Category Archives: WPTF News
Raleigh police release more details in Tuesday attack
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Raleigh police are releasing more details about a fatal shooting Tuesday (June 2), According to a release Officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 100 block of Summit...
Jun 03, 2026
Scientists lose critical climate record as ocean observatory will go dark under Trump funding cuts
By ANNIKA HAMMERSCHLAG Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) - A portion of one of the most ambitious ocean monitoring networks ever built will go dark this month when scientists board a research vessel and m...
Jun 03, 2026 ATLANTIC BEACH, NC Waves crash around the Oceanana Pier as the outer edges of Hurricane Florence being to affect the coast September 13, 2018 in Atlantic Beach.
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Scott Pelley fired from '60 Minutes,' deepening turmoil at CBS News
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press CBS News fired longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley on Tuesday, a day after he reportedly said Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss was "murdering the show" and...
Jun 03, 2026 NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 26: Scott Pelley of CBS, hosts the Committee to Protect Journalists' International Press Freedom Awards at the Waldorf Astoria on November 26, 2013 in New York City. The annual awards ceremony recognizes journalists who risk their lives and liberty defending press freedom. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Getty Images for Committee to Protect Journalists)
Before the bell: Early trading on Wall Street mixed as oil prices tick higher with Iran ceasefire under strain
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Early trading on Wall Street is mixed and oil prices moved higher after the U.S. and Iran traded attacks, testing a ceasefire even further, though...
Jun 03, 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)
Hertl's goal lifts Golden Knights past Hurricanes 5-4 to open Stanley Cup Final
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Tomas Hertl took a backhand pass from Colton Sisson and beat Frederik Anderson from the slot with 3:24 left in the third period, lifting the Vegas ...
Jun 02, 2026 Vegas Golden Knights' Tomas Hertl (48) trips over Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersenn (31) during the second period in Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final series in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
Peabo Bryson, known for duets from Disney's 'Aladdin' and 'Beauty and the Beast,' has died at 75
NEW YORK (AP) - Peabo Bryson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning R&B singer best known as the voice behind the Oscar-winning Disney film duets "Beauty and the Beast" with Celine Dion and "A Whole N...
Jun 02, 2026 LOUISVILLE, KY - MAY 5: Peabo Bryson performs at the The 6th Annual Grand Gala at Muhammad Ali Center on May 5, 2007 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Jeff Gentner/Getty Images)
Blanche: Trump administration is scrapping $1.8B fund meant to compensate president's allies
By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is scrapping plans to create a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate allies of the Republican presid...
Jun 02, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 21: Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche arrives at the U.S Capitol on May 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Blanche was expected to meet with Republican members of Congress to address concerns related to the newly announced $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization fund" and attempts to finalize a reconciliation bill. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Suspect sought in Oxford Wal-Mart attempted robbery
OXFORD, N.C. (WPTF) -- Some tense moments at the Oxford Wal-Mart. Around 3 o clock Tuesday (June 2), officers were called to the store on Lewis Street on a robbery call involving a suspect using a cro...
Jun 02, 2026 Oxford Police are searching for a suspect, shown in this surverlience photo, in connection with an attempted robbery at a Wal-Mart (photo courtesy Oxford Police Department)
Wall Street adds to its records as the AI boom keeps growing
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market added to its records as winners of the artificial-intelligence boom keep driving higher. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% Tuesday, edging...
Jun 02, 2026 Options trader Justin Kanda works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Man charged with sexual exploitation of a minor
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (WPTF) - The Orange County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest connected with sexual exploitation of a minor. The charges against Robert Westendorf, 42, of Carrboro on Monday (June ...
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