Category Archives: WPTF News
N.C. Labor Commissioner to welcome Artemis II Astronaut Christina Koch to NCDOL
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) -- Labor Commissioner Luke Farley and the N.C. Department of Labor will welcome NASA Artemis II astronaut and North Carolina native Christina Koch on Wednesday, August 26, for...
Aug 14, 2026 Mission specialist Christina Koch (L) makes a heart with her hands as she walks out of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building with pilot Victor Glover ahead of the launch of the Artemis II at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on April 01, 2026 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Trump says record-setting Navy deployment to support Iran operations 'not nearly long enough'
By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed the toll that the record-setting uninterrupted time at sea is having on American ...
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Grand Jury declines to indict former Chapel Hill cop
By JACK BROOK Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A former law enforcement officer accused of planning to kill Black people in a mass shooting at a New Orleans festival was quietly ...
Aug 14, 2026 FILE - This photo provided by the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office shows Christopher Gillum being arrested Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at a hotel in Destin, Fla. (Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office via AP,File)
BEFORE THE BELL: US markets strive for a positive week ahead of retail sales data and signs of cooling inflation
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers U.S. futures are mixed as Wall Street looks to advance for the week ahead of new retail sales data. The future for the S&P 500 edged 0...
Aug 14, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 19, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Documents show federal surveillance operation in Minnesota targeted progressive groups, unions
By TIM SULLIVAN and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Federal agents launched a sweeping undercover surveillance operation earlier this year targeting progressive organizatio...
Aug 14, 2026 An anti-ICE protester pours water on a counter protester near city hall on January 17, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Protesters gathered after federal agents continued an immigration enforcement dubbed "Operation Metro Surge". (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)
Tomb raiding trio stole from cemeteries in at least 9 states, Florida authorities say
ORLANDO (AP) - Authorities are searching for a trio of modern tomb raiders that they say has stolen family heirlooms and other valuables from cemeteries in at least nine states. The suspects - a mothe...
Aug 13, 2026 HayDmitriy / Depositphotos.com
Luigi Mangione expected to plead guilty in federal case in UnitedHealthcare killing, AP source says
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, LARRY NEUMEISTER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty as early as Friday in the federal case accusing him of stalki...
Aug 13, 2026
Judge drops Nevada case against electors accused of forging certificate in 2020 election
By JESSICA HILL Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - The yearslong case against six Nevada Republicans who were accused of submitting a bogus certificate that falsely declared Donald Trump the winner of ...
Aug 13, 2026
Ty Gibbs will drive M&M's-themed car in memory of Kyle Busch in next month's race at Bristol
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) - Ty Gibbs' car will be adorned in the multicolored M&M's paint scheme made famous by former teammate Kyle Busch during the NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway nex...
Aug 13, 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)
DURHAM: Sheriff's office makes drug trafficking arrest
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - The Durham Sheriff's Office have announced an arrest as part of a drug trafficking crackdown. Wednesday (Aug. 12), investigators from the Sheriff's Anti-Crime and Narcotics Unit ...
Aug 13, 2026