Category Archives: WPTF News
North Carolina county surrounding Asheville overcounted Helene deaths by as many as 30, sheriff says
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The North Carolina county that is home to Asheville overcounted deaths caused by Helene by as many as 30, according to a statement Tuesday from its sheriff's office and ...
Oct 22, 2024
More Republicans are voting early than in recent years, helping break records before Election Day
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated PressWith former President Donald Trump's encouragement, Republicans are voting early again, flocking to the polls for in-person voting ahead of Election Day ...
Oct 22, 2024
Court decisions in Michigan and North Carolina deny GOP challenges to overseas voters
Courts in Michigan and North Carolina on Monday rejected attempts by Republicans to disqualify the ballots of certain overseas voters.Both cases targeted people who have never lived in the state but w...
Oct 21, 2024
Trump repeats debunked claims about FEMA as he surveys storm damage in North Carolina
By BILL BARROW and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated PressSWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) - Surveying storm damage in North Carolina, former President Donald Trump on Monday blasted federal emergency respon...
Oct 21, 2024
Eyewitness video captures frantic efforts to save lives after deadly collapse of dock walkway
By RUSS BYNUM and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated PressSAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - The metal gangway where dozens of people waited to board a ferry boat made a loud, creaking noise before snapping in the mid...
Oct 21, 2024
What to know about Biltmore Estate reopening after Hurricane Helene
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated PressNorth Carolina’s Biltmore Estate will soon reopen after being forced to close when floodwaters pushed by Hurricane Helene devasted the area.The popular touris...
Oct 21, 2024
‘You are not my king,’ Indigenous Australian senator yells at visiting King Charles
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - An Indigenous senator told King Charles III that Australia is not his land as the British royal visited Australia's parliament on Monday.Sen. Lidia Thorpe&nbs...
Oct 21, 2024
Trump works the fry station and holds a drive-thru news conference at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and MARC LEVY Associated PressFEASTERVILLE-TREVOSE, Pa. (AP) - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump manned the fry station at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania ...
Oct 20, 2024
Directioners mourning singer Liam Payne leave tributes in London and other cities
By DANICA KIRKA Associated PressLONDON (AP) - Hundreds gathered Sunday in London's Kensington Gardens to mourn Liam Payne as fans around the world grieved for the One Direction singer who died this pa...
Oct 20, 2024
Harris urges Black churchgoers in Georgia to head out to vote and gets an assist from Stevie Wonder
By COLLEEN LONG and WILL WEISSERT Associated PressJONESBORO, Ga. (AP) - Kamala Harris on Sunday summoned Black churchgoers to turn out at the polls and got a big assist from music legend Ste...
Oct 20, 2024