Category Archives: WPTF News
BAT BLITZ: State Parks, Museum of Natural Sciences to Host Species Survey
KELLY, N.C. (NCN News) -- The North Carolina State Parks and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, two divisions of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, will be hosting this year's N.C. Bat ...
Aug 21, 2026
Court cuts $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones over falsely labeling Newtown killings a hoax
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Texas court on Friday slashed a $50 million judgment to $1.5 million against Infowars founder Alex Jones after he falsely claimed the 2012 Sandy ...
Aug 21, 2026
Raleigh Man Charged in Connection with Theft of Phones from FedEx Shipments
PITTSBORO, N.C. (WPTF) -- The Chatham County Sheriff's Office has charged a Raleigh man with felony possession of stolen goods and felony obtaining property by false pretenses in connection with the t...
Aug 21, 2026
Women in pink rally in support of Lindsay Clancy at her trial for killing her 3 children
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) - Hundreds of Lindsay Clancy supporters, many wearing pink clothing emblazoned with phrases such as "Believe," "She Needed Help" and "Peace For L...
Aug 20, 2026 Aimee Breault of Acushnet, Mass., live-streams a demonstration in support of Lindsay Clancy outside Plymouth Superior Court, where Clancy is on trial in connection with the deaths of her three children, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, in Plymouth, Mass. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds )
Meta defends its child safety efforts but critics say the social media giant falls short
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer CHICAGO (AP) - Meta insists it has a long history of protecting its youngest customers as it defends itself against a swath of lawsuits alleging its socia...
Aug 20, 2026 Maksym Yemelyanov / Depositphotos.com
US aircraft carrier arrives in Middle East, relieving long-deployed USS Lincoln
By BEN FINLEY and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Asia-based USS George Washington aircraft carrier is now operating in the Middle East, the U.S. military said Thursday, reli...
Aug 20, 2026 In this U.S. Navy released handout, The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) conducts flight operations in support of Operation Epic Fury on March 1, 2026 at Sea.
(Photo by U.S. Navy via Getty Images)
THE CLOSING BELL: The bond market swings back to worries and knocks US stocks lower
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The relief that swept the bond market just a day earlier disappeared on Thursday as oil prices, worries about high inflation and the U.S. government's d...
Aug 20, 2026 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 04: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on June 04, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Prince Harry and Meghan are returning to the UK with their children
By DANICA KIRKA and JAMES POLLARD Associated Press LONDON (AP) - Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have decided to return to the United Kingdom for an extended stay starting this fall, but they won't...
Aug 20, 2026 Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend a World Health Organisation roundtable with key donors and humanitarian partners on February 25, 2026 in Amman, Jordan. (Photo by World Health Organisation via Getty Images)
Recipients of 2026 North Carolina Award, State's Highest Honor, Announced
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) -- Governor Josh Stein announced that he will present the state's highest civilian honor, the North Carolina Award, to six distinguished North Carolinians on Tuesday, Nov. 17,...
Aug 20, 2026
A Russian missile and drone barrage kills at least 16 in Ukraine's Kyiv region
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia pounded the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and the surrounding region with scores of missiles and drones in a nighttime aerial attack that laste...
Aug 20, 2026 An elderly woman holds her car as she sits with her belongings in front of heavily damaged residential buildings after an overnight Russian attack, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)