A massive explosion and fire rocked a port Saturday in southern Iran purportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile ...
Curtis Media Apr 26, 2025

A massive explosion at an Iranian port linked to missile fuel shipment kills 18, injures some 800
By JON GAMBRELL Associated PressMUSCAT, Oman (AP) - A massive explosion and fire rocked a port Saturday in southern Iran purportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile ...
Curtis Media Apr 26, 2025

A massive explosion at an Iranian port linked to missile fuel shipment kills 18, injures some 800
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press MUSCAT, Oman (AP) - A massive explosion and fire rocked a port Saturday in southern Iran purportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile...
Curtis Media Apr 26, 2025

New psychiatry residency program aims to strengthen mental health care in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) – A new initiative is working to broaden mental health services in Eastern North Carolina, focusing on rural areas and military families. But with a nationwide shortage of h...
Curtis Media Apr 25, 2025

New psychiatry residency program aims to strengthen mental health care in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - A new initiative is working to broaden mental health services in Eastern North Carolina, focusing on rural areas and military families. But with a nationwide shortage of healthc...
Curtis Media Apr 25, 2025

Judges blocks Trump push to cut funding to public schools over diversity programs
By HOLLY RAMER and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated PressCONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday blocked Trump administration directives that threatened to cut federal funding for public s...
Curtis Media Apr 24, 2025

Trump science cuts target bird feeder research, AI literacy work and more
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology WriterAshley Dayer’s dream of winning a National Science Foundation grant to pursue discoveries in bird conservation started when she was an early-career prof...
Curtis Media Apr 24, 2025

Judges blocks Trump push to cut funding to public schools over diversity programs
By HOLLY RAMER and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday blocked Trump administration directives that threatened to cut federal funding for public schools wi...
Curtis Media Apr 24, 2025
