Category Archives: WPTF News

Officers on the lookout for speeders during enforcement campaign
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - Highway patrol troopers and other officers are on the lookout for lead foots with a statewide speeding enforcement effort. The N.C. Governor's Highway Safety Program (GHSP) ...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 30, 2026 A statewide speeding enforcement effort continues through April 5 (file photo/Getty images)

Threat leads to terminal one evacuation at RDU
MORRISVILLE, N.C. (WPTF) - Tense moments at Raleigh-Durham International Airport Monday morning (March 30). A unspecified threat led to an early morning evacuation of terminal one. The evacuation star...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 30, 2026 (file photo courtesy RDU)

Braylon Mullins' 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left gives UConn 73-72 win over Duke and Final Four spot
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Braylon Mullins sank a desperation 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left to give UConn an astonishing 73-72 victory over top-seeded Duke on Sunday, earning...
Associated Press Mar 29, 2026 Alex Karaban #11 of the UConn Huskies looks as the bench celebrates a three point basket against the Michigan State Spartans during the second half in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Capital One Arena on March 27, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Statewide open burning ban now in effect
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - As dry conditions continue across the state, an open burning ban was put into place Saturday (March 28) until further notice. "With drought severity across the state, foreca...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 29, 2026

UNC is suspending talks about future of basketball arena amid coaching search
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina is putting talks about the future home for its men's basketball program on hold. The school said in a statement Sunday that it is suspending those discussions a...
Associated Press Mar 29, 2026 North Carolina fans file into the building beside a "Save the Dean Dome" sticker before an NCAA college basketball game against Clemson, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

TSA agents will soon be paid but it may not mean immediate relief at airport security lines
By JOHN RABY and MATT SEDENSKY Associated Press With spring break in full swing, airline passengers continued to wait it out at major U.S. airports after President Donald Trump signed an executive ord...
Associated Press Mar 29, 2026 FILE - A TSA agent receives a bag from a traveler at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on March 16, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)

Disney opens World of Frozen in Paris as new CEO showcases the empire that made him
By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press CHESSY, France (AP) - A 118-foot mountain of ice rose over the suburban Paris countryside this weekend as Disney opened its Arendelle kingdom to the world - Elsa's p...
Associated Press Mar 29, 2026 Scenes out of the 'World Of Frozen' attraction at Disneyland Paris on March 28, 2026 in Paris, France. (Photo by Aurore Marechal/Getty Images)

Duke's Jon Scheyer says he has 'empathy' for fired North Carolina coach Hubert Davis
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - While Duke coach Jon Scheyer focuses on another Elite Eight matchup, the rest of North Carolina's Triangle region is in a bit of chaos. Hubert Davis ...
Associated Press Mar 29, 2026 Head coach Jon Scheyer of the Duke Blue Devils looks on during the first half of a game against the St. John's Red Storm in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Capital One Arena on March 27, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

'No Kings' rallies draw crowds across US, in Europe. Springsteen headlines Minnesota demonstration
By MARK VANCLEAVE, STEVE KARNOWSKI, TODD RICHMOND and JOHN HANNA Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Large crowds protested Saturday against the war in Iran and President Donald Trump's actions in...
Associated Press Mar 29, 2026 Protesters chant and march in the streets during a "No Kings" protest on March 28, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky. This is the third nationwide "No Kings" protest held against the Trump administration. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

Ehlers leads Hurricanes to 5-2 win over Devils
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and assist to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. Shayne Gostisbehere, Jackson Blake, Jordan Staal and Seth...
Associated Press Mar 28, 2026 FILE - A general view the Carolina Hurricanes logo projected onto the ice during game two of the 2006 NHL Stanley Cup Finals between the Edmonton Oilers and the Carolina Hurricanes on June 7, 2006 at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
