Category Archives: WPTF News
Drought continues to worsen across North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - With less than one inch of rain falling this month in many parts of North Carolina, drought conditions are continuing to worsen. Forty-seven counties are now experiencing ex...
Apr 24, 2026
Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department will adopt firing squads as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite ...
Apr 24, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 6: The Department of Justice seal and logo are displayed before U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi arrives for a news conference at the Department of Justice on May 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Federal officials charge US soldier with using classified intel to win over $400K bet on Maduro raid
By HALLIE GOLDEN and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. soldier involved in the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been charged with using ...
Apr 23, 2026 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - FEBRUARY 25: In this photo illustration, Predictions market sites are shown on electronic devices on February 25, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. Online prediction market platforms, such as Polymarket and Kalshi, allow people to place bets on wide-ranging subjects such as sports, finance, politics and current events. (Photo Illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Trump says Lebanon and Israel agree to extend Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire by 3 weeks
By MATTHEW LEE and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah by three weeks after ta...
Apr 23, 2026 BEIRUT, LEBANON - APRIL 16: The Lebanese capital is seen from a viewpoint after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon that would commence at midnight local time on April 16, 2026 in Beirut, Lebanon. That ceasefire has now been extended by three weeks.
(Photo by Adri Salido/Getty Images)
North Carolina woman held on $10M bond in alleged plot to attack Houston synagogue members
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina woman has been charged with participating in a conspiracy to attack members of a Texas synagogue designed to "kill as many Jews as possible by driving through a c...
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Tiny town in North Carolina honors towering Andre The Giant with roadside marker
ELLERBE, N.C.. (AP) - Andre The Giant, a towering menace in the wrestling ring but a gentle giant on the movie screen, is being honored with a roadside marker in his beloved adopted small town in Nort...
Apr 23, 2026 FILE - Real estate developer Donald Trump holds the World Wrestling Federation Championship belt flanked by Hulk Hogan, left, and Andre the Giant at a news conference, March 15, 1988, in New York. (AP Photo/Susan Ragan, File)
US stocks edge back from their records as oil prices swing higher
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks pulled back from their record heights on a shaky Wall Street. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Thursday to halt its weekslong rally. The Dow Jones ...
Apr 23, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 20, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Authorities say they arrested a Chapel Hill man planning a mass shooting at a large New Orleans festival
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Authorities say a former North Carolina law enforcement officer planned to kill Black people in a mass shooting at a major New Orleans festival but was arrested at a Florida hotel w...
Apr 23, 2026 FILE - Thousands of festival goers are seen on the first day of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival April 28, 2006 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
New details: Sheriff's office identifies shooting victim, suspect still sought
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - The search for a suspect continues into a Wednesday night (April 22) shooting near Zebulon that left one person dead and several injured. The Sheriff's Department has identified...
Apr 23, 2026
Warner Bros shareholders approve Paramount's $81 billion takeover of the Hollywood giant
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - An $81 billion Warner-Paramount mega merger has received shareholders' stamp of approval, propelling a deal that could vastly reshape Holl...
Apr 23, 2026 An aerial view of the Paramount logo displayed on the water tower at Paramount Studios on December 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)