Category Archives: WPTF News
Former NASCAR champion Kyle Busch settles $8.5M lawsuit against life insurance company
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Two-time NASCAR champion Kyle Busch and a life insurance company have settled an $8.5 million lawsuit in which the driver said he was misled into purchasing policies marketed as...
Mar 04, 2026 Kyle Busch, driver of the #7 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, looks on during qualifying for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Fr8 Racing 208 at Echo Park Speedway on February 20, 2026 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
US stocks rebound after strong economic updates and an easing of oil prices
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market is rebounding Wednesday from two days of punishing swings after oil prices stopped spiking and reports gave encouraging updates on...
Mar 04, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on March 03, 2026 in New York City. Stocks tumbled with the Dow Jones losing over 400 points amid a possible prolonged U.S.-Iran conflict. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
UNC has 40 years of history in its Smith Center home. Deciding what's next is proving complicated
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina had just completed its first-ever 18-0 season at its longtime home, and Seth Trimble wrapped up his on-court senior night sp...
Mar 04, 2026 North Carolina fans file into the building beside a "Save the Dean Dome" sticker before an NCAA college basketball game against Clemson, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
Top FDA drug official is trying to hire a friend who's seeking a bold new warning on antidepressants
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration's top drug regulator, Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg, is working to hire a researcher and friend who wants the agency to add...
Mar 04, 2026 FILE - Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg, with the FDA, listens during a meeting of the Advisory Committee in Immunization Practices at the CDC, June 25, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
Bogavac's late scoring powers No. 17 North Carolina to a 67-63 win over Clemson
By BOB SUTTON Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Luka Bogavac hit six 3-pointers and scored a career-best 20 points as No. 17 North Carolina beat Clemson 67-63 Tuesday night and set a program r...
Mar 03, 2026 North Carolina forward Zayden High (1) dunks over Clemson forward Nick Davidson (11) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley clinch North Carolina Senate nods, setting up high-stakes fall fight
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and ex-Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley each won their party's U.S. Senate nomination...
Mar 03, 2026 Democratic former Gov. Roy Cooper, who is running for U.S. Senate, speaks to reporters after casting his ballot on the first day of in-person early voting in the state's primary election, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)
No charges expected in bicyclists death
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Raleigh police say no charges will be filed in connection with a traffic collision that led to the death of a bicyclist. On Thursday, February 26, at 7:18 p.m., the Raleigh Poli...
Mar 03, 2026
Six facing drug charges in Siler City
SILER CITY, N.C. (WPTF) - Six people are now facing charges in a Chatham County drug investigation. According to a Sheriff's Department press release, the investigation at a residence followed the exe...
Mar 03, 2026
Dow drops 400 after trimming an early plunge of 1,200 as oil prices climb even higher
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A sell-off for stocks wrapped around the world and hit Wall Street Tuesday, while oil prices climbed even higher on worries about the widening war with ...
Mar 03, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 02, 2026 in New York City. Markets were down sharply across the world following the weekend U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, with oil prices rising and the Dow falling over 500 points after the opening bell. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Iranian strikes on Amazon data centers highlight industry's vulnerability to physical disasters
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) - Damage to three Amazon Web Services facilities in the Middle East from Iranian drone strikes highlights the rapid growth of data centers in the region, ...
Mar 03, 2026 Men watch from a hillside as a plume of smoke rises after an explosion on March 2, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. The United States and Israel continued their joint attacks that erupted on February 28. Iran retaliated by firing waves of missiles and drones at Israel, and targeting U.S. allies in the region. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)