Category Archives: WPTF News
Panthers QB Bryce Young will start against Broncos after Andy Dalton sprains thumb in car crash
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Bryce Young is back in as Carolina's starting quarterback. Panthers coach Dave Caneles said Young would start Sunday against the Denver Broncos af...
Oct 23, 2024
Rapper Eminem and Obama rally voters for Kamala Harris in Detroit
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press DETROIT (AP) - Detroit rapper Eminem stepped into the political arena Tuesday in his hometown, where he spoke briefly at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris '...
Oct 23, 2024
Panthers' Andy Dalton, family involved in car crash. QB being evaluated by team doctors
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Carolina Panthers quarterback Andy Dalton and his family were involved in a car crash on Tuesday. The 36-year-old was being evaluated by team medi...
Oct 22, 2024
Trump hurls a string of insults at Harris and repeats criticism of federal response to Helene
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and JILL COLVIN Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday hurled a series of personal attacks at Vice President Kamala Harris,...
Oct 22, 2024
LeBron and Bronny James make history as the NBA's first father-son duo to play together
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - LeBron James and Bronny James became the first father and son to play in the NBA together Tuesday night during the the Los Angeles Lakers ' season o...
Oct 22, 2024
Israel says it killed a Hezbollah official expected to be the group's next leader
By SARAH EL DEEB, FARNOUSH AMIRI, and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Israel said Tuesday that one of its airstrikes outside Beirut earlier this month killed a Hezbollah official widely ...
Oct 22, 2024
Stock market today: Wall Street barely budges as GM's best day in years offsets GE Aerospace tumble
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes barely budged after a quiet day of mixed trading on Tuesday. The S&P 500 edged down by less than 0.1%. It was a tiny loss, but it...
Oct 22, 2024
FACT FOCUS: A look at the false information around Hurricanes Helene and Milton
By MELISSA GOLDIN Associated PressBack-to-back hurricanes that brought death and devastation to parts of the South were made worse by a wide range of false and misleading information, some of which st...
Oct 13, 2024
North Carolina absentee ballots are being distributed following 2-week delay
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina counties started distributing absentee ballots Tuesday for the November general election to those who requested them, roughly two weeks later than anticip...
Sep 24, 2024
WPTF MORNING SHOW: 09/27/2023-09/29/2023
If you missed Wednesday, Thursday and Friday’s show, we have you covered! Remember, you can listen to the “WPTF Morning Show with Rob Connett” live from 6-9 AM on 98.5FM, 680AM, WPTF...
Sep 29, 2023