Category Archives: WPTF News
Panthers and wide receiver Jalen Coker agree on $35M contract extension, AP source says
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Panthers and wide receiver Jalen Coker agreed to terms Thursday night on a three-year, $35 million contract extension that will keep ...
Jun 12, 2026
Svechnikov, Aho strike as Hurricanes top Golden Knights 4-2 to move within a win of the Stanley Cup
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Andrei Svechnikov scored twice and Sebastian Aho added a second-period goal in a breakout game for Carolina's top-line performers, helping the Hurr...
Jun 11, 2026
DURHAM: Police investigate Thursday afternoon homicide
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) --- The Durham Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred at the intersection of Cornwallis Road and South Roxboro Street Thursday afternoon (June 11) At approxima...
Jun 11, 2026
WAKE FOREST: Downtown concert draws questions
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (WPTF) - A downtown street party in Wake Forest is drawing some questions, including from several local businesses. In a post on Facebook, B & W Hardware said it would no longer ...
Jun 11, 2026
FDA's e-cigarette authorization: Fruity vapes not significantly better than tobacco ones
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Fruit-flavored e-cigarettes recently authorized by the Food and Drug Administration were not significantly better at helping smokers quit than tob...
Jun 11, 2026
Opening of Canada-US bridge that Trump threatened to block is delayed over unresolved 'issues'
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The opening of a Canadian-U.S. bridge across the Detroit River, which President Donald Trump had previously threatened to bloc...
Jun 11, 2026
The Closing Bell: US stocks jump, and oil prices ease on hopes for a deal to get crude flowing globally again
By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks rallied to their best day in two months, and oil prices fell after President Donald Trump called off his threat to bomb Iran...
Jun 11, 2026
Trump plans to nominate US Attorney Jay Clayton to be national intelligence director
By COLLIN BINKLEY, LARRY NEUMEISTER and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he plans to nominate Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southe...
Jun 11, 2026
Trump calls off latest threats to strike Iran, citing progress in negotiations
By JON GAMBRELL and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he has called off new military strikes on Iran, hours after threatening ...
Jun 11, 2026
Rocky Mount Police officer dies in off-duty accident
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (NCN News) - A Rocky Mount Police officer had died in an off-duty ATV accident. According to social media post by the police department, Michael Cotton died in an off-duty ATV accide...
Jun 11, 2026