Category Archives: WPTF News
Jackson Blake's overtime goal lifts Hurricanes past Rangers 3-2
By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Jackson Blake's power-play goal on a deflection 4:47 into overtime lifted the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers on Monday n...
Dec 29, 2025 Carolina Hurricanes' Jackson Blake (53) celebrates after his winning overtime goal with Sebastian Aho (20) nearby following an overtime period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
Court releases transcript from closed hearing for man accused of killing Charlie Kirk
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A Utah judge on Monday ordered the release of a transcript from a closed-door hearing in October over whether the man charged with killing Charl...
Dec 29, 2025 Fourth District Court Judge Tony Graf presides over a hearing for Tyler Robinson, who is accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk, on December 11, 2025 in Provo, Utah. Prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder and plan to seek the death penalty. (Photo by Rick Egan-Pool/Getty Images)
Father of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin dies after house fire, mother critically injured
By GARY D. ROBERTSON and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The father of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin died and his mother was critically injured after a weekend fire heavily damaged the...
Dec 29, 2025 NASCAR Cup Series driver, Denny Hamlin speaks to the media during NASCAR Champions week at JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa on November 04, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
Hurricanes goalie Kochetkov expected to have season-ending surgery
By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Carolina Hurricanes goalie Pyotr Kochetkov likely will miss the rest of the season after opting for surgery for a lingering lower-body injury. It's ...
Dec 29, 2025 Pyotr Kochetkov #52 of the Carolina Hurricanes in action during the game against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on November 04, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
During Netanyahu visit, Trump warns Iran of further US strikes if it reconstitutes nuclear program
By WILL WEISSERT, SAM MEDNICK, SAMY MAGDY and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President Donald Trump warned Iran on Monday that the U.S. could carry out further military strikes...
Dec 29, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago club on December 29, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. The two leaders held a bilateral meeting to discuss regional security in the Middle East as well as the U.S.-Israel partnership. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Panthers' Bryce Young could see more man-to-man defense after major flop against Seahawks
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Bryce Young could see more man-to-man coverage looks from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday in a game that could determine the NFC South champi...
Dec 29, 2025
Duke University cut $299 million through buyouts, building closures in response to federal cuts
By SEYUN PARK/The Chronicle-Duke University The Chronicle-Duke University Following his inauguration in January, U.S. President Donald Trump brought along a new team of advisers and a playbook for hig...
Dec 29, 2025
Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is 'stable' after 2 die in car accident in Nigeria
By OPE ADETAYO and STEVE DOUGLAS Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Anthony Joshua, the British boxer and former world heavyweight champion, is "stable" in hospital after a car crash that killed t...
Dec 29, 2025 Officials at the accident site on December 29, 2025 in Sagamu, Nigeria. Nigerian authorities have confirmed that British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua was injured in a car crash that killed two others on an expressway in Nigeria's Ogun State on Monday. Thirty-six-year-old Joshua, who has family ties to the region, was taken to hospital with minor injuries. (Photo by Temiloluwa Johnson/Getty Images)
Winter storm sweeps across US with snow, ice and severe weather
By LEAH WILLINGHAM and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press A powerful winter storm was sweeping east from the Plains on Sunday, driven by what meteorologists describe as an intense cyclone that is taking aim...
Dec 28, 2025 Travelers pick up their luggage at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on December 23, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
Panthers could have wrapped up the NFC South title. Now they likely need a win in Week 18
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Carolina guard Austin Corbett didn't realize just how big of an opportunity the Panthers had squandered until coach Dave Canales spoke to the team...
Dec 28, 2025 Bryce Young #9 of the Carolina Panthers runs for a fourth quarter touchdown against the Seattle Seahawks at Bank of America Stadium on December 28, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)