Category Archives: WPTF News
Small plane makes emergency landing on highway, then is hit by a vehicle
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - A small plane that had made an emergency landing on a highway near a North Carolina airport was hit by a vehicle, injuring one of the aircraft’s occupants, authorities sa...
Aug 29, 2024
NASCAR makes another bold schedule move by adding Mexico City to 2025 Cup Series calendar
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing WriterThe smoke from the fireworks following NASCAR’s first ever race in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum had barely even cleared before Ben Kennedy was being aske...
Aug 27, 2024
2 workers killed and 1 injured in an explosion at a Delta Air Lines facility in Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) - Two workers were killed and another seriously injured in an explosion Tuesday at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Atlanta airport.Delta said it was working with local aut...
Aug 27, 2024
New Wake County Superintendent discusses return to school for traditional calendar students
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Wake County Schools, North Carolina's largest public school system, welcomed back traditional calendar students Tuesday, officially kicking off the 2024-25 school year. Wake Cou...
Aug 27, 2024
Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) - Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to "censor" some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed that the social media...
Aug 27, 2024
Iran’s supreme leader opens door to negotiations with United States over Tehran’s nuclear program
By JON GAMBRELL Associated PressDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran’s supreme leader opened the door Tuesday to renewed negotiations with the United States over his country’s rapidly a...
Aug 27, 2024
Mother of star high school QB sues state over NIL restrictions
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The mother of a touted high school football player who has committed to play in college at Tennessee is suing the state of North Carolina over its restrictions for public-school a...
Aug 26, 2024
Bryce Young oversees opening-drive TD in brief preseason debut, and Panthers beat Bills 31-26
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports WriterORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Bryce Young made Panthers coach Dave Canales' decision easy in determining how long he was going to keep the Panthers’ starting offense o...
Aug 24, 2024
North Carolina court says speedway can sue top health official over COVID-19 closure
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina racetrack shuttered briefly for defying state gathering limits during the pandemic can sue the top health regulator on allega...
Aug 23, 2024
North Carolina’s highest court won’t fast-track appeals in governor’s lawsuits
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's highest court has decided it won't fast-track appeals of results in two lawsuits initiated by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper that...
Aug 23, 2024