Category Archives: WPTF News
Quadir Copeland scores 24 and NC State beats 15th-seeded Pittsburgh 98-88 in the ACC Tournament
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Quadir Copeland had 24 points and eight assists, Ven-Allen Lubin added 18 points and No. 7 seed N.C. State beat 15th-seeded Pittsburgh 98-88 on Wednesday in the second round of ...
Mar 11, 2026 NC State guard Quadir Copeland laughs during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Pittsburgh in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Trooper killed in Durham crash remembered at Cary funeral
CARY, N.C. (WPTF) - The Triangle community honored the life and legacy of fallen Trooper Steven J. Perry on Wednesday, March 11th, at The Shepherd's Church in Cary. Col. Freddy Johnson Jr., State High...
Mar 11, 2026 A funeral service was held Wednesday (March 11) for Trooper Steven J. Perry, who died in a wrong way collision in Durham. (Highway Patrol photo)
US stock market remains calm, even as oil prices rise
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market remained calm Wednesday, even as the price of oil got back to rising. The S&P 500 edged down 0.1% for a second day of modest m...
Mar 11, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on March 10, 2026 in New York City. Stocks continued to slide at the opening due to the war in Iran and oil prices hovering around $90 per barrel. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Inflation held steady last month, but that was before the attack on Iran sent energy costs soaring
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO Associated Press Writers KANSAS CITY (AP) - Inflation remained stubbornly elevated last month as gas prices rose, but it's a snapshot of consumer prices be...
Mar 11, 2026 People pump gas at a Murphy's USA gas station on March 09, 2026 in Lockhart, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Iran war has blocked the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil choke point. Reopening it is a big challenge
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) - Gasoline prices are rising largely because of the Iran war's impact on the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial passageway for oil and gas from the Persian Gulf....
Mar 11, 2026 The ’Eco Invictus’, a LPG (Liquified Petroleum Gas) vessel, arrives into the mouth of the River Tees for loading at the ConocoPhillips oil terminal on Teesside on March 09, 2026 in Teesside, England. Global oil prices have risen to their highest levels since 2022 following an escalation of the US-Israel war with Iran. Brent crude, the international benchmark, surged past the $100 psychological threshold. Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) prices have also seen a 50% increase since the US and Israel attacked Iran. The war has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz which sees over a fifth of the global oil and LNG trade pass through narrow gulf. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)
Durham Police: trail stabbing not random
DURHAM, N.C (WPTF) - Durham authorities have released more details on a Monday daylight stabbing death on the American Tobacco Trail, and say the incident was not random. Police have identified the vi...
Mar 11, 2026
Agreements reached in Duke Energy merger
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (NCN News) - Electric utility Duke Energy has reached agreements on a proposed merger of Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress in the Carolinas. Settling parties include the N...
Mar 11, 2026 A Duke Energy lineman works on distribution lines. (photo courtesy Duke Energy)
Chinese Lantern Festival will continue through 2034
CARY, N.C. (WPTF) - The North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival will continue during the holiday season for the next eight years. The Town of Cary has extended the North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festi...
Mar 11, 2026 Cary officials announced the Chinese Lantern Festival will continue during the holiday season through 2036 (file photo)
As another shutdown impacts travelers, some see eliminating TSA agents as a solution
By RIO YAMAT AP Airlines and Travel Writer Long security lines snaked into baggage claim areas and parking garages at some U.S. airports this weekend, a possible indicator of more widespread travel pr...
Mar 11, 2026 A TSA agent works in a TSA Pre checkpoint at the Miami International Airport as some of the year's busiest travel days occur during the holiday season on December 20, 2024 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Virginia's former first lady to run for Congress in newly drawn district
By OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press/Report for America RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - There could be another McAuliffe representing Virginia soon. Dorothy McAuliffe - the former first lady, onetime state department...
Mar 11, 2026 Dorothy McAuliffe speaks onstage at the 2023 Concordia Annual Summit at Sheraton New York on September 19, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit)