Category Archives: WPTF News
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
Vance and Walz keep it civil in a policy-heavy discussion: VP debate takeaways
By BILL BARROW, ZEKE MILLER and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Vice presidential hopefuls Tim Walz and JD Vance focused their criticism on the top of the ticket on Tuesday as they...
Oct 01, 2024
Search crews with cadaver dogs wade through muck of communities ‘wiped off the map’ by Helene
By ERIK VERDUZCO, JEFF AMY and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated PressSWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) - Cadaver dogs and search crews trudged through knee-deep muck and debris in the mountains of western North Carolin...
Oct 01, 2024
Iran fires at least 180 missiles into Israel as regionwide conflict grows
By AAMER MADHANI, MELANIE LIDMAN and BASSEM MROUE Associated PressJERUSALEM (AP) - Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel on Tuesday, the latest in a series of escalating attacks in a yearslo...
Oct 01, 2024