Category Archives: WPTF News

Sourdif scores in OT to give Capitals 4-3 comeback victory over Hurricanes
WASHINGTON (AP) - Justin Sourdif scored off a rebound at 1:42 of overtime and the Washington Capitals overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Saturday night. Down 3-0 earl...
Associated Press Feb 01, 2026 Washington Capitals right wing Justin Sourdif celebrates his game-wining goal in the overtime of an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

The Carolinas emerge as new population boom states. Affordability and lifestyle drive growth
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Move over Florida and Texas. The United States has new hot spots for growth, and they both have Carolina in their name. North Carolina last year...
Associated Press Jan 31, 2026 FILE - Children walk through a sports field in Independence Park under the skyline of Charlotte, N.C., on March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Mary Conlon, File)

Caleb Wilson dominates in return to hometown, leads No. 16 North Carolina past Georgia Tech 91-75
ATLANTA (AP) - Caleb Wilson dominated in the return to his hometown, scoring 22 points as No. 16 North Carolina cruised past Georgia Tech for a 91-75 victory on Saturday. The 6-foot-10 Atlanta native ...
Associated Press Jan 31, 2026 North Carolina forward Caleb Wilson (8) dunks over Georgia Tech guard Akai Fleming (0) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)

Justice Department says it's releasing 3 million pages from its Jeffrey Epstein files
By ERIC TUCKER, MICHAEL R. SISAK and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, ...
Associated Press Jan 30, 2026 FILE - Documents that were included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files are photographed Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

Tens of thousands face another arctic blast without power as East Coast preps for a new storm
By SOPHIE BATES, SUDHIN THANAWALA and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BELZONI, Miss. (AP) - As tens of thousands of people endured nearly a week with no electricity, another storm loomed on the East Coast...
Associated Press Jan 30, 2026

Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle wasn't flying his plane before crash that killed him and six others, NTSB report shows
By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle was not flying his own jet when it crashed last month, killing him and six others, according to a Friday report from federal saf...
Associated Press Jan 30, 2026 Greg Biffle, driver of the #51 Toyota Toyota, stands on the grid during US Concrete Qualifying Day for the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series SpeedyCash.com 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on June 07, 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Catherine O'Hara, Emmy-winning comedian of 'Schitt's Creek' and 'SCTV' fame, dies at 71
By ANDREW DALTON and JOCELYN NOVECK AP Entertainment Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) - Catherine O'Hara, a gifted Canadian-born comic actor and "SCTV" alum who starred as Macaulay Culkin's harried mother in ...
Associated Press Jan 30, 2026 Catherine O'Hara attends the World Premiere of Apple TV+'s Series "The Studio" at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on March 24, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Melania Trump's documentary premieres at the Kennedy Center ahead of global release
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Melania Trump is capping her first year back as first lady with the global release of a documentary she produced about the 20 days leading up t...
Associated Press Jan 29, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend a screening of the documentary film “Melania” at The Kennedy Center on January 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. “Melania” was directed by Brett Ratner, and Amazon paid $40 million to license the film, which follows the first lady in the twenty days before her return to the White House. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Trump threatens tariffs on any country selling oil to Cuba, a move that puts pressure on Mexico
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that would impose a tariff on any goods from countries that sell...
Associated Press Jan 29, 2026

NASCAR adjusts Clash schedule at Bowman Gray Stadium due to winter storm
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - NASCAR has adjusted the schedule for this weekend's exhibition race at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem in anticipation of more ice and snow blanketing the Winston-Salem...
Associated Press Jan 29, 2026 A general view of racing during the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium on February 02, 2025 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
