Category Archives: WPTF News
Wiley Nickel exits North Carolina Senate race the day after Roy Cooper announces candidacy
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press CARY, N.C. (AP) - A former congressman will no longer seek an open U.S. Senate seat in North Carolina next year now that fellow Democrat Roy Cooper is running for...
Jul 29, 2025
Max Homa and Sahith Theegala played in the Presidents Cup. Now both might miss PGA Tour postseason
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer The Wyndham Championship is the last chance for players to qualify for the PGA Tour's postseason. It's also a reminder that so much in golf still must be earned. Sahith...
Jul 29, 2025
Virginia Tech is reviewing claim that coach tried to lure NC Central player into transfer portal
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Virginia Tech is looking into an allegation by North Carolina Central's coach that a Hokies assistant improperly tried to lure running back J'Mari Taylor into the transfer porta...
Jul 26, 2025
Renaming of military bases stirs debate over Confederate ties
By FERNANDA FIGUEROA Associated Press In 2023, amid a national reckoning on issues of race in America, seven Army bases' names were changed because they honored Confederate leaders. Now, those same ba...
Jul 26, 2025
Heat advisories and warnings issued for Southeast and Midwest as temperatures and humidity soars
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press It's always hot in the summer in the U.S. Southeast, but even by the standards of Florida and the Carolinas, the steamy heat wave on tap for the region Saturday int...
Jul 26, 2025
Company involved in Coldplay KissCam drama hires Gwyneth Paltrow as spokesperson
BOSTON (AP) - Astronomer - the company whose CEO resigned after being caught on a KissCam at a Coldplay rock concert embracing a woman who was not his wife - is trying to move on from the drama with s...
Jul 26, 2025
Comic-Con salutes James Gunn and gets first looks at 'Coyote vs. Acme,' and new 'Star Trek' forays
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Director James Gunn got an ovation from thousands for "Superman" in the most fitting place of all - Comic-Con. Among the highlights of day three of the San Diego pop culture spectacul...
Jul 26, 2025
Trump plays golf in Scotland while protesters take to the streets and decry his visit
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) - President Donald Trump played golf Saturday at his course on Scotland's coast while protesters around the country took to the streets to de...
Jul 26, 2025
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner are set for Hall of Fame induction
By MARK FRANK Associated Press COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - Ichiro Suzuki was always known for his meticulous preparation during his 19-year Major League Baseball career. For his induction into the Hall o...
Jul 26, 2025
Parts of the Appalachian Trail are still damaged after Helene. Volunteers are fixing it by hand
By ERIK VERDUZCO and MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press UNICOI COUNTY, Tenn. (AP) - In a rugged patch of the Appalachian Trail in eastern Tennessee, volunteers size up a massive, gnarled tree lying on i...
Jul 25, 2025