Category Archives: WPTF News
Former NFL star Edgerrin James says son Jizzle has a substance abuse issue; asks for love, support
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Former NFL running back Edgerrin James posted a message on Instagram expressing concern and urging support for his college basketball-playing son ...
Sep 09, 2026 MANHATTAN, KS - FEBRUARY 11: Jizzle James #2 of the Cincinnati Bearcats dribbles up court against the Kansas State Wildcats in the first half at Bramlage Coliseum on February 11, 2026 in Manhattan, Kansas. (Photo by Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images)
Republicans gather in Dallas for two-day midterm convention
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Republicans are gathering in Dallas on Wednesday for a highly unusual midterm convention, a "Trump-a-Palooza" that will put President Donald Trump at th...
Sep 09, 2026 JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND - SEPTEMBER 04: U.S. President Donald Trump gestures (L) as he walks to board Air Force One on September 04, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. President Trump is traveling to New Jersey for the Labor Day holiday weekend. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)
BEFORE THE BELL : US markets point lower as crude prices breach $100 with the conflict around Iran intensifying
By YURI KAGEYAMA and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers U.S. futures are sliding after intensifying violence in the Middle East pushed the price of crude oil over $100 a barrel. It's the first time ...
Sep 09, 2026 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 02: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on September 02, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
RABIES: Raleigh animal control confirms rabid racoon
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Raleigh police are issuing guidance after a rabid raccoon was found in the city on Sunday (Sept. 6) Animal Control officers responded to reports that a raccoon that was observed...
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NCDHHS Commemorates 988 Day, Unveils Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Signage for State Government Buildings
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services commemorated 988 Day on Tuesday (Sept.8) with the unveiling of 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline signage to put in s...
Sep 08, 2026 the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services commemorated 988 Day with the unveiling of 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline signage to put in state government parking lots throughout Raleigh. (photo courtesy North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.)
Southeastern Conference leaders to discuss expelling LSU over player eligibility dispute
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Leaders of the Southeastern Conference will meet Thursday to discuss whether to take the extraordinary step of kicking LSU out of the league in the wake of an ugly fe...
Sep 08, 2026 BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA - SEPTEMBER 05: Head coach Lane Kiffin of the LSU Tigers reacts during the first half of a game at Tiger Stadium on September 05, 2026 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images)
THE CLOSING BELL: Oil prices keep rising and weigh on Wall Street
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks fell Tuesday in their return to trading from a three-day weekend after the latest fighting in the war with Iran pushed oil prices higher. Th...
Sep 08, 2026 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 04: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on June 04, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
FEMA announces nearly $33 million for North Carolina recovery
ATLANTA, GA. (NCN News) - FEMA announced nearly $33 million in funding for more than 20 recovery and mitigation projects to help North Carolina communities recover from Helene and other disasters. Thi...
Sep 08, 2026
Trump honors 9/11 victims at the Ellipse, pledging to 'never forget'
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearly a quarter century after a day "etched forever into the memories of Americans," President Donald Trump honored the victims of the Sept. 11, 20...
Sep 08, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 08: U.S. President Donald Trump presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to (L-R) Paige and Alison Crowther, family members of Welles Crowther, a volunteer firefighter known as the 'Man in the Red Bandana' who died in the 9/11 attacks during a "Steel Across America" event ahead of the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks on the Ellipse near the White House on September 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump welcomed 9/11 first responders to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation's "Steel Across America" event featuring a 16,900-pound, 21-foot steel beam recovered from the World Trade Center's South Tower. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Drug dealer gets 35 years in prison
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - A man prosecutors call a "depraved drug pusher," has been sentenced to 35 years in a prison. A federal judge sentenced Alexander Sandoval, 29, for trafficking large quantiti...
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