Category Archives: WPTF News
The Evolution of the Leandro Case, Three Decades Later
Jack Boger (Photo Credit Adrian Tillman, UNC Media Hub)Jessica Walker via UNC Media HubBack in 1997, the N.C. Supreme Court ruled that the state must constitutionally provide a sound basic education t...
Feb 25, 2024
Looking Ahead to the March 5 Primaries: Down-Ballot Candidates Vie for Attention Amid Presidential, Gubernatorial Races
End of Ballot (Image used under license from Shutterstock.com)Anthony DeHartVoters in North Carolina will head to the polls March 5 for primary elections, with races for both president and governor on...
Feb 04, 2024
North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association CEO says Industry Faces Ongoing Challenges Post-Pandemic
Open sign at restaurant (Image used under license from Shutterstock.com)Anthony DeHartLynn Minges, president and CEO of the North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association, says that while COVID-19 ...
Jan 28, 2024
NC State Health Plan Board of Trustees to End Coverage for Popular Weight-Loss Drugs like Wegovy
Medicine with apple and tape measure (Image used under license from Shutterstock.com)Anthony DeHartThe State Health Plan Board of Trustees voted Thursday to end all coverage of popular weight-loss dru...
Jan 28, 2024
Applications Open for Absentee Ballots in Advance of March 5 Primaries
Voting Stickers (Image used under license from Shutterstock.com)Anthony DeHartNorth Carolina voters go to the polls March 5 to decide nominees for races including president, governor, and other statew...
Jan 21, 2024
Joe Biden Comes to Raleigh, Announces $82 Million Investment in High-Speed Internet
Joe Biden Speaking in Raleigh, (Photo Credit: Anthony DeHart, WPTF/ Curtis Media Group)Anthony DeHartPresident Joe Biden came to Raleigh Thursday afternoon and spoke to an intimate crowd at Abbotts Cr...
Jan 21, 2024
Bob Orr on NCAA: “Lack of Institutional Control”
Former State Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr (Image Credit: Kristine Bellino, WPTF News/ Curtis Media Group) Anthony DeHartFormer State Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr, who has represented University of N...
Jan 14, 2024
Wake County Man Charged With Sexually Exploiting Minor
Mugshot of suspect, (Photo Credit: Garner PD)Anthony DeHartGarner police have arrested 34-year-old Darryl Edwin Foley II and charged him with 10 counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor....
Jan 12, 2024
Indigenous Group Plans Legal Action Against Buc-ee’s Development After Mebane City Council Approval
Packaging from Buc-ee’s Gas Station, (Photo Credit Kristine Bellino, WPTF News/ Curtis Media Group) Anthony DeHartWPTF Exclusive:Jason Crazy Bear Campos-Keck, co-founder of the group 7 Direction...
Jan 10, 2024
One company helps student caregivers reimagine care work
Raymond Williams and McKenna Graf look through photos (Photo Credit: Daniel Masterson, UNC Media Hub) Hannah Kaufman, UNC Media HubPaula Poe had just left the house and gotten into the car, and alread...
Jan 05, 2024