Category Archives: WPTF News
What you do before and during a tornado could mean the difference between life and death
By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - With new innovations and technology, scientists have learned from major tornado outbreaks over the years how to improve safety guidance. During tornado s...
Apr 03, 2025
ACC is moving its women's basketball tournament from Greensboro to the Atlanta area in 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball tournament will move from its longtime home in North Carolina to the Atlanta area in 2026, the league announced Thursday. The to...
Apr 03, 2025
Dow drops 1,600 as US stocks lead worldwide sell-off after Trump's tariffs cause a COVID-like shock
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street shuddered, and a level of shock unseen since COVID's outbreak tore through financial markets worldwide Thursday on worries about the damage ...
Apr 03, 2025
Myanmar earthquake death toll rises to 3,145 as more bodies found
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) - The death toll from the earthquake that hit Myanmar nearly a week ago rose Thursday to 3,145 as search and rescue teams found more bodies, the military-...
Apr 03, 2025
Rare greenhouse gas law in NC could get pulled back by GOP legislators
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Republican lawmakers and the Democratic governor worked together in 2021 to enact a rare energy law in the South that sought t...
Apr 03, 2025
North Carolina Senate Republicans pick Lee as next majority leader
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Senate Republicans chose a new majority leader on Tuesday, elevating a veteran lawmaker who has won close swing district races...
Apr 02, 2025
States sue Trump administration for rescinding billions in health funding
By DEVNA BOSE and LINDSEY WHITEHURST Associated Press A coalition of states sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its decision to cut $11 billion in federal funds that go toward COVID-19 initi...
Apr 02, 2025
Val Kilmer, 'Top Gun' and Batman star with an intense approach, dies at 65
By MARK KENNEDY and ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) - Val Kilmer, the brooding, versatile actor who played fan favorite Iceman in "Top Gun," donned a voluminous cape as Batman ...
Apr 02, 2025
Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation's largest public utility, appoints a new CEO
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The nation's largest public utility on Monday promoted one of its top executives to CEO, putting Don Moul in charge of the Tennessee Valley...
Mar 31, 2025
First rain and then fire chase people from their homes in North and South Carolina
By JEFFREY COLLINS and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press When Nicole Taylor and her family moved to their new home in the South Carolina mountains six months ago, the gorgeous view of Table Rock Moun...
Mar 27, 2025