Category Archives: WPTF News
Survive or collapse: Small businesses in North Carolina struggle after Hurricane Helene
Story by Noelle Harff via UNC Media Hub Photos by Chrissy Wang MARION, North Carolina - When Hurricane Helene tore through the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Pat and Charlie Gowan didn't thin...
Nov 02, 2024
Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Time to 'fall back' an hour
By The Associated Press The good news: You will get a glorious extra hour of sleep. The bad: It'll be dark as a pocket by late afternoon for the next few months in the U.S. Daylight saving time ends a...
Nov 01, 2024
Top House Republicans seeking documents regarding Biden's 'garbage' comment
WASHINGTON (AP) - Top House Republicans called on the White House to produce all documents and internal communications regarding President Joe Biden's statement earlier this week in which he appeared ...
Nov 01, 2024
Rescuers find body of worker swept away from Tennessee factory by Hurricane Helene flood
ERWIN, Tenn. (AP) - Rescue workers in Tennessee said Friday they have recovered the body of the final person still missing after massive flooding from Hurricane Helene hit a plastics factory there. Ro...
Nov 01, 2024
Georgia officials agree to spend $100 million on Hurricane Helene aid for farms and forestry
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's state government is diverting $100 million to spend on loans to farmers and cleanup after Hurricane Helene. The Georgia State Financing and Invest...
Nov 01, 2024
Early in-person voting in North Carolina exceeds 2020 total
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Early in-person voting in North Carolina ends on Saturday, but the number of people who have cast ballots by this method already has exceeded...
Nov 01, 2024
Stock market today: Amazon leads Wall Street higher
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon led U.S. stock indexes higher on Friday, while a surprisingly weak jobs report marred by some unusual occurrences cemented bets on Wall Street fo...
Nov 01, 2024
Embattled Republican candidate fights on in North Carolina governor's race
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press ELLERBE, N.C. (AP) - Addressing over 100 supporters outside an ice cream stand that's shaped like a giant strawberry, North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robi...
Nov 01, 2024
Yankees fans who interfered with Betts' catch are banned from Game 5 of the World Series
NEW YORK (AP) - Two New York Yankees fans who were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series for interfering with Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts have been banned from Game 5 on Wednesday...
Oct 30, 2024
Stock market today: Nasdaq edges back from its record as chip companies and Eli Lilly slump
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes edged lower Wednesday after drops for Eli Lilly and chip companies overshadowed a jump for Google's parent company. The S&P 500 s...
Oct 30, 2024