Category Archives: WPTF News
Gunman killed and employee hospitalized after a shooting at a Georgia VA clinic, police say
JASPER, Ga. (AP) - There was a shooting Tuesday at a Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in a small town at the foot of the Blue Ridge mountains in Georgia, and the gunman was shot and killed, polic...
Mar 17, 2026 Emergency vehicles are seen outside a Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Jasper, Ga., Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilie Megnien)
Oil prices resume their rise, but US stocks hold steadier this time around
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices resumed their rise on Tuesday because of the war with Iran, but U.S. stocks held steadier this time around. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% to add ...
Mar 17, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 13, 2026 in New York City. The Dow was up over 100 points in morning trading as events in Iran continue to upend global markets. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
A fleet of festive pubs on wheels brings a taste of Ireland to New England
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press READING, Mass. (AP) - Just before St. Patrick's Day, an Irish pub appeared one night beneath a basketball hoop in a suburban Massachusetts driveway. Neighbors packe...
Mar 17, 2026 More than a dozen people pose for a photo while attending an early St. Patrick's Day party in a tiny pub rented by Mark Cote, third from right, Friday, March 13, 2026, in Andover, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Flight cancellations and delays continue after US storms dump snow in the Midwest and head east
By EMIILIE MEGNIEN and RIO YAMAT Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Travel disruptions continued Tuesday in the U.S. as airlines worked to recover from a powerful storm system that had already snarled fl...
Mar 17, 2026 A departure board displays multiple canceled and delayed flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on March 16, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. Parts of the Eastern U.S. are expected to get severe rain and wind as a storm system moves through the area. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
One dead in tanker rollover crash
CLAYTON, N.C. (WPTF) - The driver of a cargo tanker is dead after a rollover crash in Johnston County Monday afternoon (March 16). Around 2 p.m. troopers were dispatched to a fatal collision involving...
Mar 17, 2026
Former Ole Miss and Duke coach David Cutcliffe retires as SEC special assistant to commissioner
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Former Mississippi and Duke coach and Tennessee assistant David Cutcliffe is retiring as the Southeastern Conference's special assistant to the commissioner for football relati...
Mar 17, 2026 Head coach David Cutcliffe of the Duke Blue Devils talks to a player in the first half of the game against the Miami Hurricanes at Wallace Wade Stadium on November 30, 2019 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
A $50 million push hopes to make child care a top issue in the midterm elections
By MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - An advocacy group hoping to expand support for child and elder care plans to spend $50 million to back Democrats in congressional races, tying ...
Mar 17, 2026 FILE - Children draw in one of the classrooms at the Children's Promise Centers child care center in Albuquerque, N.M., April 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)
Senate leader Phil Berger asks for recount in race against Sam Page
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - State Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger is asking for a recount in a razor-thin losing margin to Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page in the District 26. Republican Primary...
Mar 17, 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)
Amazon offers 1-hour and 3-hour deliveries for US customers willing to pay an extra charge
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon said Tuesday that it has started offering faster U.S. deliveries of selected products for a fee, including pantry staples, clothing, over...
Mar 17, 2026 FILE - An Amazon truck makes deliveries in Wheeling, Ill., May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Top counterterrorism official Kent resigns over Trump's Iran war, says Iran posed no imminent threat
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation on Tuesday, citing his concerns about the justification fo...
Mar 17, 2026 FILE - Joe Kent, Director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, speaks during a congressional debate at KATU studios Oct. 7, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)