Category Archives: WPTF News
Hurricanes overcome Geekie's hat trick, top Bruins in OT to claim the Metropolitan Division title
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Jaccob Slavin scored at 1:13 of overtime as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 6-5 on Tuesday night and claimed their fourth Metropolitan Division title in six years. ...
Apr 07, 2026 Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Brandon Bussi (32) eyes the puck against the Boston Bruins during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
Michael Malone takes over at North Carolina as the Tar Heels turn to an outsider from the NBA
By BOB SUTTON Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Michael Malone acknowledged that he's an outsider as North Carolina's basketball coach. "I did not play here. I'm not from Carolina," he said Tu...
Apr 07, 2026 Former Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone has been named the next UNC head basketball coach. (file photo/Getty Images)
Mullin pledges progress on disaster relief during his first official trip in Chimney Rock
By REBECCA SANTANA and GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA Associated Press CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. (AP) - Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Tuesday toured North Carolina areas devastated by Hurricane Hel...
Apr 07, 2026 Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, right, talks with Mayor Peter O'Leary, during a trip to survey damage caused by Hurricane Helene, Tuesday, April 7, 2026 in Chimney Rock, N.C. This is Mullin's first official trip since replacing Kristi Noem. (AP Photo Rebecca Santana)
Wall Street swings sharply as uncertainty increases about what will happen in the war with Iran
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks swung sharply as uncertainty about what will happen in the war with Iran increased. The S&P 500 fell as much as 1.2% Tuesday, hours ahea...
Apr 07, 2026 People walk by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in the financial district on March 09, 2026, in New York City. The Dow was down over 700 points in morning trading as global markets continue to react to events in the Middle East. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Halifax Resolves recognized at new visitors center
HALIFAX, N.C. (NCN News) - A key document that set the stage for the American Revolution is being recognized at a new visitors' center. Governor Josh Stein joined the Department of Natural and Cultura...
Apr 07, 2026 Governor Josh Stein joined the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources to celebrate the opening of a new visitor center at Halifax Historic Site. (photo courtesy governor's office)
Police identify missing man who died in crash
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Raleigh police have identified a rideshare driver who died in a crash, after he was reported missing. Police now say that Linwood Phillips, 48, died in a crash around 4:30 p.m. ...
Apr 07, 2026
Michigan muscles its way to program's 2nd national title, beating stubborn UConn 69-63
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - This title for Michigan's newest Fab Five will look better in the trophy case than a time capsule. Hard to be too picky - this new-age group of ballers in maize and blue showed the...
Apr 07, 2026 Elliot Cadeau #3 celebrates as Aday Mara #15 of the Michigan Wolverines looks on during the first half of a game against the UConn Huskies in the National Championship of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 06, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Artemis II breaks Apollo 13's distance record with daring moon flyby that included a solar eclipse
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer HOUSTON (AP) - After traveling deeper into space than any other humans, the Artemis II astronauts pointed their moonship toward home Monday night, wrapping up a luna...
Apr 06, 2026 In this handout image provided by NASA, NASA astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon on April 4, 2026. NASA's Artemis II mission was a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard the Orion spacecraft. (Photo by NASA via Getty Images)
US stocks drift higher ahead of Trump's deadline to bomb Iranian power plants
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market drifted higher in tentative trading ahead of a deadline President Donald Trump has set to bomb Iranian power plants. The S&P 5...
Apr 06, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 19, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Malone expected to get UNC hoops job
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WPTF) - A number of news outlets are reporting that UNC is expected to hire former Denver Nuggets coach Mike Malone to replace Hubert Davis as head basketball coach. ESPN was first ...
Apr 06, 2026 Former Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone has been named the next UNC head basketball coach. (file photo/Getty Images)