Category Archives: WPTF News
Drone strike sparks fire on the edge of the UAE's nuclear power plant in latest blow to Iran truce
By JON GAMBRELL and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A drone strike targeted the United Arab Emirates' sole nuclear power plant on Sunday, sparking a fire on its perimete...
May 17, 2026 FILE - This undated photograph released by the United Arab Emirates' state-run WAM news agency shows the under-construction Barakah nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi's Western desert. (Arun Girija/Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation/WAM via AP, File)
Sabres tie series; Hurricanes will have to wait a little longer
MONTREAL (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes will have to wait a little longer to start their Eastern Conference Final series. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 18 saves after starter Alex Lyon stopped only one of...
May 17, 2026 MONTREAL, CANADA - MAY 16: Tage Thompson #72 of the Buffalo Sabres tangles up with Mike Matheson #8 of the Montréal Canadiens during the third period in Game Six of the Second Round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bell Centre on May 16, 2026 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
Conor McGregor to make long-awaited UFC return in July fight against Max Holloway
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Conor McGregor is returning the octagon. UFC CEO Dana White announced on Saturday that McGregor will return for a rematch against Max Holloway in the UFC 329 main on July 11 in Las Ve...
May 17, 2026 FILE - Conor McGregor speaks during a KnuckleMania V boxing news conference, on Jan. 23, 2025, in Bensalem, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
USS Ford returns home after 11-month deployment supporting the Iran war and Maduro's capture
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world largest aircraft carrier, returned home to Virginia on Saturday after an 11-month deployment, the longest since the Vietnam War, that saw it suppo...
May 16, 2026 NORFOLK, VIRGINIA - MAY 16: Sailors are greeted after disembarking aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford at Naval Station Norfolk on May 16, 2026 in Norfolk, Virginia. The USS Gerald R. Ford returned home to Virginia after an 11-month deployment, the longest since the Vietnam War, after supporting the U.S. war with Iran and the capture of Nicolás Maduro when he was Venezuela’s president. (Photo by Mike Kropf/Getty Images)
Napoleon Solo holds off Iron Honor by 1 1/4 lengths to win the Preakness at Laurel Park
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer LAUREL, Md. (AP) - Napoleon Solo held off Iron Honor down the stretch to win the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, rebounding from a pair of fifth-place showings for his f...
May 16, 2026 Paco Lopez, right, atop Napoleon Solo, leads the pack to win the 151st running of the Preakness Stakes horse race, Saturday, May 16, 2026, at Laurel Park in Laurel, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Putin to visit Chinese leader Xi Jinping days after Trump's trip to Beijing
By The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on a two-day trip to Beijing next week, the Kremlin said Saturday. The announcement comes less than 24...
May 16, 2026 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - AUGUST 15: Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a statement during a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. The two leaders are meeting for peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Trump's description of Taiwan as a 'good negotiating chip' with China raises anxieties
By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press Recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that arms sales to Taiwan are a "very good negotiating chip" in the United States' dealings with China are heighteni...
May 16, 2026
Knightdale: Bar fight leads to shooting, injuries, arrests
KNIGHTDALE, N.C. (WPTF) - Two men have been arrested after an early morning shooting and bar fight in Knightdale Saturday (May 16). Police were called to a bar on North Smithfield Road around 1:45 a.m...
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Raleigh: one dead, suspect sought in hit and run
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Raleigh police have now identified the pedestrian struck and killed Friday night in a hit and run. (May 15) Around 9 p.m. police responded to a motor vehicle crash involving a p...
May 16, 2026
Sign of hope: Lake Lure reopens after almost two years as storm recovery continues
LAKE LURE, N.C. (NCN News) - In another sign of Western North Carolina's recovery from Hurricane Helene's wrath, Lake Lure was reopened to visitors Friday (May 15) This is an exciting day for western ...
May 15, 2026 Governor Josh Stein was on hand Friday (May 15) for the reopening of Lake Lure (photo courtesy Governor Stein's office)