Category Archives: WPTF News
Chatham County Sheriff's Office investigating possible dog attack
APEX, N.C. (WPTF) -- The Chatham County Sheriff's Office is conducting a death investigation following an incident reported at a residence in the 200 block of Alston Road near Apex Tuesday (May 19). A...
May 19, 2026
NC Attorney General sues feds over nursing loans
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - State Attorney General Jeff Jackson sued the U.S. Department of Education over a new rule he says would have devastating consequences for North Carolina's healthcare workfor...
May 19, 2026
NAACP calls for boycott of Southern college sports programs over voting rights
By MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The NAACP and Congressional Black Caucus are calling on Black athletes and fans to boycott the athletic programs of public universities in states that ...
May 19, 2026 BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 09: Derrick Johnson NAACP President and CEO attends 51st NAACP Image Awards Nomination Announcement at SLS Hotel on January 09, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images)
The Closing Bell: US stocks fall further from their records after bond markets crank up the pressure
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market gave back more of its record-setting rally Tuesday after bond markets rattled by high inflation cranked up the pressure. The S&...
May 19, 2026 Specialists Anthony Matesic, left, and Dilip Patel work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Loaded gun found at East Wake High School; juvenile detained
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - A juvenile is now in custody in connection with a loaded gun found on the campus of East Wake High School Tuesday (May 19). The Wake County Sheriff's Office received a report th...
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What to know about a deadly attack by teen gunmen on a San Diego mosque
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Police raced Monday to catch an armed teenage runaway before he and another teen opened fire on a San Diego mosque, killing three men and then themselves. About two hours after one te...
May 19, 2026 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 18: San Diego's Chief of Police Scott Wahl talks to Muslim community members during a update briefing of law enforcement and emergency services responding to a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego (ICSD) on May 18, 2026 in San Diego, California. San Diego Police said they responded to an "active shooter" at the Islamic Center on Monday afternoon. (Photo by Carlos A. Moreno/Getty Images)
Blanche doesn't rule out considering payments for violent Jan. 6 rioters as he defends $1.8B fund
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday wouldn't rule out the possibility that people who carried out violence during...
May 19, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to examine the Department of Justice's proposed FY2027 budget estimate. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Before the bell: Wall Street points lower and oil prices remain above $100 with Iran a dominant force in markets
By YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street leaned toward losses early Tuesday and oil prices remained above $100 per barrel as uncertainty about a resolution in the Iran war continu...
May 19, 2026 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 06: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 06, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Canes will face Montreal in eastern conference final
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - First, Tampa Bay. Now Buffalo. Montreal Canadiens forward Alex Newhook keeps coming up big in Game 7s. The 25-year-old scored his second seventh-ga...
May 19, 2026 BUFFALO, NEW YORK - MAY 18: Jakub Dobes #75 and Kaiden Guhle #21 of the Montréal Canadiens defend the net against Zach Benson #6 and Tage Thompson #72 of the Buffalo Sabres during the second period in Game Seven of the Second Round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at KeyBank Center on May 18, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)
Mark Fuhrman, former LA police detective convicted of lying during OJ Simpson murder trial, has died
By REBECCA BOONE and HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman, who was convicted of lying during testimony at the OJ Simpson murder trial, ha...
May 18, 2026 LOS ANGELES, CA - Media is gathered for the decision of the O.J. Simpson verdict at the Los Angeles Courthouse on October 3, 1995 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Montfort/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)