Category Archives: WPTF News
Tramon Mark's late jumper gives Texas a 68-66 win over NC State in the First Four
By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - Tramon Mark hit a fadeaway jumper from just inside the 3-point line with 1.1 seconds left, and Texas survived a late rally to beat N.C. State 68-66...
Mar 18, 2026 Tramon Mark #12 of the Texas Longhorns shoots the ball against NC State Wolfpack during the second half in the First Four game of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at UD Arena on March 17, 2026 in Dayton, Ohio. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
Venezuela beats US 3-2 on Suárez's 9th-inning double to win first World Baseball Classic title
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer MIAMI (AP) - Venezuela won the World Baseball Classic for the first time, rebounding from a blown eighth-inning lead to beat the United States 3-2 Tuesday night on Eu...
Mar 17, 2026 Gleyber Torres #25 of Team Venezuela celebrates with teammates a 4-2 victory against Team Italy after the game at loanDepot park on March 16, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
New numbers released on tourism activity
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (NCN News) - We're hearing the latest numbers on tourism in the Tar Heel State - with visitors spending almost $37 billion dollars in 2024. Those numbers were released Tuesday (March 1...
Mar 17, 2026 USA, North Carolina, Asheville, elevated city skyline, dawn.
Iran launches barrage of missiles after Israel kills 2 of its top officials
By JON GAMBRELL, JULIE WATSON and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Israel killed two senior Iranian security officials in a major blow to the Islamic Republic's leadershi...
Mar 17, 2026 Emergency workers respond to a ballistic missile attack in which a couple in their 70s were killed, according to published reports, on March 18, 2026 in the Tel Aviv suburb of Ramat Gan, Israel. Iran has continued firing waves of drones and missiles at Israel after the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran early on February 28th. (Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
Gunman killed and employee hospitalized after a shooting at a Georgia VA clinic, police say
JASPER, Ga. (AP) - There was a shooting Tuesday at a Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in a small town at the foot of the Blue Ridge mountains in Georgia, and the gunman was shot and killed, polic...
Mar 17, 2026 Emergency vehicles are seen outside a Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Jasper, Ga., Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilie Megnien)
Oil prices resume their rise, but US stocks hold steadier this time around
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices resumed their rise on Tuesday because of the war with Iran, but U.S. stocks held steadier this time around. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% to add ...
Mar 17, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 13, 2026 in New York City. The Dow was up over 100 points in morning trading as events in Iran continue to upend global markets. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
A fleet of festive pubs on wheels brings a taste of Ireland to New England
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press READING, Mass. (AP) - Just before St. Patrick's Day, an Irish pub appeared one night beneath a basketball hoop in a suburban Massachusetts driveway. Neighbors packe...
Mar 17, 2026 More than a dozen people pose for a photo while attending an early St. Patrick's Day party in a tiny pub rented by Mark Cote, third from right, Friday, March 13, 2026, in Andover, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Flight cancellations and delays continue after US storms dump snow in the Midwest and head east
By EMIILIE MEGNIEN and RIO YAMAT Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Travel disruptions continued Tuesday in the U.S. as airlines worked to recover from a powerful storm system that had already snarled fl...
Mar 17, 2026 A departure board displays multiple canceled and delayed flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on March 16, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. Parts of the Eastern U.S. are expected to get severe rain and wind as a storm system moves through the area. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
One dead in tanker rollover crash
CLAYTON, N.C. (WPTF) - The driver of a cargo tanker is dead after a rollover crash in Johnston County Monday afternoon (March 16). Around 2 p.m. troopers were dispatched to a fatal collision involving...
Mar 17, 2026
Former Ole Miss and Duke coach David Cutcliffe retires as SEC special assistant to commissioner
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Former Mississippi and Duke coach and Tennessee assistant David Cutcliffe is retiring as the Southeastern Conference's special assistant to the commissioner for football relati...
Mar 17, 2026 Head coach David Cutcliffe of the Duke Blue Devils talks to a player in the first half of the game against the Miami Hurricanes at Wallace Wade Stadium on November 30, 2019 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)