Category Archives: WPTF News
Louisiana community is struggling to understand after man killed 8 children
By SOPHIE BATES, LEKAN OYEKANMI and GERALD HERBERT Associated Press SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - A stunned Louisiana city struggled to come to grips Monday with the massacre of eight children carried out by...
Apr 20, 2026 SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA - APRIL 19: People attend a candlelight vigil on April 19, 2026 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Eight children were killed and two women were wounded during a domestic violence incident in the early morning hours, according to local authorities. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Supreme Court will hear from religious preschools challenging exclusion from taxpayer-funded program
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear from Catholic preschools that say it's unconstitutional to exclude them from a state-funded program ...
Apr 20, 2026 Flowers adorn a garden in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building on March 31, 2026 in Washington, DC. The court found today that a Colorado law banning conversion therapy for gay and transgender minors likely violates free speech. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)
At the close: oil prices rise and US stocks give back a bit of their record-breaking rally
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices climbed Monday following the latest rise of tensions between the United States and Iran, but the moves were more modest than they were earlie...
Apr 20, 2026 Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul S. Atkins (C) celebrates after ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 20, 2026 in New York City. Stocks opened up mixed as investors continue to monitor the U.S. war with Iran after an escalation over the weekend due to the seizure of an Iranian-flagged cargo ship. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Defending champion John Korir wins second straight Boston Marathon title in course record time
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) - Defending champion John Korir broke the Boston Marathon course record on Monday, riding a tailwind to outrun the strongest field in event history and win ...
Apr 20, 2026 John Korir, of Kenya, breaks the tape to win the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 20, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Health experts raising awareness about respiratory disease
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - There's increased concern over a serious respiratory disease that's on the rise in the Tar Heel State. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is raising ...
Apr 19, 2026 katerynakon / Depositphotos.com
Arrest made in Chapel Hill shooting
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WPTF) - Chapel Hill police have made an arrest in connection with a shooting earlier this month. Investigators identified Jose Luis Enamorado Flores, 22, of Chatham County, as a sus...
Apr 19, 2026
Businesses can claim refunds for Trump tariffs ruled unconstitutional starting Monday
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A refund system for businesses that paid tariffs which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump imposed without the constitutional authori...
Apr 19, 2026
Eight children dead after a mass shooting in Louisiana, police say
By The Associated Press A gunman in Louisiana killed eight children between the ages of 1 and 14 in domestic-related shootings at two different homes in the nation's deadliest mass shooting in more th...
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Man faces murder charges in Raleigh shooting
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - A man in is custody in connection with a Saturday (April 18) shooting death in Raleigh. Police officers responded around 8 p.m. to a reported shooting at an apartment complex on...
Apr 19, 2026 runawayphill / Depositphotos.com
Police release more info about Friday Triangle Town Center Shooting, fight on Saturday
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - There was another incident at Raleigh's Triangle Town Center Saturday (April 18), about 24 hours after a shooting Friday afternoon. The Saturday incident involved a fight in the...
Apr 18, 2026