Category Archives: WPTF News
Blake's shootout goal rescues Hurricanes in 5-4 win over Penguins
By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Jackson Blake converted on the decisive shootout goal and the Carolina Hurricanes recovered after relinquishing a two-goal lead late in regulation t...
Mar 11, 2026 Carolina Hurricanes' Alexander Nikishin (21) exchanges blows wih Pittsburgh Penguins' Ryan Shea (5) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
State zoo's last ocelot dies
ASHEBORO, N.C. (NCN News) - The last remaining ocelot at the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro has died. The zoo announced on social media Tuesday (March 10) the passing of its remaining ocelot, Inca. Th...
Mar 10, 2026 Inca, the last ocelot at the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro has died. (Photo courtesy NC Zoo)
Travel delays expected afternoons on I-40 near Garner
GARNER, N.C. (WPTF) - Get ready for some delays on Interstate 40 starting Wednesday (March 11) near the Wake-Johnston County line. For the next roughly two weeks, there will be slow rolling roadblocks...
Mar 10, 2026 Durham drivers are bracing for daily closures on Interstate 85 starting Sunday
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Raleigh man faces child sex crime charges
**Editors Note: explicit content** RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - A Raleigh man has been arrested for what the FBI calls "morally reprehensible" child sex crimes. The FBI arrested Andrew Swenson, 42, of Ralei...
Mar 10, 2026
Otter Pups get chance to splash in the big pool
KURE BEACH, N.C. (NCN News) - A special rite of passage is taking place Wednesday (March 11) for three otters at the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher. Nyx, Baloo and Bodhi will have an opportunity to take t...
Mar 10, 2026 Baloo, in the front, Bodhi on the left and Nyx on the right have reached major milestones to now make the move to the public habitat at the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher (Photo Courtesy of the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher)
NC First Lady hosts prisoner rehabilitation tour
BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (NCN News) -- North Carolina's first lady hosted several fellow first ladies on a tour of a driver's license restoration clinic and rehabilitative programs offered at a western No...
Mar 10, 2026 North Carolina First Lady Anna Stein (official portrait)
US stocks slip as Wall Street waits for the next signal on how long war with Iran may last
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market held steadier Tuesday as Wall Street waited for the next signal on when the war with Iran may end. The S&P 500 dipped 0.2%, a ...
Mar 10, 2026 People walk by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in the financial district on March 09, 2026, in New York City. The Dow was down over 700 points in morning trading as global markets continue to react to events in the Middle East. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Duke's Cameron Boozer, Jon Scheyer headline AP all-ACC honors for 2025-26 season
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Duke star freshman Cameron Boozer is The Associated Press player of the year for the Atlantic Coast Conference, while the top-ranked Blue Devils' Jon Scheyer is lea...
Mar 10, 2026 Head Coach Jon Scheyer of the Duke Blue Devils speaks with Cayden Boozer #2 during the second half of the basketball game against the Syracuse Orange at Cameron Indoor Stadium on February 16, 2026 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)
'Ship of Gold' treasure hunter released from prison, but 500 gold coins remain unaccounted for
By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press A former deep-sea treasure hunter who made one of the greatest shipwreck discoveries in American history and spent the past decade in prison after refusing to disclose ...
Mar 10, 2026 FILE - California Gold Marketing Group's Dwight Manley examines a gold coin, recovered from the S.S. Central America steamship that went down in a hurricane in 1857, in a laboratory, Jan. 23, 2018, in Santa Ana, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Two NC cities rank high for seasonal allergies
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NCN News) - As it will soon be time for lots of a yellow dust and sneezing, two North Carolina cities rank among the top 20 "most challenging" cities for seasonal allergies. The Alle...
Mar 10, 2026 Winston-Salem, North Carolina skyline from above (Getty Images)