Category Archives: WPTF News
NC Attorney General settles with major landlord over AI-powered rent fixing
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced a settlement with a major landlord accused of illegally fixing rent prices using cutting edge technology. Landlords were u...
Apr 15, 2025
"Sober Operative Act" aims to cut drunk driving with tougher laws and lower BAC limits
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - A bill in the legislature seeks to crack down on drunk driving - in an effort to make driving safer. At a Legislative Building press conference, Ellen Pitt with the Western Nort...
Apr 15, 2025
Autism rates in US rise again to 1 in 31 kids, CDC says
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer ATLANTA (AP) - An estimated 1 in 31 U.S. children have autism, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday, marking another jump in a long str...
Apr 15, 2025
Proposed bill could remove thousands of books from NC public schools
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - What is your child reading? Lawmakers in Raleigh are rolling out a bill that could affect what your student reads. At a Legislative Building press conference this week, State Re...
Apr 15, 2025
A look at the universities with federal funding targeted by the Trump administration
By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press Harvard University is the latest in a growing list of higher education institutions that had its federal funding targeted by the government in order to comply with ...
Apr 15, 2025
El Salvador President Bukele says he won’t be releasing a Maryland man back to the US
By SEUNG MIN KIM and MARCOS ALEMN Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump ‘s top advisers and Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, said Monday that they ha...
Apr 14, 2025
Supporters rally for Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs amid legal battle
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) – Supporters of Democratic Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs held a rally near the Legislative Building to criticize the ongoing legal effort to overturn Riggs’ less...
Apr 14, 2025
El Salvador President Bukele says he won't be releasing a Maryland man back to the US
By SEUNG MIN KIM and MARCOS ALEMN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump 's top advisers and Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, said Monday that they have no basis for the ...
Apr 14, 2025
Stocks rally worldwide after Trump eases some of his tariffs on electronics, for now
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are rising worldwide Monday after President Donald Trump relaxed some of his tariffs, for now at least, and as stress from within the U....
Apr 14, 2025
Stocks rally worldwide after Trump eases some of his tariffs on electronics, for now
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are rising worldwide Monday after President Donald Trump relaxed some of his tariffs, for now at least, and as stress from within the U....
Apr 14, 2025