Category Archives: WPTF News
Farm family fun: Got To Be NC Festival this weekend in Raleigh (AUDIO)
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) -- The Got to Be NC Festival returns to the N.C. State Fairgrounds in Raleigh May 15-17, bringing a full weekend of free family friendly fun and a celebration of North Carolin...
Bruce Ferrell May 15, 2026
Powell's legacy at the Fed to be shaped by his misjudging inflation and standing up to Trump
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - When Jerome Powell was sworn in as chair of the Federal Reserve eight years ago, economists worried that inflation and interest rates were ...
Associated Press May 15, 2026
Trump insists US-China relations are in a good place despite differences as he wraps up Beijing trip
By AAMER MADHANI and WILL WEISSERT BEIJING (AP) - As President Donald Trump wraps up his whirlwind visit to China on Friday, he's insistent that relations between the world's two biggest powers are go...
Associated Press May 14, 2026
Halifax County woman faces charges of embezzling from family business
HOBGOOD, N.C. (NCN News) - A Halifax County woman is now facing charges of embezzling thousands of dollars from a family farm business. In late 2025, Halifax County Sheriff's Office was contacted in r...
Bruce Ferrell May 14, 2026
Rep. Chuck Edwards faces House ethics investigation over harassment allegations
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Ethics Committee announced Thursday it is investigating Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards of North Carolina over allegations that he created a...
Associated Press May 14, 2026
Muskets like those from 1776 are mostly exempt from today's gun laws
By ALLEN G. BREED AP National Writer HALIFAX, N.C. (AP) - With 165 grains of black powder in the barrel, a .75-caliber Brown Bess flintlock musket like the ones the redcoats carried in 1776 can hurl a...
Associated Press May 14, 2026
Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out
By MARK SHERMAN, GEOFF MULVIHILL and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved women's access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rej...
Associated Press May 14, 2026
The Closing Bell: Cisco leads Wall Street to more records and the Dow back to 50,000
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market rose to more records Thursday after Cisco Systems joined the parade of U.S. companies reporting fatter profits for the start of 20...
Associated Press May 14, 2026
Man charged in April Durham stabbing
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - Durham police have made an arrest in connection with an April stabbing on the American Tobacco Trail. Police say Christopher Caldwell, 64, of Durham was arrested Thursday (May 14...
Bruce Ferrell May 14, 2026
New population numbers: Raleigh and Charlotte continue to grow
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NCN News) - The latest population data from the U.S. Census Bureau show some of North Carolina's largest cities are getting even bigger. The 2025 population report released Thursday ...
Bruce Ferrell May 14, 2026