Category Archives: WPTF News
SUSPECT IDENTIFIED: Two people shot, one dead, in encounter with Secret Service near White House
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A person who approached a White House security checkpoint and began firing at officers has died, according to federal officials. The U.S...
May 23, 2026
Responding to the deadly Ebola Outbreak: Samaritan's Purse to establish emergency hospital in the Congo
GREENSBORO, N.C. (NCN News) - In response to the deadly Ebola outbreak, Boone based Samaritan's Purse is sending needed supplies to the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Sunday (May 24). According t...
May 23, 2026
Trump's Justice Department scrubs its website of news releases about Jan. 6 defendants
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Department of Justice is acknowledging it has removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, calli...
May 23, 2026
NC survivors reflect on mental health needs after Hurricane Helene
By Zamone Perez Public News Service During Mental Health Awareness Month, survivors of natural disasters in North Carolina are speaking about about the challenges of rebuilding after catastrophe - inc...
May 23, 2026
Deadliest coal mine explosion in China in years kills at least 82 people, local officials say
BEIJING (AP) - A gas explosion at a coal mine in China's northern Shanxi province killed at least 82 people, local officials said Saturday, in what was the country's deadliest mining accident in recen...
May 23, 2026
Man shot, now faces charges for weapons possession by a felon
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) -- Authorities have charged one man in connection with a late Friday night shooting. (May 23). On Friday at around 10 p.m., deputies responded to a report of a person shot in the ...
May 23, 2026
Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, his family says
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, resulting in rapid and overwhelming associated complications, according to a statemen...
May 23, 2026
Ugandans rue link to Bundibugyo, the Ebola virus type named after a district of cocoa farmers
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Boon-dee-BOO-joh. Before it became the somewhat easy-to-mispronounce name of a rare type of Ebola virus, Bundibugyo is a mountainous district in western Uganda that even some lo...
May 23, 2026
Tax filings: ACC paid average of $47.1M to full-share member schools, Big 12 paid average of $39.5M
By The Associated Press The Atlantic Coast Conference and Big 12 reported record revenues for the 2024-25 sports season, though those continued to lag behind massive gains for their Big Ten and Southe...
May 22, 2026
Warsh is sworn in as the Fed chair after Trump's bid for greater control over the independent bank
By WILL WEISSERT and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday oversaw the White House swearing-in of the new Federal Reserve chair and said he would like K...
May 22, 2026