Category Archives: WPTF News
Plane carrying Spanish passengers from hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship leaves for Madrid
By IAIN SULLIVAN and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) - The first plane carrying passengers from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship left Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday for...
May 10, 2026 Health workers in protective gear evacuate patients from the MV Hondius cruise ship into an ambulance at a port in Praia, Cape Verde, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
The brooms are out: Canes eliminate Flyers, move on in Stanley Cup Playoffs
By AARON BRACY - Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jackson Blake scored 5:28 into overtime for his second of the game, Logan Stankoven also scored in regulation and the Carolina Hurricanes finished...
May 09, 2026 Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour, center top, protests a call during the third period of Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series against the Philadelphia Flyers in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
A faint meow in the rubble of a Mississippi tornado leads to a stunning rescue (VIDEO)
By R.J. RICO Associated Press As storm chaser Ashton Lemley picked his way through a tornado-ravaged Mississippi trailer park, he heard the unmistakable meow of a kitten pierce the predawn darkness. T...
May 09, 2026 An American flag is seen as people walk among debris at Gene's Mobile Home Supply, a trailer park in Bogue Chitto, Miss., Thursday, May, 7, 2026, after a tornado cut across the state. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Iran ceasefire appears to hold and Bahrain detains dozens over suspected Revolutionary Guard links
By ADAM SCHRECK and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A tenuous ceasefire appeared to be holding a day after the United States struck two Iranian oil tankers, while Bahrai...
May 09, 2026 A cleric speaks on his cellphone holding an Iranian flags for a pro-government campaign in downtown Tehran, Iran, Friday, May 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Experts wonder 'Where is the CDC?' as a hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise ship
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) - No quick dispatching of disease investigators. No televised news conference to inform the public. No timely health alerts to doctors. In the midst of a...
May 09, 2026 TENERIFE, SPAIN - MAY 09: A member of the Guardia Civil finishes erecting a tent at an expected reception point for passengers from the MV Hondius at the Granadilla Port on May 09, 2026 in Tenerife, part of the Canary Islands, Spain. The cruise ship MV Hondius, which had three passengers die from Hantavirus last month and eight more reported cases, is expected to arrive on Sunday May 10 in Tenerife, where the remaining passengers will be repatriated to their respective countries. At a press conference this week, representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasized the outbreak of this rare virus did not constitute a pandemic, but it has stirred anxieties in the Canary Islands and elsewhere. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
Bobby Cox, manager of the Atlanta Braves' teams that ruled the National League, dies at 84
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) - Bobby Cox, the folksy manager of the Atlanta Braves whose teams ruled the National League during the 1990s and gave the city its first major title as we...
May 09, 2026 ATLANTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 01: Former manager of the Atlanta Braves, Bobby Cox, walks onto the field to give the command to "play ball" prior to the game between the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs on April 01, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Deputies investigate Zebulon stabbing
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) -- Wake County deputies are investigating an early morning stabbing Saturday (May 9) According to a release, around 12:30am, deputies responded to a report of a stabbing in the 84...
May 09, 2026 (Photo courtesy Wake County Sheriff's Department)
Pedestrian dies after being hit by Frontier Airlines plane that was taking off at Denver airport
By The Associated Press DENVER (AP) - A Frontier Airlines plane hit and killed a pedestrian on the runway of the Denver International Airport during takeoff, airport authorities said, sparking an engi...
May 09, 2026 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 15: A Frontier Airlines plane lands at San Francisco International Airport on April 15, 2025 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
NC breakfast staple missing: what we know about the Neeses' situation
GREENSBORO, N.C. (NCN News) - It has been a familiar fixture on North Carolina tables for generations. Now it has disappeared and there are lots of unanswered questions. Retailers have told multiple m...
May 09, 2026 Neeses' sausage and other meat products are very popular on North Carolina tables, but operations at its Greensboro plant appear to be shut down (photo courtesy NCPedia.org, North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources).
Bright lights and hot orbs: UFO files shed light on sightings but leave interpretation to the public
By SEUNG MIN KIM and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Buzz Aldrin observing a "fairly bright light source" while aboard the Apollo 11. A mysterious object making "multiple 90-degree t...
May 08, 2026 Files on UFOs, released Friday, May 8, 2026, by the Pentagon, are photographed in Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)