Category Archives: WPTF News
RALEIGH: Police identify pedestrian hit and run victim
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Raleigh police have identified a pedestrian struck multiple times and killed early Saturday morning (June 13). Officers responded to a call for a hit and run motor vehicle crash...
Jun 13, 2026
Jury duty scam resurfaces in Wake County
RALEIGH (WPTF News) -- Scammers have redoubled their efforts to target Wake County residents with fake jury duty summons, according to state and local officials. "Scammers want you to panic and send m...
Jun 12, 2026
US and Iran have agreed to wording of a deal to end their war, Pakistan's prime minister says
By MUNIR AHMED, MICHELLE L. PRICE and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan's prime minister said Friday the United States and Iran have agreed to wording of an agreement aimed at endi...
Jun 12, 2026
The Closing Bell: US stocks rise after oil prices ease and SpaceX soars in its debut on Wall Street
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks rose Friday after oil prices fell again, and SpaceX soared in its highly anticipated debut on Wall Street. The Closing Bell 06/12/2026 | RSS...
Jun 12, 2026
Raleigh company buys Neese's: products returning to store shelves
GREENSBORO, N.C. (NCN News) - There's news for those waiting for a comeback of Neese's sausage products. The company has a new owner with plans to revive production. It was announced Friday (June 12) ...
Jun 12, 2026
Judge rules Trump can stage UFC fights on the White House's South Lawn this weekend
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Friday refused to stop the White House from staging a UFC show this weekend in an elaborate ring already built on the South L...
Jun 12, 2026
Suspect dead after West Texas shooting kills 1 and injures at least 9 others
By JEFFREY COLLINS and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press A shooter who opened fire in the West Texas city of Midland died Friday after a standoff with police following an attack that left one person dead a...
Jun 12, 2026
FBI searches office of Ohio group that supports voter registration efforts
By CLAUDIA LAUER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press FBI agents have searched the office of an Ohio group that supports voter registration efforts, seizing documents and computer files, a board ...
Jun 12, 2026
Taylor Swift becomes the youngest woman inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at age 36; Kenny Loggins among honorees
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Taylor Swift became the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday night at age 36. "It was instinctual. No one taught me ...
Jun 12, 2026
Before the Bell: World shares surge and oil prices slip over 4% after Trump claims a breakthrough in Iran war talks
By CHAN HO-HIM AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) - World shares advanced on Friday, tracking big Wall Street gains, while oil prices sank more than 4% after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed there w...
Jun 12, 2026