Category Archives: WPTF News
Multiple people dead after plane crash at Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First Flight Airport
MANTEO, N.C. (AP) - Multiple people died after a single-engine plane crashed Saturday afternoon in a wooded area at Wright Brothers National Memorial's First Flight Airport, the National Park Service ...
Sep 29, 2024
Fierce North Carolina congressional race could hinge on other names on the ballot
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (AP) - Incumbent Democratic Rep. Don Davis and Republican challenger Laurie Buckhout are locked in a tight race for North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District. It’s the ...
Sep 29, 2024
Hezbollah confirms that an Israeli strike killed a top official, the 7th such death in recent days
By MELANIE LIDMAN and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated PressJERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military said Sunday it has killed another high-ranking Hezbollah official in an airstrike as the Lebanese militant g...
Sep 29, 2024
In Alabama, Trump goes from the dark rhetoric of his campaign to adulation of college football fans
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - As Donald Trump railed against immigrants Saturday afternoon in the Rust Belt, his supporters in the Deep South had turned his earlier broadsides into a rallying cry ...
Sep 29, 2024
Medicare Advantage shopping season arrives with a dose of confusion and some political implications
Thinner benefits and coverage changes await many older Americans shopping for health insurance this fall. That's if their plan is even still available in 2025.More than a million people will probably ...
Sep 28, 2024
Duke rallies from 20 points down, beats rival North Carolina 21-20
By BOB SUTTON Associated PressDURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Peyton Jones ran 20 yards for a touchdown as Duke took its first lead with 5:42 remaining, Star Thomas scored two touchdowns and the Blue Devils ralli...
Sep 28, 2024
At least 56 dead and millions without power after Helene moves across the Southeast
By STEPHEN SMITH, KATE PAYNE and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated PressPERRY, Fla. (AP) - Torrential rains from powerful Hurricane Helene left people stranded, without shelter and awaiting r...
Sep 28, 2024
As many forests fail to recover from wildfires, replanting efforts face huge odds — and obstacles
By TAMMY WEBBER, BRITTANY PETERSON and CAMILLE FASSETT Associated PressBELLVUE, Colo. (AP) - Camille Stevens-Rumann crouched in the dirt and leaned over evergreen seedlings, measuring how much each ha...
Sep 28, 2024
Rescuers save and assist hundreds as Helene’s storm surge and rain create havoc
By JONATHAN MATTISE and TERRY SPENCER Associated PressNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - As floodwaters from Hurricane Helene quickly surrounded a small Tennessee hospital near a riverbank, workers first tried t...
Sep 27, 2024
Officials warn that EVs could catch fire if inundated with saltwater from Hurricane Helene
By JOSH FUNK Associated PressElectric vehicles can catch fire if they are inundated by saltwater, so owners who live in the path of a major storm like Hurricane Helene should take precautions and prep...
Sep 27, 2024