Category Archives: WPTF News
NC's Iconic Cheerwine Funnel Cake crowned Best Fair Food by Food Network
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - A North Carolina State Fair favorite just earned a national spotlight. The Food Network has named the Cheerwine Funnel Cake from Beaver Concessions the best fair food in the sta...
Jun 17, 2025
Stocks slump and oil prices jump as Trump urges Iran's unconditional surrender
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks slumped on Tuesday under the weight of another jump for the price of oil. It was a return to formfor financial markets after Wall Street's worries about Israel's fighting w...
Jun 17, 2025
Could you eat this much ice cream after walking 1,100 miles? Some Appalachian Trail hikers try
GARDNERS, Pa. (AP) - Sam Cooper had just trekked 7 miles (11 kilometers) through a rain-sodden stretch of the Appalachian Trail when he sat down outside a little country store in Pennsylvania to take ...
Jun 16, 2025
Wall Street recovers from Friday's shock as US stocks rise and oil prices ease
NEW YORK (AP) - Calm returned to Wall Street on Monday, and U.S. stocks rose, while oil prices gave back some of their initial spurts following Israel's attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets ...
Jun 16, 2025
North Carolina judges side with GOP lawmakers for who gets say on highway patrol commander
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A panel of North Carolina judges dismissed one of Democratic Gov. Josh Stein's cases against Republican legislative leaders Monday, upholding part of a power-shifting law that pre...
Jun 16, 2025
North Carolina redistricting trial begins, with racial gerrymandering allegations the focus
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina congressional and legislative districts drawn by Republicans that helped them retain majorities in Raleigh and Washington are in court, as federal lawsuits ac...
Jun 16, 2025
The Trump family's next venture, a mobile phone company
By BERNARD CONDON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The Trump family is licensing its name to a new mobile phone service, the latest in a string of ventures announced while Donald Trump is in the Whi...
Jun 16, 2025
The Latest: Trump attends G7 summit amid his trade war with US allies
By The Associated Press President Donald Trump has arrived for the G7, or Group of Seven, summit in Canada, a country he's suggested should be annexed, as he wages a trade war with America's longstand...
Jun 16, 2025
Israel strikes state-run Iranian TV during live broadcast after Iranian missiles kill 8 in Israel
By AMI BENTOV and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israel struck Iran's state-run television station Monday during a live broadcast, forcing a reporter to run off camera followi...
Jun 16, 2025
Salvation Army of Raleigh provides year-round support beyond the holidays
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - The Salvation Army of Raleigh is well known during the Christmas season, but its support for the community extends far beyond the holidays. From helping families in crisis to of...
May 12, 2025