Category Archives: WPTF News
3 potential storm deaths in North Carolina after Chantal, officials say
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - There were three potential storm-related deaths in North Carolina amid flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal, a state official said Tuesday. The state's Department ...
Jul 08, 2025
Family of 4, including 2 children, killed in North Carolina plane crash
SANFORD, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina family of four, including two school-age children, died when their small plane crashed as they flew back from Florida. The National Transportation Safety Board sa...
Jul 08, 2025
Swain County sheriff steps down after sexual misconduct charges
BRYSON CITY, N.C. (AP) - The longtime sheriff of a western North Carolina county whom some women accused of sexual misconduct has quit before he could be permanently removed. Curtis Cochran, who was f...
Jul 08, 2025
Hope of finding Texas flood survivors dims as search efforts go on
By JIM VERTUNO, NADIA LATHAN and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) - Hope of finding survivors of the catastrophic flooding in Texas dimmed Tuesday, a day after the death toll surpass...
Jul 08, 2025
Travelers may no longer be required to remove shoes before boarding a plane
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer For the first time in almost 20 years, travelers may no longer be required to take off their shoes during security screenings at certain U.S. airports. The Trans...
Jul 08, 2025
Yemen's Houthi rebels attack a ship in the Red Sea, killing 3, after claiming they sank another
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - An attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels on a Liberian-flagged cargo ship in the Red Sea killed three mariners and wounded two others, a E...
Jul 08, 2025
Death toll in central Texas flash floods rises to 82 as sheriff says 10 campers remain missing
By JIM VERTUNO and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) - Families sifted through waterlogged debris Sunday and stepped inside empty cabins at Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer camp rippe...
Jul 06, 2025
Ozzy Osbourne says farewell to live performance with a hometown show for 40,000 fans
LONDON (AP) - Hard-rock royalty and some 40,000 fans gathered for an ear-splitting tribute to Ozzy Osbourne at what the heavy metal icon says was his last-ever live performance. The original lineup of...
Jul 06, 2025
Musk says he's forming a new political party after split with Trump over tax cuts law
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) - Elon Musk said he's carrying out his threat to form a new political party after his fissure with President Donald Trump, announcing the A...
Jul 06, 2025
Clayton Kershaw makes his 11th All-Star team. James Wood is the youngest All-Star at 22
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw was picked for his 11th All-Star Game and Paul Skenes, James Wood and Elly De La Cruz boosted the 23-and-under group t...
Jul 06, 2025