Category Archives: WPTF News
Scientists lose critical climate record as ocean observatory will go dark under Trump funding cuts
By ANNIKA HAMMERSCHLAG Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) - A portion of one of the most ambitious ocean monitoring networks ever built will go dark this month when scientists board a research vessel and m...
Associated Press Jun 03, 2026
Before the bell: Early trading on Wall Street mixed as oil prices tick higher with Iran ceasefire under strain
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Early trading on Wall Street is mixed and oil prices moved higher after the U.S. and Iran traded attacks, testing a ceasefire even further, though...
Associated Press Jun 03, 2026
Hertl's goal lifts Golden Knights past Hurricanes 5-4 to open Stanley Cup Final
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Tomas Hertl took a backhand pass from Colton Sisson and beat Frederik Anderson from the slot with 3:24 left in the third period, lifting the Vegas ...
Associated Press Jun 02, 2026
Peabo Bryson, known for duets from Disney's 'Aladdin' and 'Beauty and the Beast,' has died at 75
NEW YORK (AP) - Peabo Bryson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning R&B singer best known as the voice behind the Oscar-winning Disney film duets "Beauty and the Beast" with Celine Dion and "A Whole N...
Associated Press Jun 02, 2026
Blanche: Trump administration is scrapping $1.8B fund meant to compensate president's allies
By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is scrapping plans to create a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate allies of the Republican presid...
Associated Press Jun 02, 2026
Suspect sought in Oxford Wal-Mart attempted robbery
OXFORD, N.C. (WPTF) -- Some tense moments at the Oxford Wal-Mart. Around 3 o clock Tuesday (June 2), officers were called to the store on Lewis Street on a robbery call involving a suspect using a cro...
Bruce Ferrell Jun 02, 2026
Wall Street adds to its records as the AI boom keeps growing
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market added to its records as winners of the artificial-intelligence boom keep driving higher. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% Tuesday, edging...
Associated Press Jun 02, 2026
Man charged with sexual exploitation of a minor
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (WPTF) - The Orange County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest connected with sexual exploitation of a minor. The charges against Robert Westendorf, 42, of Carrboro on Monday (June ...
Bruce Ferrell Jun 02, 2026
New York sues over the Trump administration's deal to end offshore wind projects including one near NC
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press New York's attorney general sued the Trump administration Tuesday over one of its deals to end an offshore wind project. Under a deal made public in March, Frenc...
Associated Press Jun 02, 2026
Trump taps housing regulator Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has tapped Bill Pulte, head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to be the acting director of national intelligence - elevating...
Associated Press Jun 02, 2026