Category Archives: WPTF News
Down 0-1 in Stanley Cup Final, Hurricanes coach on top line vs. Vegas: 'We need them to get going
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - After carrying the Carolina Hurricanes during the season as their top goal scorers, Seth Jarvis, Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov are ice cold...
Jun 03, 2026 RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - JUNE 02: Nikolaj Ehlers #27 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates after scoring a goal against the Vegas Golden Knights during the first period in Game One of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final at Lenovo Center on June 02, 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
NC celebrates "summer of soccer"
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) -- As thousands of fans gathered in Charlotte over the weekend for the U.S. Men's National Team Send-Off Match ahead of the FIFA World Cup, North Carolina stepped further into...
Jun 03, 2026 CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 31: General view inside the stadium during the international friendly match between United States and Senegal at Bank of America Stadium on May 31, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Trump confirms he called Netanyahu 'crazy,' as he says Israel is complicating peace talks with Iran
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and JOSH BOAK Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) - President Donald Trump in an interview released Wednesday confirmed an earlier report that he criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Jun 03, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago club on December 29, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Winter non-stop flights to Belize and Turks and Caicos coming to RDU
MORRISVILLE, N.C. (WPTF) - Just in time to make a winter getaway, Raleigh Durham International Airport will start offering non-stop flights to Belize and Turks and Caicos in December. According to a r...
Jun 03, 2026 (file photo courtesy RDU)
Raleigh police release more details in Tuesday attack
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Raleigh police are releasing more details about a fatal shooting Tuesday (June 2), According to a release Officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 100 block of Summit...
Jun 03, 2026
Scientists lose critical climate record as ocean observatory will go dark under Trump funding cuts
By ANNIKA HAMMERSCHLAG Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) - A portion of one of the most ambitious ocean monitoring networks ever built will go dark this month when scientists board a research vessel and m...
Jun 03, 2026 ATLANTIC BEACH, NC Waves crash around the Oceanana Pier as the outer edges of Hurricane Florence being to affect the coast September 13, 2018 in Atlantic Beach.
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Scott Pelley fired from '60 Minutes,' deepening turmoil at CBS News
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press CBS News fired longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley on Tuesday, a day after he reportedly said Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss was "murdering the show" and...
Jun 03, 2026 NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 26: Scott Pelley of CBS, hosts the Committee to Protect Journalists' International Press Freedom Awards at the Waldorf Astoria on November 26, 2013 in New York City. The annual awards ceremony recognizes journalists who risk their lives and liberty defending press freedom. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Getty Images for Committee to Protect Journalists)
Before the bell: Early trading on Wall Street mixed as oil prices tick higher with Iran ceasefire under strain
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Early trading on Wall Street is mixed and oil prices moved higher after the U.S. and Iran traded attacks, testing a ceasefire even further, though...
Jun 03, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 20, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Hertl's goal lifts Golden Knights past Hurricanes 5-4 to open Stanley Cup Final
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Tomas Hertl took a backhand pass from Colton Sisson and beat Frederik Anderson from the slot with 3:24 left in the third period, lifting the Vegas ...
Jun 02, 2026 Vegas Golden Knights' Tomas Hertl (48) trips over Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersenn (31) during the second period in Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final series in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
Peabo Bryson, known for duets from Disney's 'Aladdin' and 'Beauty and the Beast,' has died at 75
NEW YORK (AP) - Peabo Bryson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning R&B singer best known as the voice behind the Oscar-winning Disney film duets "Beauty and the Beast" with Celine Dion and "A Whole N...
Jun 02, 2026 LOUISVILLE, KY - MAY 5: Peabo Bryson performs at the The 6th Annual Grand Gala at Muhammad Ali Center on May 5, 2007 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Jeff Gentner/Getty Images)