Category Archives: News
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 In a press release, The Chapel Hill Police Department said K9 Mando died following a sudden illness while off duty last week. (photo courtesy Chapel Hill Police)
Cooper leading Whatley in new poll
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - Democratic former Gov. Roy Cooper is leading former Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley by over a dozen points in the race for North Carolina's open U.S. Sen...
Apr 01, 2026 Democratic former Gov. Roy Cooper, who is running for U.S. Senate, speaks to reporters after casting his ballot on the first day of in-person early voting in the state's primary election, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)
NC Eggs roll their way to the White House
NASHVILLE, N.C. (NCN News) - Eggs from a North Carolina farm will have a starring role in this year's White House Easter Egg Roll. On Tuesday (March 30), U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins t...
Mar 31, 2026 FILE - Children and their parents participate in the White House Egg Roll on the South Lawn on April 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Artemis II mission set to launch, N.C. State grad to be aboard
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - After weeks of fuel leaks and other issues, NASA faced a trouble-free countdown Tuesday on the eve of astronauts' first trip to the moon in more than half a century. Offici...
Mar 31, 2026 N.C. State graduate Christina Koch is on the crew of the NASA Artemis II mission. (WPTF file photo)
Cigar ashes tied to McDowell County wildfire
MARION, N.C. (NCN News) - Ashes from a cigar are to blame for a wildfire burning in McDowell County Tuesday (March 31). The North Carolina Forest Service reports that the cause of the Jumping Branch f...
Mar 31, 2026
Man who crashed pickup into Michigan synagogue was inspired by Iran-backed Hezbollah, FBI says
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) - An armed man who crashed his pickup truck into a major Detroit-area synagogue earlier in March was inspired by the Iran-backed militant group Hezbolla...
Mar 30, 2026 Police vehicles sit outside the Temple Israel synagogue Friday, March 13, 2026, in West Bloomfield Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
22,000 people identified in Apex ransomware case
APEX, N.C. (WPTF) - Some 22,000 individuals may have their data compromised in the fallout from a ransomware incident involving the town of Apex. The town says an investigation led by cybersecurity pr...
Mar 30, 2026 The town of Apex Monday (March 30) notified individuals whose data may have been compromised in a ransomware attack (Getty Images file photo)
Nighttime closures planned for major roadway
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Motorists are being advised about nighttime closures along a major roadway this week. Contractors for the N.C. Department of Transportation plan to close a section of Western Bo...
Mar 30, 2026 Raleigh, North Carolina, USA downtown city skyline.
US stocks drop in another shaky day as oil prices keep climbing
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks are sinking again Monday as oil prices keep climbing because of uncertainty about when the war with Iran could end. The S&P 500 fell 0.7...
Mar 30, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on March 30, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Rabid racoon found in Raleigh, officials urge caution
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Health officials are using the discovery of a rabid raccoon as a reminder for people to be careful around wildlife On Wednesday (March 25), a Raleigh Police Department Animal Co...
Mar 30, 2026 A rabid racoon was discovered in Raleigh on March 25, 2026 (file photo/Getty images)