Category Archives: WPTF News
Lee County School Board member dies in house fire
SANFORD, N.C. (WPTF) - A Lee County school board member was found dead following a fire at his home in Sanford early Wednesday morning (May 27). According to a post on Facebook, at approximately 2:35 ...
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Trump says Iran 'negotiating on fumes,' insists that midterm elections won't impact his war strategy
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump asserted on Wednesday that Iran's "negotiating on fumes" and insisted November's midterm elections won't factor in shaping hi...
May 27, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 30: (L-R) U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attend a Cabinet meeting at the White House on April 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Key Sens. Cruz, Cantwell look to break college sports logjam in Congress with a bipartisan bill
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Two key senators involved in a long-simmering debate over fixing college sports will introduce a bipartisan bill designed to break a congressional l...
May 27, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 20: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy, speaks during a hearing at the U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing examined sports betting and efforts to protect the integrity of sports in America. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
UNC-Wilmington women's basketball coach says she's fortunate to be alive after nearly drowning
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) - UNC Wilmington women's basketball coach Nicole Woods says she's lucky to be alive after being caught in a rip current while trying to rescue her 8-year-old nephew during a fami...
May 27, 2026 UNCW Women's Head basketball Coach Nicole Woods in a file photo (courtesy UNC--Wilmington)
Felony charges filed in Apex dog attack death
PITTSBORO, N.C. (WPTF) -- The Chatham County Sheriff's Office has filed an additional charge in connection with the May 19 death investigation on Alston Road near Apex. After consultation with the Nor...
May 27, 2026
US will need years to replenish stockpiles of advanced weapons used in Iran war, new analysis finds
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. military contractors need at least three years to replenish stockpiles of three key weapons systems used heavily in the Iran war, according to an ...
May 27, 2026 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth walks to the auditorium to brief members of congress on military strikes near Venezuela at the Capitol, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Chemical tank implosion in Washington state kills 1 and leaves 9 missing
By CLAIRE RUSH and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) - A massive chemical tank holding nearly a million gallons of a highly corrosive liquid imploded and collapsed Tuesday at a Washi...
May 27, 2026 This photo provided by the City of Longview, Wash., shows structural damage to the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co., after a tank containing hazardous liquid imploded, on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 in Longview, Wash. (City of Longview via AP)
Trump gathers Cabinet as he looks to seal deal to end war that some backers worry will embolden Iran
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump will meet with his Cabinet on Wednesday at a precarious moment for talks aimed at ending the war with Iran, just days after i...
May 27, 2026 BETHESDA, MD - MAY 26: U.S. President Donald Trump departs Walter Reed National Military Medical Center following his presidential physical on May 26, 2026 in Bethesda, Maryland. Today marks the third visit to the medical facility in the last 13 months for Trump. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Before the Bell: World shares are mostly higher, tracking Wall Street's fresh records, and oil prices fall
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares were mostly higher in Europe and Asia on Wednesday and oil prices fell after the U.S. stock market rose to more records. In early European trading, Germa...
May 27, 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)
Golden Knights sweep Avalanche to advance to third Stanley Cup Final in nine seasons
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) - Brayden McNabb hit Mark Stone in stride with a lob pass in the first period for a highlight reel of a play, but it was the gritty work of the Golden ...
May 27, 2026 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 26: Shea Theodore #27, Brayden McNabb #3, Mark Stone #61, Colton Sissons #10 and Brett Howden #21 of the Vegas Golden Knights celebrate after McNabb and Theodore assisted Stone on a goal against the Colorado Avalanche in the first period of Game Four of the Western Conference Final of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at T-Mobile Arena on May 26, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)