Category Archives: WPTF News
The Dow surges more than 1,100 points as Wall Street soars to its best day since last spring
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks surged to their best day since last spring, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 1,125 points on Tuesday as doubt swung back to hope ...
Mar 31, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on March 30, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Gas prices eclipse $4 a gallon in the US, the highest since 2022
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. gas prices jumped past an average of $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022 on Tuesday, as the Iran war pushes fuel prices higher wo...
Mar 31, 2026 A customer pumps gas at an Exxon gas station near the U.S. Capitol Building on March 31, 2026 in Washington, DC. The national average of one gallon of gas has risen to roughly $4.02 amid the ongoing war with Iran. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Judge blocks Trump order to end funding for National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting Service
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge has agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end federal funding for National Public Radio and the Public Br...
Mar 31, 2026 FILE - A view of the National Public Radio (NPR) headquarters on North Capitol Street on February 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Tiger Woods had hydrocodone pills in his pocket and bloodshot eyes at crash scene, authorities say
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Tiger Woods' eyes were bloodshot and glassy, his pupils dilated and he had hydrocodone pills in his pocket when interviewed at the scene of his ...
Mar 31, 2026 Tiger Woods is driven from the Martin County Jail after being arrested for driving under the influence after a car crash on March 27, 2026 in Stuart, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Arrest made in February Durham shooting
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - There's some new developments in a February Durham shooting case. The Durham County Sheriff's Office Tuesday (March 31) announced an arrest in connection with the incident which ...
Mar 31, 2026
Charlie Kirk highway got vetoed in Arizona. Elected officials are citing politics
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press There will be no Charlie Kirk highway in his home state of Arizona. The reason: politics. Exactly whose politics is to blame has become a point of debate. Kirk, the c...
Mar 31, 2026 FILE - Governor of Arizona Katie Hobbs speaks on a panel discussion about Innovations in Water Access at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) on September 23, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Alex Kent/Getty Images)
NC State reaches deal with Tennessee assistant and ex-Wolfpack player Justin Gainey, AP source says
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer N.C. State has an agreement with Tennessee assistant coach and former Wolfpack player Justin Gainey to lead its men's basketball program, a person with knowledge of...
Mar 31, 2026 FILE - Mr. and Miss Wuf, the North Carolina State Wolfpack mascots, perforn during their game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at PNC Arena on January 14, 2015 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
Man who crashed pickup into Michigan synagogue was inspired by Iran-backed Hezbollah, FBI says
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) - An armed man who crashed his pickup truck into a major Detroit-area synagogue earlier in March was inspired by the Iran-backed militant group Hezbolla...
Mar 30, 2026 Police vehicles sit outside the Temple Israel synagogue Friday, March 13, 2026, in West Bloomfield Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
22,000 people identified in Apex ransomware case
APEX, N.C. (WPTF) - Some 22,000 individuals may have their data compromised in the fallout from a ransomware incident involving the town of Apex. The town says an investigation led by cybersecurity pr...
Mar 30, 2026 The town of Apex Monday (March 30) notified individuals whose data may have been compromised in a ransomware attack (Getty Images file photo)
Nighttime closures planned for major roadway
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Motorists are being advised about nighttime closures along a major roadway this week. Contractors for the N.C. Department of Transportation plan to close a section of Western Bo...
Mar 30, 2026 Raleigh, North Carolina, USA downtown city skyline.