Category Archives: WPTF News
Scammers at it again: what you should know about DMV text messages
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - If you get a message ordering you to pay the DMV, it's probably a scam. Attorney General Jeff Jackson is warning North Carolinians about a recurring text message scam impers...
May 08, 2026 karenr / Depositphotos.com
Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a 3-day ceasefire and a prisoner swap
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Friday that the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange ...
May 08, 2026
NFL and referees agree on a 7-year collective bargaining agreement, avoiding potential work stoppage
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL and the NFL Referees Association agreed Friday on a new seven-year collective bargaining agreement that avoids a potential work stoppage and use of replace...
May 08, 2026 INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 14: Head coach Dan Campbell of the Detroit Lions speaks referee Alan Eck #76, side judge Dale Shaw #104 and down judge David Oliver #24 during a 41-34 Los Angeles Rams win at SoFi Stadium on December 14, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
US stocks rise to records after a solid jobs report overshadows higher oil prices
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market rose to records Friday following the latest sign that the nation's job market is doing better than economists expected. The S&...
May 08, 2026 Options trader Justin Kanda works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
The latest: Canvas system is online after a cyberattack disrupted thousands of schools
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press Tens of thousands of students studying for final exams around the world Friday regained access to a key online learning system after a cybe...
May 08, 2026 Getty Images
Cherry Point air show begins May 9 with weekend flight demonstrations, aircraft displays
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. (NCN News) - The Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Air Show begins May 9 and will run all weekend, bringing flight demonstrations and aircraft displays ...
May 08, 2026 FILE - U.S. Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets practice their performance ahead of the Fleet Week air show October 9, 2009 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
More arrests in car break-ins; what you need to know
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - More arrests in connection with a recent rash of vehicle break-ins in Durham and Research Triangle Park and other areas. Twice in April, 18-year-old Lester Mayo was booked into t...
May 08, 2026 runawayphill / Depositphotos.com
Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats' redistricting plan, dimming party's midterm hopes
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved Democratic congressional redistricting plan, delivering another major setback to the party in a nati...
May 08, 2026 A person votes in the Virginia redistricting referendum at Lake Braddock Secondary School, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Burke, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Hurricanes beat the Flyers 4-1 in Game 3, take a 3-0 series lead
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jordan Staal and Andrei Svechnikov scored on the power play and Jalen Chatfield added a short-handed goal, keying a special teams effort that helped...
May 08, 2026 Carolina Hurricanes' Frederik Andersen, left, blocks a shot as Philadelphia Flyers' Christian Dvorak reaches in during the second period of Game 3 in the second round of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs, Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
UPDATE: state senators making moves in Rocky Mount city financial situation, mayor responds (Audio)
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (NCN News) - State lawmakers are stepping into the controversy over the financial crisis in the city of Rocky Mount. Meanwhile, the Mayor says that lawmakers are not looking at the b...
May 08, 2026 Rocky Mount is a city in Edgecombe and Nash counties in the Atlantic coastal plain region of the U.S. state of North Carolina.