Category Archives: WPTF News
The Closing Bell: US stocks edge higher following the latest U-turn for oil prices
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Hour-to-hour swings for oil prices keep jerking financial markets around, and U.S. stocks wavered Thursday following the latest reversal. The S&P 50...
Associated Press May 21, 2026
April Durham fatality: Coach K's grandson now facing felony charges
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - A grandson of former Duke Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski now faces felony charges in that April fatal crash at the intersection of Cole Mill Road and West Wyndham Lane. Joseph ...
Bruce Ferrell May 21, 2026
State files suit on Vinfast construction site, the latest developments
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) -- The lack of progress at the Vinfast auto production site in Chatham County had led to legal action. Attorney General Jeff Jackson filed suit on behalf of the North Carolina Dep...
Bruce Ferrell May 21, 2026
NOAA forecast: below average hurricane season, here's what we know
MIAMI, FL. (NCN News) - With the start of Hurricane season less than two weeks away, forecasters are predicting a below-normal hurricane season for the Atlantic basin this year. NOAA's outlook for the...
Bruce Ferrell May 21, 2026
Judge dismisses charges against ex-administrator accused after student shot teacher
By JOHN RABY Associated Press A judge on Thursday dismissed all charges against a former school administrator accused of ignoring repeated warnings that a 6-year-old had a gun hours before a teacher w...
Associated Press May 21, 2026
UNC Board of Governors elects new leaders
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - The University of North Carolina Board of Governors elected Kellie Hunt Blue as its next chair, effective July 1, 2026. Terry Hutchens was elected vice chair, and Carolyn Co...
Bruce Ferrell May 21, 2026
Three charged with murder, kidnapping, robbery after luring man from Cherokee casino
GREENVILLE, S.C. (NCN News) - Three South Carolina residents have been indicted for the kidnapping, robbery and murder of a man lured from the Harrah's Cherokee Casino. A federal grand jury in Greenvi...
Bruce Ferrell May 21, 2026
Market Update: US stocks drift after oil prices rise and Nvidia's latest profit report gets a yawn
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market is drifting Thursday following a rebound for oil prices and mixed reports on the U.S. economy. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% and is on...
Associated Press May 21, 2026
Dog attack death in Apex: more details released
APEX, N.C. (WPTF) - We're hearing more now about the death of an Apex women in a dog attack. In a press release, The Chatham County Sheriff's Office said it has reviewed previous calls for service con...
Bruce Ferrell May 21, 2026
Prosecutors seek 50-year sentence for nonprofit leader at center of sprawling Minnesota fraud case
By TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The former leader of a Minnesota nonprofit who was convicted for her role at the center of a staggering $250 million fraud case that helped ignite a...
Associated Press May 21, 2026