Category Archives: WPTF News
NC Treasurer Asks General Assembly To Cover State Health Plan Shortfall
RALEIGH, NC – State Treasurer Dale Folwell is asking the General Assembly to provide $240 million in emergency funding for the State Health Plan.Folwell says the State Health Plan spent $500 mil...
Jun 06, 2024
UNC Libraries Still Negotiating with Publishers over AI Contract Language
Graphic Credit: Jane Durden [Photo Credit: Number background: Unsplash, Photo of Davis Library: UNC Libraries, Journals: Adobe Stock, Elsevier logo: Elsevier.]Story by Hannah RosenbergerGraphics by Ja...
May 28, 2024
Forecasters predict above-normal hurricane activity
NOAA National Weather Service forecasters at the Climate Prediction Center predict above-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic basin this year. NOAA's outlook for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane seaso...
May 24, 2024
Governor Cooper heading to Europe on economic development trip
RALEIGH – Governor Cooper and other state officials are traveling to Europe on an economic development trip. The delegation will meet with companies and government officials in France, Germany a...
May 24, 2024
Carolina Hurricanes select Eric Tulsky as interim GM after Don Waddell resigns
RALEIGH - Less than 24 hours after news surfaced that other teams were looking to hire him, Don Waddell has resigned as President and General Manager of the Carolina Hurricanes. Eric Tulsky has been n...
May 24, 2024
Garner Homeless Camp Spokesperson Revealed as Convicted Felon and Sex Offender
Mug shot of Valdez, Photo Courtesy of the Wake County Sherriff’s officeChris EdwardsBased on public documents and reliable sources, WPTF has confirmed that Jason “Wild Horse” Valdez,...
Apr 24, 2024
2024 State Energy Conference of North Carolina Concluding at NC State University
Entrance table at the 2024 State Energy Conference (Photo Credit Darren Smith, North Carolina News Network/ Curtis Media Group)WPTF Staff2024 State Energy Conference of North Carolina Wraps Up Today a...
Apr 24, 2024
Tent Collection Near US 70/401 Interchange in Garner Deemed Unsafe by Law Enforcement
Photo of tents near US 70/401 Interchange in Garner (Photo Credit: Chris Edwards/WPTF News)Chris EdwardsIn a story you’ll hear first on WPTF, an area housing a growing number of tents near the U...
Apr 22, 2024
The State of Healthcare Employment in North Carolina
Healthcare workers (image used under license from shutterstock.com)WPTF StaffThe healthcare workforce ecosystem has seen some improvement in North Carolina, but are changes happening quick enough to m...
Apr 20, 2024
More than 900,000 N.C. Households to Lose Affordable Internet if Federal Funding is Not Renewed
A stack of computers waits to be cleaned and sorted for donation at the Kramden Institute in Durham, N.C. on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (Photo credit: Alexandria deRosset/ UNC Media Hub)Alexandria deR...
Apr 07, 2024