Category Archives: WPTF News
Congressman Edwards facing ethics probe
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NCN News) - A western North Carolina congressman is now the subject of an ethics investigation, according to multiple media reports. CNN, citing two sources "familiar with the matter...
May 1, 2026
Spirit Airlines says it's going out of business after 34 years and is ending operations immediately, what's the impact at RDU, CLT ?
By AAMER MADHANI and RIO YAMAT Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Spirit Airlines, an impish upstart that shook the industry with its irreverent ads and deep discount fares, announced Satur...
May 1, 2026 AUSTIN, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 13: A Spirit Airlines aircraft prepares to depart from the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on November 13, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Spirit Airlines shut down operations on May 2, 2026 after attempts at federal assistance failed. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
After NASCAR's Greg Biffle and family died, police now think 'friends' stole from them
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer Less than a month after former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family died in a plane crash last year, investigators say two of their "friends" conspired to break into...
May 1, 2026 Greg Biffle, driver of the #51 Toyota Toyota, stands on the grid during US Concrete Qualifying Day for the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series SpeedyCash.com 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on June 07, 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
WakeMed to consider combination with Charlotte-based health system
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - A major development in health care services in the Triangle. WakeMed is considering an offer to merge with Charlotte based Atrium Health. A key first step takes place on Monday ...
May 1, 2026 WakeMed is considering a merger with Charlotte-based Atrium Health. A vote by the Wake County Commissioner is expected on Monday (photo courtesy WakeMed)
Bessent wants Americans to avoid easy-money traps and invest in financial literacy
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent winces at the allure of easy money - whether it's lottery tickets, buy now, pay later loans or the promise of a cr...
May 1, 2026 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends a meeting with members of the Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC), about financial literacy, Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at the Treasury Department, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
'Mormon Wives' star Taylor Frankie Paul and ex-partner ordered to stay 100 feet apart
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Taylor Frankie Paul, a reality TV star from "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives," and the father of her 2-year-old son were ordered Thursday t...
May 1, 2026 Taylor Frankie Paul appears in Third District Court for a hearing regarding protective orders between her and her former partner Dakota Mortensen in Salt Lake City, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Bethany Baker/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool)
Trump signs bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, ending record shutdown
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump swiftly signed a bipartisan legislation Thursday to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security, but not it...
Apr 30, 2026 FILE - The Department of Homeland Security logo during a news conference in Washington, Feb. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
The first direct US-Venezuela commercial flight in 7 years lands in Caracas
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - The first direct commercial flight between the United States and Venezuela arrived Thursday in the capital of the South American country, seven years after the U.S. Homeland ...
Apr 30, 2026 Capt. Ric Wilson waves a Venezuelan flag and the first officer waves a U.S. flag as they prepare to fly American Airlines Flight AA3599, the first direct commercial flight between the United States and Venezuela in seven years, Thursday, April 30, 2026, at Miami International Airport in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
US stocks motor toward a record as oil prices whipsaw
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S stock market motored toward another record Thursday as profits keep piling up for Alphabet, Caterpillar and other big businesses. The gains came...
Apr 30, 2026 Specialist Anthony Matesic works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
David Allan Coe, who wrote 'Take This Job and Shove It' and other country hits, dies at 86
David Allan Coe, the country singer-songwriter who wrote the working-class anthem "Take This Job and Shove It and had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others, has d...
Apr 30, 2026 FILE - David Allan Coe, sporting Willie Nelson braids, performs at the Willie Nelson July 4th Picnic, on July 4, 1983 at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Ga. (AP Photo/Rudolph Faircloth, File)