Category Archives: WPTF News
Raleigh police make arrest in parking lot shooting
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - An arrest has been made in connection with a Tuesday (April 14) shooting incident on Creedmoor Road and Raleigh. 21-year-old Jalen Watson now faces charges including: assault wi...
Apr 14, 2026
The NHL playoffs have plenty of fresh blood, and a new Stanley Cup champion will be crowned
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The Stanley Cup will have a new home this year after the back-to-back champion Florida Panthers had their season derailed by injuries. They're not the only perennial ...
Apr 14, 2026 Pittsburgh Penguins' Bryan Rust (17) is defended by Carolina Hurricanes' Jordan Staal (11) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, March 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Tar Heels' Caleb Wilson makes 1-and-done leap official as top NBA prospect
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina freshman Caleb Wilson is headed to the NBA draft after what he called "the most fun year of my life" playing for the Tar Heels. The program released a video sta...
Apr 14, 2026 North Carolina forward Caleb Wilson (8) dunks over Georgia Tech guard Akai Fleming (0) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)
Famed ESPN college basketball voice Dick Vitale facing another battle with cancer
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Famed ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale is facing another battle with cancer. Vitale said Monday that biopsy results had confirmed a diagnosis of melanoma in his lung an...
Apr 14, 2026 Sportscaster Dick Vitale waves to the crowd as he is honored during a game between Indiana Hoosiers and Kansas Jayhawks in the first half at Allen Fieldhouse on December 17, 2022 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)
Flyers beat East top seed Hurricanes 3-2 in SO and secure their first playoff berth since 2020
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Tyson Foerster scored the only goal in the shootout to send the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-2 win over the Eastern Conference top seed Carolina Hurri...
Apr 14, 2026 Tyson Foerster #71 of the Philadelphia Flyers celebrates after scoring a goal during a shootout against the Carolina Hurricanes to clinch a playoff spot and a 3-2 win at Xfinity Mobile Arena on April 13, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
Oil prices gives back much of their morning jump as US stocks climb on a still hopeful Wall Street
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks rallied closer to their records Monday as hope remains on Wall Street that the global economy can still avoid a worst-case scenario because ...
Apr 13, 2026 MUSCAT, OMAN - MARCH 30: A police speed boat patrols the port as oil tankers and high speed crafts sit anchored at Muscat Anchorage near the Strait of Hormuz on March 30, 2026 in Muscat, Oman. (Photo by Elke Scholiers/Getty Images)
Lineworkers recognized for their work to keep the lights on
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News)-They are the men and women who work hard to make sure you have the electricity you need, and Monday (April 13) is being recognized as Lineworker Appreciation Day in North Caro...
Apr 13, 2026 Governor Josh Stein has proclaimed April 13 as Lineworker Appreciation Day. (Photo courtesy North Carolina Electric Cooperatives)
Judge dismisses Trump's $10B lawsuit against WSJ, Murdoch over reporting on ties to Epstein
By MEG KINNARD and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge dismissed President Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch on ...
Apr 13, 2026 People walk past the News Corporation building in midtown Manhattan, which houses both the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones & Co., on July 22, 2025, in New York City. Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch, his company News Corp, its CEO Robert Thomson, and two Wall Street Journal reporters over an article that claims Trump gave his then-friend Jeffrey Epstein a sexually suggestive letter for Epstein’s 50th birthday. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
The US is short 10 million houses. A new White House report lays out a blueprint to fix that
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - White House economists estimate the United States has a shortage of 10 million houses, according to a new report out Monday - and say regulatory cuts co...
Apr 13, 2026 FILE - A worker installs a window on a house under construction in Richardson, Texas, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Rory McIlroy goes back-to-back at the Masters to join Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Rory McIlroy joined more elite company Sunday at the Masters when he pulled away with a pair of birdies around Amen Corner and, as usual, saved a li...
Apr 12, 2026 Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, watches his tee shot on the sixth hole during the final round of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)