Category Archives: WPTF News
Rapper Afroman wins lawsuit against police over mocking their 2022 raid in viral music videos
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press The Grammy-nominated rapper Afroman won a defamation lawsuit filed by seven Ohio sheriff's deputies who sued him over music videos in which he used home security fo...
Mar 19, 2026
No. 1 overall seed Duke won't have big man Patrick Ngongba II for March Madness Round 1
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Duke won't have starting big man Patrick Ngongba II on Thursday for its first-round game against Siena in March Madness because of soreness ...
Mar 19, 2026 Duke's Patrick Ngongba, right, drives the ball past North Carolina State's Terrance Arceneaux, left, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
Iran intensifies attacks on Gulf energy sites after Israel struck its key gas field
By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING, MIKE CORDER and NATALIE MELZER Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran intensified its attacks on oil and natural gas facilities around the Gulf on Thur...
Mar 19, 2026 Gas and diesel prices are displayed at a Love's Travel Stop on March 17, 2026 in Kermit, Texas. Diesel prices have surged past $5 per gallon as attacks on energy infrastructure and fuel exports intensify amid the ongoing conflict involving Iran, Israeli forces, and the United States. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Democrats storm out of Justice Department leaders' briefing on the Epstein files
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday stormed out of a closed-door briefing on the Jeffrey Epstein files by Justice Department...
Mar 18, 2026
French Bulldogs lead top dog list, but Raleigh is different
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - While French Bulldogs may be the most popular breed in the U.S., other breeds are more popular in some parts of North Carolina. That from a new report by the American Kennel...
Mar 18, 2026 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 11: A Labrador Retriever competes during 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show – Junior Showmanship, Group Judging (Sporting, Working, Terrier) + Best in Show at Madison Square Garden on February 11, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Westminster Kennel Club)
Eagles acquire veteran backup quarterback Andy Dalton from Panthers, AP source says
Veteran quarterback Andy Dalton is heading to the Philadelphia Eagles to provide depth behind Jalen Hurts, a person with knowledge of the trade told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person, spea...
Mar 18, 2026
Battle continues over stinky trees
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - While once thought as a way to dress up yards and neighborhoods, the war on the stinky Bradford Pear tree continues in North Carolina. North Carolina residents can remove an...
Mar 18, 2026
US stocks slump on worries about higher oil prices, inflation and interest rates
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks slumped Wednesday after a report said inflation was primed to worsen even before the war with Iran caused oil prices to spike. That a...
Mar 18, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on March 18, 2026 in New York City. Stocks continued to slide at opening amid an interest rate decision by the Federal Reserve and a release of producer price index that showed wholesale prices rose more than expected in February. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
State board denies Berger's special recount requests, review continues
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - The State Board of Elections has rejected a request from State Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger to hand count selected votes in his challenge to the results of the distr...
Mar 18, 2026 FILE - North Carolina President Pro Tempore Phil Berger, R- Guliford, Rockingham, speaks after he was re-elected to the position at the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)
An AI-rendered Val Kilmer will posthumously appear in a new film
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A year after the actor's death, a generative AI version of Val Kilmer will co-star in an independent film, in one of the boldest uses yet of artificial int...
Mar 18, 2026 Actor Val Kilmer attends the "Fourth Dimension" premiere during the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival at the AMC Lowes Village on April 24, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Getty Images)