Category Archives: WPTF News
From country stars to radio pioneers: 2025 NC Music Hall of Fame class revealed
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame has announced its 2025 class of inductees, a group that reflects the state's wide-ranging contributions to music. The induction ceremony is...
May 11, 2025
Wendell's Shoebox Barn Nursery celebrates moms with flowers and more
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - With Mother's Day approaching this Sunday, many people are searching for local ways to celebrate. Shoebox Barn Nursery in Wendell is hosting its first-ever pop-up event this wee...
May 11, 2025
Dog flu on the rise: Raleigh Vet shares what pet owners should know
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - While flu season for humans is tapering off, veterinarians say dog owners should be on alert-canine influenza season is just beginning. According to the American Veterinary Medi...
May 11, 2025
Book signing and historic pottery exhibit coming to Johnston County
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - A unique piece of North Carolina history will be on display this month at the Johnston County Heritage Center and Museum. On Saturday, May 17, the museum will host a special one...
May 10, 2025
An Alaska Mother's Day tradition: Mingling with ice age survivors on a farm
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press PALMER, Alaska (AP) - It is one of Alaska's favorite Mother's Day traditions, getting up close and personal with animals that have survived the ice age. All moms get ...
May 10, 2025
Svechnikov, Andersen lead Hurricanes past Capitals 4-0 in Game 3 of 2nd-round playoff series
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Andrei Svechnikov pounced on a loose faceoff puck for his sixth postseason goal while Frederik Andersen had 21 saves as the Carolina Hurricanes bea...
May 10, 2025
Hurricanes return home for Game 3 matchup with Capitals after splitting two road games
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer MORRISVILLE, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes dominated play for one road game then spent significant stretches of the next controlling the flow of action. It was a ...
May 09, 2025
Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Republican who became a liberal darling, dies at 85
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, the ascetic bachelor and New Hampshire Republican who became a darling of liberals during his nearly 2...
May 09, 2025
Leo XIV's brother recalls feeling of 'disbelief' over his sibling becoming pope
By OBED LAMY and HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press NEW LENOX, Ill. (AP) - When white smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel revealing that a new pope had been chosen, John Prevost turned on his televisio...
May 09, 2025
Robert Prevost, first American pope in history of the Catholic Church, will take the name Leo XIV
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) - Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontif...
May 08, 2025