Category Archives: WPTF News
Southern Baptists elect new president who decried 'drift' in conservative denomination
By PETER SMITH Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Southern Baptists on Tuesday elected a new leader who has decried a "decline and drift" within the denomination and whose supporters include an out...
Jun 09, 2026 Attendees worship during the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
US strikes Iran after Trump blames Tehran for downing Army helicopter
By JON GAMBRELL, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The U.S. military said Tuesday that it carried out strikes on Iran following the crash of an Army helicopt...
Jun 09, 2026 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 08: U.S. President Donald Trump looks during the first quarter of a game the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks in Game Three of the 2026 NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden on June 08, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
Committee approves fee for strip club patrons
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - A bill that would require a $10 fee for each visit to "sexually oriented businesses" was approved by the House Judiciary 1 committee Tuesday (June 9). Bill sponsor Rep. Denn...
Jun 09, 2026
Panthers coach Dave Canales has basal cell carcinoma removed from nose
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales wore a Band-Aid on his nose Tuesday at minicamp, later revealing that he recently underwent a procedure ...
Jun 09, 2026 CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - JANUARY 10: Head coach Dave Canales of the Carolina Panthers reacts prior to the NFC Wild Card Playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams at Bank of America Stadium on January 10, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Texas teen convicted of murder for stabbing another athlete at a high school track meet
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press MCKINNEY, Texas (AP) - A Texas teenager who fatally stabbed a 17-year-old track athlete from a rival team during a competition was convicted of murder Tuesday in a tr...
Jun 09, 2026 A Collin County sheriff drives past the front of the county courthouse Thursday, June 4, 2026, in McKinney, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
The Closing Bell: More swings for AI stocks drag Wall Street back on the roller coaster
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Another sudden reversal for high-flying artificial-intelligence stocks sent Wall Street reeling on Tuesday. The Closing Bell Report | RSS.com The S&...
Jun 09, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 20, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE: Man accused in light rail stabbing found incompetent to stand trial
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (NCN News) - The man accused of killing Iryna Zarutska on a light rail train in Charlotte last year has been found incompetent to stand trial on federal charges. - for now. 35-year-old...
Jun 09, 2026 FILE - Community members hold candles as they gather for a vigil honoring the life of Iryna Zarutska, who was fatally stabbed on a commuter train, Sept. 22, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)
Rob Reiner's son Nick seeks money from trust parents left him for his defense in their killings
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rob Reiner's son Nick Reiner is seeking unpaid money from a trust his parents established for him, saying he needs it to help in his defense...
Jun 09, 2026 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 23: Nick Reiner appears with Deputy Public Defender Kimberly Greene during his arraignment in Los Angeles County Superior Court on February 23, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Reiner is facing two counts of first-degree murder for the killing of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, in their Los Angeles home in December 2025.(Photo by Chris Torres-Pool/Getty Images)
UPDATE: Juvenile faces charges in Durham shooting
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) -- A juvenile is now in custody in connection with a Monday afternoon (June 8) homicide in Durham. According to a police press release, just before 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, officers with...
Jun 09, 2026
RECAPTURED: Vance escapees found in Asheville
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (NCN News) - Two men who escaped from the Vance County jail are now back in custody. They were found in the western part of the state according to the North Carolina State Bureau of In...
Jun 09, 2026 Two escapees from the Vance County Detention Center were recaptured in Asheville, Tuesday June 9, 2026 (photo courtesy North Carolina SBI)