Category Archives: WPTF News
Severe Weather Awareness Week: Officials say now is the time to prepare
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - This week is Severe Weather Preparedness Week, with emergency management officials urging North Carolinians to be prepared should severe weather impact their communities. "North...
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What to expect in North Carolina's state primaries
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - North Carolina voters will narrow down the field of candidates Tuesday in a competitive U.S. Senate race that could decide control of the closely divi...
Mar 02, 2026
FBI investigates Texas bar shooting that killed 2 and wounded 14 as possible terrorist act
By JACK MYER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, JOHN SEEWER and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A gunman wearing clothes with an Iranian flag design and the words "Property of Allah" killed...
Mar 02, 2026 Members of the FBI conduct an investigation near Buford's bar in downtown on March 01, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Three people are dead and 14 others hospitalized following a mass shooting early Sunday morning. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Rev. Jesse Jackson returns home to South Carolina to lie in state
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - After a long career of fighting for civil rights, the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is visiting his home for one last time to lie in state at the Sou...
Mar 02, 2026 The casket of the Rev. Jesse Jackson is carried to the South Carolina Statehouse, where he will lie in state, Monday, March 2, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley, Pool)
23XI team co-owned by Michael Jordan delivering perfect start to season in a 'perfect partnership'
By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Michael Jordan calls Denny Hamlin the "mastermind" behind their 23XI NASCAR racing team. Hamlin calls their co-ownership a "perfect partnership." T...
Mar 02, 2026 Michael Jordan, NBA Hall of Famer and co-owner of 23XI Racing celebrates with Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 Chumba Casino Toyota, after winning his third race in a row to start the 2026 NASCAR season winning the NASCAR Cup Series DuraMax Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne at Circuit of The Americas on March 01, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Gulf carriers resume some flights even as US-Israel strikes and Iran retaliation fuel travel chaos
By KELVIN CHAN and ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press LONDON (AP) - Several international airlines resumed limited flights from the United Arab Emirates on Monday, offering some relief for travelers caught...
Mar 02, 2026 An overseas Filipino worker sleeps as she waits for updates on her cancelled flight to the Middle East at Manila's International Airport, Philippines on Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
US, Israel pound Iran as Trump signals willingness to talk to new leadership after Khamenei's death
By JON GAMBRELL, MELANIE LIDMAN, JOSH BOAK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The U.S. and Israel pounded targets across Iran on Sunday, dropping massive bombs on the ...
Mar 01, 2026 Plumes of smoke rise over the skyline following explosions on March 1, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was confirmed killed after the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran 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)
Tyler Reddick makes NASCAR history at COTA with 3rd straight win to start the season
By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Tyler Reddick's latest win drove him straight into the NASCAR record books. Reddick held off hard-charging Shane van Gisbergen over the final 20 la...
Mar 01, 2026 Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 Chumba Casino Toyota, celebrates with his crew and son, Beau Reddick after winning his third race in a row to start the 2026 NASCAR season winning the NASCAR Cup Series DuraMax Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne at Circuit of The Americas on March 01, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
US futures and Asian shares open lower, oil prices soar as US and Israeli attack Iran
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) - The U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran rattled world markets, with U.S. futures initially falling more than 1% and oil prices soaring, though both ...
Mar 01, 2026 Snow falls outside the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
How succession works in Iran and who could be the country's next supreme leader
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after almost 37 years in power raises paramount questions about Iran's future. Th...
Mar 01, 2026 FILE - In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leads an Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Monday, March 31, 2025. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP, File)