Category Archives: WPTF News
Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats' redistricting plan, dimming party's midterm hopes
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved Democratic congressional redistricting plan, delivering another major setback to the party in a nati...
May 8, 2026 A person votes in the Virginia redistricting referendum at Lake Braddock Secondary School, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Burke, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Hurricanes beat the Flyers 4-1 in Game 3, take a 3-0 series lead
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jordan Staal and Andrei Svechnikov scored on the power play and Jalen Chatfield added a short-handed goal, keying a special teams effort that helped...
May 8, 2026 Carolina Hurricanes' Frederik Andersen, left, blocks a shot as Philadelphia Flyers' Christian Dvorak reaches in during the second period of Game 3 in the second round of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs, Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
UPDATE: state senators making moves in Rocky Mount city financial situation, mayor responds (Audio)
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (NCN News) - State lawmakers are stepping into the controversy over the financial crisis in the city of Rocky Mount. Meanwhile, the Mayor says that lawmakers are not looking at the b...
May 8, 2026 Rocky Mount is a city in Edgecombe and Nash counties in the Atlantic coastal plain region of the U.S. state of North Carolina.
US college football in Canada next year, eh
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (NCN News) - College football is headed north of the border, with two ACC teams squaring off in Canada to start the 2027 season. The Atlantic Coast Conference, in collaboration with ES...
May 7, 2026 TORONTO, ON - MARCH 31: General view of BMO Field which will conform the playing area to U.S. standards for an ACC football game in 2027. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
Recent rains lead to lifting of the burn ban statewide
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - The burn ban is over, for now. After lifting the ban for most of the state's 100 counties last week, the N.C. Forest Service is lifting the ban in the remaining counties on ...
May 7, 2026
North Carolina AG: credit card companies need to do more to block teen vaping buys
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - North Carolina's attorney general says major credit card companies need to do more to prevent kids from buying vaping products. Jeff Jackson joined a bipartisan coalition of...
May 7, 2026 SAN RAFAEL, CA - JANUARY 28: Rhiannon Griffith-Bowman smokes an E-Cigarette at Digita Ciggz on January 28, 2015 in San Rafael, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Federal court rules against new global tariffs Trump imposed after loss at the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal court ruled Thursday against the new global tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court. A split three-judge panel of the Court o...
May 7, 2026
Hornets give coach Charles Lee a contract extension after 25-win improvement
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Charlotte Hornets gave head coach Charles Lee a contract extension on Thursday following a season in which the team improved its win total by 25 games. Details of Lee's new ...
May 7, 2026 CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - APRIL 14: Head coach Charles Lee of the Charlotte Hornets looks on in the first half against the Miami Heat during their game at Spectrum Center on April 14, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images)
US military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on 3 Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz
By ADAM SCHRECK, DAVID MCHUGH and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The U.S. military said it intercepted Iranian attacks Thursday on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hor...
May 7, 2026 QESHM ISLAND, IRAN - APRIL 28: The Ateela 2 Oil Tanker boat navigates the sea on April 28, 2026 on Qeshm Island, Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo by Asghar Besharati/Getty Images)
What to know about hantavirus, the illness linked to a cruise ship outbreak (LOCAL AUDIO)
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - An outbreak aboard a cruise ship of a rare rodent-borne illness called hantavirus has left three passengers dead and sickened others, b...
May 7, 2026 Health workers in protective gear evacuate patients from the MV Hondius cruise ship into an ambulance at a port in Praia, Cape Verde, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)