Category Archives: WPTF News
Stocks slip and oil prices rise on uncertainty about US-Iran ceasefire talks
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks and oil prices flip-flopped Tuesday as uncertainty rose about what will happen following a two-week ceasefire in the war with Iran, which is...
Apr 21, 2026
Durham police make arrest in RTP car break-ins
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - Durham authorities have made the first of what could be multiple arrests in a series of vehicle break-ins in Durham County. On Friday (April 17), investigators from the Durham Co...
Apr 21, 2026
Virginia voters deciding on redistricting plan that could boost Democrats' seats in Congress
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Virginia voters on Tuesday are deciding whether to ratify an unusual mid-decade redrawing of U.S. House districts that could boost Democrats' chances of flipping cont...
Apr 21, 2026
Martinook's goal lifts Hurricanes past Senators 3-2 in 2OT after he misses rare OT penalty shot
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Jordan Martinook beat Linus Ullmark from the slot at 13:53 of the second overtime to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on M...
Apr 21, 2026
Coach K's grandson charged with misdemeanor DWI in collision that killed teen riding bicycle
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - A grandson of former Duke Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski now faces charges in a fatal crash Saturday (April 18) at the intersection of Cole Mill Road and West Wyndham Lane. The...
Apr 20, 2026
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving Trump's Cabinet after abuse of power allegations
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is out of President Donald Trump's Cabinet, the administration announced Monday, after a series of alleged abuse...
Apr 20, 2026
New details: victims identified in Winston-Salem park shooting.
By ERIK VERDUZCO Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - A planned fight among young people escalated into a mass shooting at a Winston-Salem park Monday morning that left two people dead, authori...
Apr 20, 2026
Louisiana community is struggling to understand after man killed 8 children
By SOPHIE BATES, LEKAN OYEKANMI and GERALD HERBERT Associated Press SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - A stunned Louisiana city struggled to come to grips Monday with the massacre of eight children carried out by...
Apr 20, 2026
Supreme Court will hear from religious preschools challenging exclusion from taxpayer-funded program
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear from Catholic preschools that say it's unconstitutional to exclude them from a state-funded program ...
Apr 20, 2026
At the close: oil prices rise and US stocks give back a bit of their record-breaking rally
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices climbed Monday following the latest rise of tensions between the United States and Iran, but the moves were more modest than they were earlie...
Apr 20, 2026