Category Archives: WPTF News
Boozer, No. 1 Duke take over after halftime to beat 17th-ranked rival North Carolina 76-61
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Cameron Boozer had 26 points, 15 rebounds and five assists to help No. 1 Duke beat No. 17 North Carolina 76-61 on Saturday night in a rivalry re...
Mar 07, 2026 Duke's Dame Sarr (7) dunks during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina in Durham, N.C., Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)
Page expands lead over Berger in State Senate race
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page has widened his razor-thin lead over State President Pro Tem Phil Berger in the Republican primary for Senate District 26. As of late Friday (...
Mar 06, 2026
Man charged with striking Wake County Sheriff's deputy
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - A man is now in custody, and a sheriff's deputy sent to the hospital, after an early afternoon incident near Jones Sausage Road in Raleigh Friday (March 6). According to the Wak...
Mar 06, 2026
Evidence suggests the deadly blast at an Iranian school was likely a US airstrike
By JULIA FRANKEL and MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Satellite images, expert analysis, a U.S. official and public information released by the U.S. and Israeli militaries suggest a...
Mar 06, 2026 A Dept. of Defense map entitled, Operation EPIC FURY Timeline - First 100 Hours, is displayed during a news conference with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, at the Pentagon, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Konstantin Toropin)
Oil surges to its highest price since 2023, and stocks drop after data shows a weaker US job market
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Oil shot to its highest price since 2023 after surging again Friday because of the Iran war, and a weak update on the U.S. job market knocked stocks low...
Mar 06, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 05, 2026 in New York City. The Dow was down over 700 points at the close as global markets continue to react to events in the Middle East. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Update: Orange County murder suspect in custody
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (WPTF) - A murder suspect sought by the Orange County Sheriff's Office was apprehended in Virginia just after 5 p.m. Friday afternoon (March 6). An Orange County investigator servin...
Mar 06, 2026 The Orange County Sheriff's department is searching for Matthew Jared Vukmer in connection with a stabbing deah (photo courtesy Orange County Sheriff's Department).
Trump rules out talks absent Iran's 'unconditional surrender' as Israel strikes Lebanon
By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING, SAM METZ and SALLY ABOU ALJOUD Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to rule out talks with Iran absent its ...
Mar 06, 2026 Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
North Carolina star Caleb Wilson breaks right thumb in practice and is out for the season
Caleb Wilson appeared close to returning for No. 17 North Carolina from a fracture to his left hand, just in time for the peak of March. Instead, the star freshman and high-end NBA prospect is abruptl...
Mar 06, 2026 North Carolina forward Caleb Wilson, with his left arm in a medical brace and not playing in the game, shoots during warm-ups before an NCAA college basketball game against Pittsburgh, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
The US lost a surprising 92,000 jobs last month as the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4%
By PAUL WISEMAN and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - American employers unexpectedly cut 92,000 jobs last month, a sign that the labor market remains under strain. The unemploym...
Mar 06, 2026 Construction workers rebuild a home in the Eaton Fire burn zone on March 6, 2026 in Altadena, California. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. economy lost 92,000 jobs in February while the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4 percent. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
NC Congress members react to Noem's departure
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WPTF) - Members of North Carolina's congressional delegation are weighing in on President Trump's decision to relieve Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem of her duties, and nomin...
Mar 05, 2026 Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appears for an oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)