Category Archives: WPTF News
Harris campaigns with Liz Cheney at the GOP’s birthplace while Trump rallies in Michigan
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated PressRIPON, Wis. (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris rallied with Republican Liz Cheney in the birthplace of the modern Republican Party on Thursday ...
Oct 03, 2024
Soul-searching and regret over unheeded warnings follow Helene’s destruction
By JIM MUSTIAN, BERNARD CONDON and ERIK VERDUZCO Associated PressASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Before Hurricane Helene's landfall last week, the National Weather Service began an all-out blitz to a...
Oct 03, 2024
Dockworkers’ union to suspend strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract
By TOM KRISHER AP Business WriterDETROIT (AP) - The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reached a deal to suspend a three-day strike until Jan. 15 to p...
Oct 03, 2024
Taxpayers in NC will be able to file their returns directly with the IRS in 2025
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - The IRS is expanding its program that allows people to file their taxes directly with the agency for free.The federal tax collector's Direct Fi...
Oct 03, 2024
Southerners stay in touch the old-fashioned way after Helene cuts roads, power, phones
By JEFF AMY, ERIK VERDUZCO and JOHN SEEWER Associated PressASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Isolated and without electricity or phone service since Hurricane Helene inflicted devastation across the So...
Oct 02, 2024
Hospitals mostly rebound after Helene knocked out power and flooded areas
By DEVNA BOSE AP Health WriterWhile hospitals and health care organizations in the Southeast largely stayed open and functioning during Hurricane Helene to provide essential care for their communities...
Oct 02, 2024
Shock of deadly floods is a reminder of Appalachia’s risk from violent storms in a warming climate
By MICHAEL PHILLIS and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated PressHENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Hurricane Helene dumped trillions of gallons of water hundreds of miles inland, devastating communities nestled in ...
Oct 02, 2024
Helene’s flooding swept away 11 workers at a Tennessee factory. Now the state is investigating
By JONATHAN MATTISE and CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated PressNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee state authorities said Wednesday they are investigating the company behind a plastics factory where 11 workers...
Oct 02, 2024
Hurricanes like Helene are deadly when they strike and keep killing for years to come
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science WriterHurricanes in the United States end up hundreds of times deadlier than the government calculates, contributing to more American deaths than car accidents or all the...
Oct 02, 2024
Michael Jordan’s 23XI and a 2nd team sue NASCAR over revenue sharing model
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing WriterCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Two NASCAR teams - one of them owned by Michael Jordan - filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the stock car series and chairman Jim Fran...
Oct 02, 2024