Category Archives: WPTF News
Raleigh police deal with multiple incidents around the city Saturday and Sunday
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Raleigh police dealt with several incidents Saturday and early Sunday morning, amid revelers celebrating Independence Day. Two juveniles were involving in a shooting in the Brie...
Jul 05, 2026
TOURISM UPTICK: Small businesses say they're having a good summer as Americans travel closer to home
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Small business owners in U.S. tourist destinations say they're seeing more Americans sticking closer to home this summer, trading overseas travel for...
Jul 04, 2026 The Asheville area's tourism, on water and land, continues to rebuild after Hurricane Helene (photo courtesy ExploreAsheville.com)
NC Celebrates America 250
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - North Carolina celebrated America's 250th birthday with a number of events, including a celebration on the grounds of the State Capitol in Raleigh. Governor Josh Stein spoke...
Jul 04, 2026 North Carolina Governor Josh Stein speaks during a July 4th celebration on the State Capitol grounds in Raleigh (photo courtesy Governor Josh Stein's office)
Evacuation ordered at National Mall as storms gather ahead of Trump's America 250 speech
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's plans to commemorate America's 250th anniversary of independence with a rally on the National Mall were complicated on Saturday by severe storms that gathere...
Jul 04, 2026 The White House is seen in the distance as people evacuate the area after people were told of incoming storms that will delay the program at a Salute to America Independence Day event honoring the nation's 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
AMERICA AT 250: Fireworks, heat, hot dogs and politics: America celebrates its 250th birthday
By STEVEN SLOAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The 250th anniversary of American independence is colliding with a country gripped by political polarization and a heat wave bearing down on millions...
Jul 04, 2026 The Statue of Liberty is framed by Argentina's Ara Libertad in the New York harbor during the International Parade of Sail, part of Sail250, a gathering of tall ships and military ships, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
North Carolinians can soon use grants to pay for non-degree programs
By Jon Marcus for The Hechinger Report.WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (PNS) -- At a time when polls show two-thirds of Americans think a higher education is no longer worth the price, Forsyth Technical Community...
Jul 04, 2026 Forsythe Technical Community College in Winston-Salem is one of the schools which will benefit from the new Workforce Pell, allows Pell Grants to be used to pay for non-degree job training, placing a premium on trades, healthcare and business – but not all programs may qualify. (photo courtesy Forsythe Technical Community College).
Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal in latest long-range attack on Russia
By The Associated Press A Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg on Saturday, Russian officials said, as Kyiv presses on with bombardment of Russia's oil infrastructure. Almos...
Jul 04, 2026 In this image taken from video provided by Russian Presidential Press Service on Friday, July 3, 2026. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, listens to a report of Russian Chief of General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov as he visits one of the command posts of the Joint Group of the Russian Forces, in an undisclosed location. (Russian Presidential Press Service via AP)
WEDDING BELLS: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce tie the knot
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Your English teacher and your gym teacher are married. And we finally know a few more details surrounding Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding a...
Jul 04, 2026
Iran begins dayslong funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in war
By NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of mourners began a dayslong funeral Saturday for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, beatin...
Jul 04, 2026 TEHRAN, IRAN - JUNE 15: Pedestrians walk past a billboard depicting Iran's late Supreme Leaders Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on June 15, 2026 in Tehran, Iran (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
Extreme heat bears down as America 250 celebrations ramp up. Trump heads to Mount Rushmore
By STEVEN SLOAN and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Festivities commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence ramped up across the United States on Friday as demonstrat...
Jul 03, 2026 The Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, and U.S. Capitol are seen at dawn as joggers run past an overlook in Arlington, Va., Friday, July 3, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)