Category Archives: WPTF News
Recent rain eases fire danger, but drought concerns remain across North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (SFN) - Recent rainfall has brought some relief to North Carolina, but N.C. Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler says drought concerns remain - especially in the Piedmont. Troxler s...
May 6, 2026 Paul Hodgson takes produces boxes off his truck at Bluff View Farms on April 24, 2026 in West Jefferson, North Carolina. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)
Closing Bell Report: oil prices sink and US stocks reach another record on hopes for a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices are sinking Wednesday, and stock markets are bursting higher worldwide with hopes that the United States and Iran are nearing a deal to allow...
May 6, 2026 Options trader Matthew Hefter, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Some iPhone owners could get up to $95 payment after Apple agrees to settle case for $250 million
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) - Owners of some iPhones are in line to get cash payments of up to $95 from Apple after the company on Tuesday reached a $250 million settlement in a clas...
May 6, 2026 FILE - A man talks on his iPhone in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, May 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal, File)
US and Iran appear to move closer to ending their war as Trump threatens more bombing
By JOSHUA BOAK, E. EDUARDO CASTILLO and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States and Iran appeared to be moving closer Wednesday to an initial agreement to end the war, as U.S. ...
May 6, 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)
CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, has died at age 87
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer who raced yachts, owned huge chunks of the American West and transformed the news business by launc...
May 6, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 19: Turner Enterprises CEO Ted Turner address the Newsmaker Luncheon on renewable and alternative energy at the National Press Club April 19, 2011 in Washington, DC. Turner died Wednesday, May 6. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Big deal on Medicaid fraud: what we know about a major settlement
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - North Carolina and federal prosecuters have taken a big bite out of Medicaid fraud with a settlement announced Wednesday (May 6). In a press release, Attorney General Jeff J...
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Up they go: gas prices 50% more in the US than before the Iran war
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The price of a gallon of regular gasoline climbed 31 cents in the past week, spiking to an average of $4.48 per gallon Tuesday, according to AAA, hi...
May 5, 2026 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 28: Fuel prices are displayed at a Brooklyn gas station on April 28, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Duke University participates: five things to know about largest cell phone ban study
By GREG TOPPO/The 74 The largest study ever of school cell phone bans finds that they offer decidedly mixed results, with teachers reporting fewer distractions when students lock their phones away dur...
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Two in a triangle county face theft,drugs and weapons charges
PITTSBORO, N.C. (WPTF) - Two people now face charges in connection stolen property and also face firearm and drug charges. A reported theft from Bennett Farm Supply Monday (May 4), led to the arrest o...
May 5, 2026
Charlotte-Douglas to get new runway, what's helping it take off
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) -- A fourth runway at North Carolina's largest airport has been cleared for takeoff, after financing was approved by a state agency. The Local Government Commission approved a...
May 5, 2026 Construction is underway for a fourth runway at the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, which received funding approval from a state agency Tuesday (May 5). (Photo courtesy Charlotte-Douglas International Airport)