Category Archives: WPTF News
North Carolina state Rep. Kelly Alexander Jr. dies at 75
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - State Rep. Kelly Alexander Jr., a scion of an influential civil rights family in North Carolina who advocated for legalizing medical cannabis, died Friday. He was 75.A family st...
Sep 06, 2024
Trump accepts key endorsement from police union while celebrating sentencing delay on felony charges
By MEG KINNARD and BILL BARROW Associated PressCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Donald Trump accepted a key endorsement from one of the nation’s most influential law enforcement lobbies on Frida...
Sep 06, 2024
North Carolina GOP leaders reach spending deal to clear private school voucher waitlist
By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina’s Republican House and Senate leaders said Friday that they’ve agreed with each other on a supplemental spending prop...
Sep 06, 2024
Judge delays Donald Trump’s sentencing in hush money case until after November election
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) - A judge agreed Friday to postpone Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money case until after the November election, granting hi...
Sep 06, 2024
North Carolina court orders RFK Jr.’s name to be removed just before ballots are sent
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina appeals court on Friday ruled that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name must be taken off state ballots for president, upending...
Sep 06, 2024
US hiring rebounds slightly and unemployment rate dips in sign of still-slowing job market
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - Hiring by America's employers picked up a bit in August from July's sluggish pace, and the unemployment rate dipped for the first time since...
Sep 06, 2024
Teen charged in Georgia school shooting and his father to stay in custody after hearings
By JEFF AMY and JEFF MARTIN Associated PressWINDER, Ga. (AP) - The 14-year-old suspect in a shooting at a Georgia high school that killed four people and his father will both stay in custody...
Sep 06, 2024
New pilot program seeks to increase college access for North Carolina students
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) – The University of North Carolina System today unveiled NC College Connect, a streamlined college application program designed to simplify the process for high school senio...
Sep 05, 2024
Panthers new head coach Dave Canales wants the ball out of QB Bryce Young’s hands quickly in Year 2
By STEVE REED AP Sports WriterCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Just 2.7 seconds.First-year Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales has been harping on Bryce Young all offseason to get the ball out of his hand...
Sep 05, 2024
Hunter Biden enters surprise guilty plea to avoid tax trial months after his gun conviction
By AMY TAXIN, DEEPA BHARATH, ALEX VEIGA, CLAUDIA LAUER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) - President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, pleaded guilty Thursday to federal tax ...
Sep 05, 2024