Category Archives: WPTF News
Students and residents protest UNC’s coal plant over health and climate concerns
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) – Dozens of students and Chapel Hill residents gathered to protest the continued operation of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's campus co-generation plant, c...
Apr 24, 2025
Students and residents protest UNC’s coal plant over health and climate concerns
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) – Dozens of students and Chapel Hill residents gathered to protest the continued operation of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's campus co-generation plant, c...
Apr 24, 2025
Trump science cuts target bird feeder research, AI literacy work and more
By MATT O'BRIEN AP Technology Writer Ashley Dayer's dream of winning a National Science Foundation grant to pursue discoveries in bird conservation started when she was an early-career professor with ...
Apr 24, 2025
US election officials question agency about Trump's order overhauling election operations
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - State and local election officials from around the country on Thursday questioned the leaders of a federal agency tasked by President Do...
Apr 24, 2025
North Carolina judges block GOP law to strip governor’s election board powers
By GARY D. ROBERTSON and MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina trial judges threw out on Wednesday another Republican attempt to strip the governor of his authority to ap...
Apr 24, 2025
North Carolina judges block GOP law to strip governor’s election board powers
By GARY D. ROBERTSON and MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina trial judges threw out on Wednesday another Republican attempt to strip the governor of his authority to ap...
Apr 24, 2025
Judge denies injunction for four players suing NCAA in North Carolina court
By BOB SUTTON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A judge denied a preliminary injunction Tuesday sought by four college football players who had sued to gain an additional season of eligib...
Apr 22, 2025
Judge denies injunction for four players suing NCAA in North Carolina court
By BOB SUTTON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A judge denied a preliminary injunction Tuesday sought by four college football players who had sued to gain an additional season of eligib...
Apr 22, 2025
Martinook, Andersen help Hurricanes push past Devils 3-1 for 2-0 lead in 1st-round playoff series
By AARON BEARD AP Sports WriterRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Jordan Martinook scored a go-ahead shorthanded goal in the second period and Frederik Andersen came up big in net all night to help the Carolina Hur...
Apr 22, 2025
Martinook, Andersen help Hurricanes push past Devils 3-1 for 2-0 lead in 1st-round playoff series
By AARON BEARD AP Sports WriterRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Jordan Martinook scored a go-ahead shorthanded goal in the second period and Frederik Andersen came up big in net all night to help the Carolina Hur...
Apr 22, 2025