Category Archives: WPTF News
Lee County Sheriff makes arrests in drug "trap house"
SANFORD, N.C. (WPTF) - Lee County authorities have made two arrests in connection with a "trap house," raid Wednesday (March 11) in Sanford. According to a social media post, Narcotic Agents with the ...
Mar 12, 2026
Clemson says Carter Welling's injury during the ACC Tournament is a torn ACL
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Clemson said forward Carter Welling suffered a torn knee ligament in the Tigers' opening game of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. The school announced Thursday that Wel...
Mar 12, 2026 AJ Dybantsa #3 of the BYU Cougars handles the ball as Carter Welling #22 of the Clemson Tigers defends at Madison Square Garden on December 09, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Evan Bernstein/Getty Images)
VP Vance speaking in Rocky Mount Friday
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (NCN News) -As the mid-term political cycle heats up and people are watching developments in the Mideast, Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to speak Friday (March 13) at Rocky Mou...
Mar 12, 2026
Oil jumps to $100 per barrel and stocks sink worldwide with no clear end in sight for the Iran war
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) - Worries about the war with Iran sent oil prices back to $100 per barrel and stocks sinking worldwide. The S&P 500 fell 1.5% Th...
Mar 12, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 09, 2026 in New York City. The Dow was down over 700 points in morning trading as global markets continue to react to events in the Middle East. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Person County Sheriff: 700 firearms recovered
ROXBORO, N.C. (NCN News) - Authorities in Person County are investigating the theft of roughly 700 firearms from an estate According to a news release from the Sheriff's Department posted Thursday (Ma...
Mar 12, 2026 Authorities in Person County are investigating the theft of roughly 700 firearms from an estate. (photo courtesy Person County Sheriff's Dept.)
Armed man rammed vehicle into Michigan synagogue and was fatally shot by security
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) - A man armed with a rifle rammed a vehicle into the nation's largest Reform synagogue, in a Detroit suburb, and was fatally shot by security, The Associated Press has lear...
Mar 12, 2026 Law enforcement respond to a call at Temple Israel synagogue, Thursday, March 12, 2026 in West Bloomfield Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Corey Williams)
Shooter dead, two hurt at Old Dominion University
NORFOLK, VA. (AP) -- A gunman is dead and two people are hurt after a shooting at Old Dominion University on Thursday morning, the Virginia school said. ODU said a gunman opened fire in its business s...
Mar 12, 2026
Overnight closures planned for Durham interstate starting Sunday
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - Motorists are being advised about overnight lane closures on Interstate 85 through Durham starting this weekend. Contractors for the N.C. Department of Transportation plan to clo...
Mar 12, 2026 An aerial view of downtown Durham, North Carolina.
Google overhauls its Maps app, adding in more AI features to help people get around
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Google Maps will depend more heavily on artificial intelligence to help people figure out where they want to go and the best way to get there as part of a major...
Mar 12, 2026
Long-serving Democrat Jim Clyburn of South Carolina will run for an 18th term in Congress
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, the dean of South Carolina's Democrats, said Thursday that he will run for an 18th House term, a move that could position h...
Mar 12, 2026 Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) speaks to a crowd during a fundraising event with the South Carolina Democratic Party at the Columbia Museum of Art on February 27, 2026 in Columbia, South Carolina. The event marked the sixth anniversary of Biden's presidential primary win in the early voting state of South Carolina. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)