Category Archives: WPTF News
One dead in Clayton early morning shooting
CLAYTON, N.C. (WPTF) - One person is dead, a second injured and a third facing charges after an early morning shooting in Clayton Saturday (March 14) According to a release from the Johnston County Sh...
Mar 14, 2026
Durham Police investigate double fatal shooting
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - Two people are dead after a shooting on North Roxboro Street in Durham just before Midnight Saturday (March 14). Officers responded to a report of gunfire in the 3500 block of No...
Mar 14, 2026
Tehran claims the US attacked it from the UAE as Iran war enters its third week
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran urged people Saturday to evacuate the Middle East's busiest port and two others in the United Arab Emirates, openly threatening a neighboring country's non-U.S....
Mar 14, 2026 A plume of smoke rises after an explosion on March 2, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was confirmed killed after the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran on February 28. Iran retaliated by firing waves of missiles and drones at Israel, and targeting U.S. allies in the region. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
Before recent attack, Michigan synagogue had been bolstering its security
By ED WHITE AND ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press The Michigan synagogue that came under attack this week when an armed man drove his car into the building had for months been strengthening its secur...
Mar 14, 2026 Police vehicles sit outside the Temple Israel synagogue Friday, March 13, 2026, in West Bloomfield Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
US bombs military sites on Iranian island as Trump threatens its oil infrastructure
By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and MIKE CORDER Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - President Donald Trump said the U.S. destroyed military sites on an island vital t...
Mar 14, 2026 Rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble after a strike in southern Tehran, Iran, Friday, March 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Sajjad Safari)
US stocks lose ground as war with Iran keeps pressure on oil prices
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Wall Street's losses deepened Friday as the ongoing fallout from the war in Iran keeps pushing oil prices higher, ratcheting up inflationary pressure on the global eco...
Mar 13, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on March 12, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Raucous bird tornado touches down as snow geese make annual flight to Arctic
By MARK SCOLFORO and TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press KLEINFELTERSVILLE, Pa. (AP) - A few dozen birdwatchers gathered in the predawn darkness to wait for the moment when thousands of migrating snow...
Mar 13, 2026 Snow geese take off from a reservoir at the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, Friday, March 6, 2026, in Kleinfeltersville, Pa. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
NCDMV expands private road tests
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (NCN News) - The state's Division of Motor Vehicles is expanding the program allowing private driver education schools to now give road tests for adult driver's license seekers. Effe...
Mar 13, 2026
Clemson holds off furious 2nd half rally from No. 19 North Carolina to win 80-79 in ACC Tournament
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Nick Davidson scored 17 points, and Clemson nearly allowed an 18-point second-half lead to slip away before holding on to beat No. 19 North Caroli...
Mar 13, 2026 Clemson forward RJ Godfrey (0) drives into North Carolina center Henri Veesaar during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Snuggerud scores 2, Binnington stops 31 shots as Blues beat East-leading Hurricanes 3-1
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Jimmy Snuggerud scored twice to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 3-1 win over the Eastern Conference-leading Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night. Snuggerud scored a tying goal in t...
Mar 12, 2026 Carolina Hurricanes' Taylor Hall (71) watches the puck with St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington (50) and Colton Parayko (55) looking on during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)