Category Archives: WPTF News
Canadiens pounce as Hurricanes emerge from long playoff break with breakdowns, miscues
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The off days added up for the Carolina Hurricanes after they swept their way to another Eastern Conference Final, leading to the longest between-ro...
May 22, 2026 RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 21: Alexandre Texier #85 of the Montreal Canadiens celebrates after scoring a goal against Frederik Andersen (not pictured) #31 of the Carolina Hurricanes during the first period in Game One of the Eastern Conference Final of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Lenovo Center on May 21, 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Backlash to Trump's $1.8B settlement fund delays GOP immigration bill
By KEVIN FREKING, MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans abruptly left Washington on Thursday without voting on a roughly $70 billion bill to fund i...
May 21, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 21: Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche arrives at the U.S Capitol on May 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Blanche was expected to meet with Republican members of Congress to address concerns related to the newly announced $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization fund" and attempts to finalize a reconciliation bill. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
2-time NASCAR champion Kyle Busch has died at 41, NASCAR says
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR's three national series, has died at 41. The Busch Family, R...
May 21, 2026 FILE - Kyle Busch is introduced during the NASCAR All-Star auto race at Dover Motor Speedway, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Dover, Del. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton, File, File)
The Closing Bell: US stocks edge higher following the latest U-turn for oil prices
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Hour-to-hour swings for oil prices keep jerking financial markets around, and U.S. stocks wavered Thursday following the latest reversal. The S&P 50...
May 21, 2026 Options trader Justin Kanda works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
April Durham fatality: Coach K's grandson now facing felony charges
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - A grandson of former Duke Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski now faces felony charges in that April fatal crash at the intersection of Cole Mill Road and West Wyndham Lane. Joseph ...
May 21, 2026
State files suit on Vinfast construction site, the latest developments
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) -- The lack of progress at the Vinfast auto production site in Chatham County had led to legal action. Attorney General Jeff Jackson filed suit on behalf of the North Carolina Dep...
May 21, 2026
NOAA forecast: below average hurricane season, here's what we know
MIAMI, FL. (NCN News) - With the start of Hurricane season less than two weeks away, forecasters are predicting a below-normal hurricane season for the Atlantic basin this year. NOAA's outlook for the...
May 21, 2026
Judge dismisses charges against ex-administrator accused after student shot teacher
By JOHN RABY Associated Press A judge on Thursday dismissed all charges against a former school administrator accused of ignoring repeated warnings that a 6-year-old had a gun hours before a teacher w...
May 21, 2026 Ebony Parker looks on during jury selection for her trial on felony child neglect charges at the Newport News Circuit Court in Newport News, Va., Monday, May 18, 2026. (Peter Casey/The Virginian-Pilot via AP, Pool)
UNC Board of Governors elects new leaders
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - The University of North Carolina Board of Governors elected Kellie Hunt Blue as its next chair, effective July 1, 2026. Terry Hutchens was elected vice chair, and Carolyn Co...
May 21, 2026
Three charged with murder, kidnapping, robbery after luring man from Cherokee casino
GREENVILLE, S.C. (NCN News) - Three South Carolina residents have been indicted for the kidnapping, robbery and murder of a man lured from the Harrah's Cherokee Casino. A federal grand jury in Greenvi...
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