Category Archives: WPTF News
NC health officials relaunch 'Fight the Bite' campaign as tick and mosquito season begins
RALEIGH N.C. (WPTF) - With spring in full swing and summer right around the corner, public health officials are reminding North Carolinians to be cautious about ticks and mosquitos. In 2024 alone, the...
Apr 16, 2025
Millions tune in for 24-hour live coverage of Sweden's epic moose migration
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press Before Swedish slow TV hit "The Great Moose Migration" began airing Tuesday, Ulla Malmgren stocked up on coffee and prepared meals so she doesn't miss a moment of th...
Apr 15, 2025
US judge presses Trump administration on its refusal to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and BEN FINLEY Associated Press GREENBELT, Md. (AP) - A federal judge said Tuesday that she will order sworn testimony by Trump administration officials to determine if they compl...
Apr 15, 2025
North Carolina judges weigh GOP law shifting election board control away from Democratic governor
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina trial judges heard arguments Monday from attorneys for Republican legislative leaders who insist their latest method to attemp...
Apr 15, 2025
NC Attorney General settles with major landlord over AI-powered rent fixing
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced a settlement with a major landlord accused of illegally fixing rent prices using cutting edge technology. Landlords were u...
Apr 15, 2025
"Sober Operative Act" aims to cut drunk driving with tougher laws and lower BAC limits
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - A bill in the legislature seeks to crack down on drunk driving - in an effort to make driving safer. At a Legislative Building press conference, Ellen Pitt with the Western Nort...
Apr 15, 2025
Autism rates in US rise again to 1 in 31 kids, CDC says
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer ATLANTA (AP) - An estimated 1 in 31 U.S. children have autism, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday, marking another jump in a long str...
Apr 15, 2025
Proposed bill could remove thousands of books from NC public schools
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - What is your child reading? Lawmakers in Raleigh are rolling out a bill that could affect what your student reads. At a Legislative Building press conference this week, State Re...
Apr 15, 2025
A look at the universities with federal funding targeted by the Trump administration
By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press Harvard University is the latest in a growing list of higher education institutions that had its federal funding targeted by the government in order to comply with ...
Apr 15, 2025 FILE - People walk between buildings, Dec. 17, 2024, on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
El Salvador President Bukele says he won't be releasing a Maryland man back to the US
By SEUNG MIN KIM and MARCOS ALEMN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump 's top advisers and Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, said Monday that they have no basis for the ...
Apr 14, 2025