Category Archives: WPTF News
US election officials question agency about Trump's order overhauling election operations
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - State and local election officials from around the country on Thursday questioned the leaders of a federal agency tasked by President Do...
Apr 24, 2025
Duke researchers investigate fungal growth after Hurricane Helene
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Researchers from Duke University are conducting a study on fungal growth following Hurricane Helene in Black Mountain, North Carolina. The research involves collaboration betwee...
Apr 22, 2025
Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection, Education Department says
By ANNIE MA AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially mill...
Apr 21, 2025
Statewide tributes pour in as North Carolinians mourn Pope Francis
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Leaders across North Carolina are reacting to the news that Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, as confirmed by the Vatican on Monday morning. Many are reflecting on Pope Fr...
Apr 21, 2025
Duke freshman Cooper Flagg is headed to the NBA as the favorite to be the No. 1 overall draft pick
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Duke star Cooper Flagg is headed to the NBA as the favorite to be the No. 1 overall draft pick. The program announced Flagg's move in a social media post Monday fol...
Apr 21, 2025
North Carolina advances bill on book bans in public schools
By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - After fiery debate, a North Carolina bill advanced through the state House on Wednesday that gives parents a bigger say in which books are allo...
Apr 17, 2025
North Carolina budget plan advances as Senate Republicans double down on tax cuts
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Senate Republicans have advanced a two-year budget for the ninth-largest state that spends less than what the new Democratic g...
Apr 17, 2025 FILE - North Carolina President Pro Tempore Phil Berger, R- Guliford, Rockingham, speaks after he was re-elected to the position at the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)
Wink Martindale, the genial game show host and an early TV interviewer of Elvis Presley, dies at 91
By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Wink Martindale, the genial host of such hit game shows as "Gambit" and "Tic-Tac-Dough" who also did one of the first recorded television interviews ...
Apr 16, 2025
Raj Mehta Day of Good returns for 5th year, encouraging kindness across NC
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - April 15 may be known as Tax Day, but for many in the Triangle and beyond-it has become a day dedicated to kindness, connection and community. The Raj Mehta Day of Good is held ...
Apr 16, 2025
Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists say
By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists reported Wednesday. Located about 120 light years aw...
Apr 16, 2025