Category Archives: WPTF News
What to know about Hurricane Helene and widespread flooding the storm left across the Southeast US
By FREIDA FRISARO Associated PressFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Massive Hurricane Helene crashed into Florida’s sparsely populated Big Bend region, bringing storm surge and high winds across the ...
Sep 27, 2024
7 people killed in a fiery crash in southeastern North Carolina
PEMBROKE, N.C. (AP) - Seven people - all in one vehicle - were killed in a fiery crash in southeastern North Carolina when the car attempted to make a pass on a two-lane road and struck two other vehi...
Sep 27, 2024
Bengals look to avoid 0-4 start, but Panthers and former Cincinnati QB Andy Dalton stand in the way
By STEVE REED AP Sports WriterCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals are in dire need of a victory as they look to avoid a disastrous 0-4 start to the season.Former Bengals quart...
Sep 26, 2024
At least 11 killed in Israeli strike that hit a school in northern Gaza
By WAFAA SHURAFA Associated PressDEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli airstrike hit a school sheltering thousands of displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza on Thursday, killing at least 11 peo...
Sep 26, 2024
Helene makes landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane
By KATE PAYNE and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated PressCRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday night in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm as forecasters ...
Sep 26, 2024
Voting technology firm, conservative outlet reach settlement in 2020 election defamation case
By RANDALL CHASE Associated PressDOVER, Del. (AP) - A settlement was reached Thursday in a defamation lawsuit brought by electronic voting machine manufacturer Smartmatic against conservative news out...
Sep 26, 2024
Google expert at antitrust trial says government underestimates competition for online ad dollars
By MATTHEW BARAKAT AP Business WriterALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Federal regulators who say Google holds an illegal monopoly over the technology that matches online advertisers to publishers are vastly und...
Sep 26, 2024
Joe Wolf, who played for North Carolina and 7 NBA teams, dies at 59
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball WriterJoe Wolf, a former North Carolina captain for Dean Smith and went on to play for seven teams in an 11-year NBA career before becoming a coach, died unexpectedly Thu...
Sep 26, 2024
Stock market today: Wall Street ticks to another record as stocks worldwide rally
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks rose to another record Thursday as financial markets around the world rallied again.The S&P 500 added 0.4% to set an all-time high&n...
Sep 26, 2024
North Carolina lieutenant governor names new chief aide as staff departures grow
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson quickly named his next state government office chief Thursday, as a dozen workers have quit h...
Sep 26, 2024