Category Archives: WPTF News
Trump says chief of staff Susie Wiles has breast cancer but will keep working through treatment
By COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer but plans to continue working through her treatment, retai...
Mar 16, 2026 FILE - White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles listens during a cabinet meeting at the White House, April 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
NBA owners will work on expansion again next week with Vegas and Seattle the targets, AP sources say
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA may move a step closer to adding teams in Seattle and Las Vegas next week when expansion - which has been a topic for some time - will again be discussed b...
Mar 16, 2026 NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks at a press conference during 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend at Intuit Dome on February 14, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Ryan Sirius Sun/Getty Images)
Signal work planned near I-540 Wednesday
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Traffic signal work will impact a key intersection near the Raleigh-Durham International Airport Wednesday (March 18). Contractors for the N.C. Department of Transportation will...
Mar 16, 2026 Traffic lights at red
Oldest known whale recording could unlock mysteries of the ocean
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A haunting whale song discovered on decades-old audio equipment could open up a new understanding of how the huge animals communicate, accord...
Mar 16, 2026 A humpback whale breaches in a lagoon on June 04, 2019 in Alameda, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Update: Durham Police name shooting victims
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) -- Durham authorities have released the names of two people who were shot and killed on North Roxboro Street in Durham just before Midnight Saturday (March 14). In a release, polic...
Mar 16, 2026
AP basketball reporter predicts Michigan to beat Duke for NCAA men's title
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer There was a time when the NCAA men's college basketball tournament was wildly unpredictable. Hard as it may seem to believe, there was one season where a No. 4 see...
Mar 16, 2026 Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg hangs from the rim after dunking during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Wisconsin in the semifinals of the Big 10 Conference tournament, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Kennesaw State, Texas, NC State and Queens all notching firsts in the NCAA Tournament West Regon
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer Amir Abdur-Rahim will always hold a special place in Kennesaw State's basketball history. Not only was he the first coach to lead the Owls to the NCAA Tournament, Abd...
Mar 16, 2026 Matt Able #3 of the NC State Wolfpack passes over Chance Mallory #2 of the Virginia Cavaliers in the first half during a game at John Paul Jones Arena on February 24, 2026 in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Photo by Ryan M. Kelly/Getty Images)
Cameron Young is clutch on the island green and rallies to win The Players Championship
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Cameron Young delivered the biggest birdie of his career on the most notorious hole on the TPC Sawgrass, a sand wedge to 10 feet to tie f...
Mar 15, 2026 Cameron Young of the United States speaks to the media after winning THE PLAYERS Championship 2026 at THE PLAYERS Stadium course at TPC Sawgrass on March 15, 2026 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Duke, Arizona, Michigan and Florida lead title odds for March Madness, bettors expect chalky results
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) - The No. 1 seeds had a clear separation over the rest of the field when last year's NCAA Tournament bracket was revealed and it played out that way wi...
Mar 15, 2026 Duke Blue Devils players celebrate after defeating the Virginia Cavaliers during the finals of the men's ACC Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 14, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images)
Snow and wind batter parts of US, with threat of thunderstorms and tornadoes starting later Sunday
By SOPHIA TAREEN and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - A broad and erratic patchwork of severe weather rumbled across much of the U.S. on Sunday, dumping heavy snow and making roads im...
Mar 15, 2026 Workers clear snow off the ground Sunday, March 15, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)