Category Archives: WPTF News
Drought conditions intensify over most of North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - It is now spring, but the drought that has lingered through the winter is still with us. Drought conditions have worsened across North Carolina, with 15 counties now experie...
Apr 02, 2026
Two face child abuse charges
GARNER, N.C. (WPTF) -- The Wake County Sheriff's Office has arrested and charged a man and a woman in connection with reported sexual abuse and child abuse. On February 20, 2026, investigators receive...
Apr 02, 2026
US jobless aid filings fall to 202,000 as layoffs remain low despite uncertainty of Iran war
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week as layoffs remain sparse despite a softening labor market and rising energy costs due to the...
Apr 02, 2026
Two Raleigh officers face charges in chase crash
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - A Tuesday night (March 31) crash has led to a 17-year-old facing charges, but two Raleigh police officers are also being cited after a chase on New Bern Avenue. Preliminary deta...
Apr 01, 2026
Four astronauts await liftoff on humanity's first flight to the moon in half a century
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Four astronauts strapped into NASA's new moon rocket and awaited liftoff Wednesday on humanity's first lunar trip in more than half a cen...
Apr 01, 2026
Chapel Hill Police remembers loss of K9
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WPTF) - One Triangle police department is remembering the loss of a police dog. In a press release, The Chapel Hill Police Department said K9 Mando died following a sudden illness w...
Apr 01, 2026
SpaceX files initial paperwork to sell shares to the public and likely make Musk a trillionaire
By BERNARD CONDON and KEN SWEET AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) - Elon Musk's space exploration company has filed preliminary paperwork to sell shares to the public, according to two sources familia...
Apr 01, 2026
North Carolina's electoral future may hinge on rural Black voters who feel ignored by Democrats
By BILL BARROW and MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Ricky Brinkley has lived in rural North Carolina nearly all of his 65 years, and he likes it "out in the county," past the stre...
Apr 01, 2026
Stocks rally worldwide as oil prices ease on hopes for a possible end to the Iran war
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks rushed higher worldwide, and oil prices eased Wednesday as hopes built that the war with Iran could end soon. That's even though some of the sign...
Apr 01, 2026
Coach John Andrzejek leaves Campbell basketball: 'The institution now has different priorities'
By MAURA CAREY AP Sports Writer John Andrzejek stepped down as Campbell's men's basketball coach on Wednesday, citing the school's shifted priorities in a post on social media. "Over the last 6 months...
Apr 01, 2026