Category Archives: WPTF News
Key hurricane forecast: how many storms will we have?
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (NCN News) - With the start of hurricane season less than two months away, one of the key forecasts is calling for a below average season. Colorado State University hurricane resea...
Apr 09, 2026 In this handout satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Hurricane Melissa churns northwest through the Caribbean Sea captured on October 27, 2025. Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm as it approached Jamaica, according to the National Hurricane Center. (Photo by NOAA via Getty Images)
Trump met with NATO leader Rutte after musing about pulling out of the military alliance
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte met behind closed doors with President Donald Trump on Wednesday for discussions that were ...
Apr 08, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 22: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (L) speaks during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on October 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. Less than a week after hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump is meeting with Rutte to discuss the war in Ukraine. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Woman charged with misusing Covid funds
NEW BERN, N.C. (NCN News) -- A Robeson County woman has been sentenced in connection with defrauding a federal Covid-related loan program. A federal judge sentenced Erica McMillian, who engaged in a s...
Apr 08, 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)
Healing Transitions dedicates courtyard sculpture
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) -- As part of its 25th anniversary year, Healing Transitions unveiled a new sculpture by internationally acclaimed artist Thomas Sayre. There was a special courtyard celebration a...
Apr 08, 2026 As part of its 25th anniversary year, Healing Transitions unveiled a new sculpture by internationally acclaimed artist Thomas Sayre. (photo courtesy Healing Transitions)
Oil plunges below $95 as the Dow surges 1,100 in a worldwide rally following a ceasefire with Iran
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices plunged below $95 per barrel, and stock markets surged worldwide Wednesday after President Donald Trump pulled back from his threat to force ...
Apr 08, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 08, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon, threatening ceasefire
By BASSEM MROUE, JON GAMBRELL, SAMY MAGDY and SAM METZ Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz again Wednesday in response to Israeli attacks against the Hezbollah milita...
Apr 08, 2026 A government supporter chants slogans during a gathering after the announcement of a two-week ceasefire with the United States and Israel in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Wake County woman charged with failure to report child death, other violations
WENDELL, N.C. (WPTF) - A Wake County woman is facing multiple misdemeanor charges - including failure to report a child death in a timely manner --- in connection with an unlicensed childcare center. ...
Apr 08, 2026 Tamika Jones Fowler, 47, of Wendell, was charged Monday (April 6), with multiple counts of child welfare violations and operating an unlicensed childcare facility. (photo courtesy Wake County Bureau of Forensic Services)
GM recalling more than 270,000 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles in US due to rearview camera screen issue
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer General Motors is recalling more than 270,000 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles in the U.S. because the rearview camera screen may display a distorted or blank image. Th...
Apr 08, 2026 Cars sit on a Chevrolet dealership's lot on June 20, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Artemis II astronauts make long-distance call to the space station as they head home from the moon
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer HOUSTON (AP) - Still aglow from their triumphant lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts made more history Tuesday: calling their friends aboard the International Spa...
Apr 07, 2026
US and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire as Trump pulls back on threats
By BASSEM MROUE, JON GAMBRELL and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump pulled back on his threats to launch devastating strikes on Iran late Tuesday, swerving to...
Apr 07, 2026 Bystanders watch from a distance as rescue teams and first responders work at the site of a strike that, according to a security official at the scene, destroyed half of the Khorasaniha Synagogue and nearby residential buildings in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)