Category Archives: WPTF News
North Carolina lawmakers focus on guns, immigration and parental rights ahead of a key deadline
By MAKIYA SEMINERA and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Gun access, parental rights and the response to illegal immigration were front and center this week in North Carolina as ...
May 08, 2025
Panthers release veteran Jadeveon Clowney after selecting two edge rushers in the NFL draft
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Panthers have released veteran Jadeveon Clowney after selecting two edge rushers in the NFL draft. Clowney, the No. 1 pick in the 2014 draft, had 5 1/2 sacks last s...
May 08, 2025
Trump says he'll pull the nomination of Ed Martin, who defended Jan. 6 rioters, for DC US Attorney
By SEUNG MIN KIM and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would pull the nomination of conservative activist Ed Martin Jr. to be the top fe...
May 08, 2025
More than 100 vultures die in a mass poisoning in South Africa's flagship national park
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - At least 123 vultures died in South Africa's flagship national park after eating the carcass of an elephant that was poisoned by poacher...
May 08, 2025
ACC cuts 20-game men's basketball slate to make room for nonconference games in bid to boost sport
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer The Atlantic Coast Conference is hoping its men's basketball programs trade two fewer league games for marquee nonconference matchups in an effort to reverse a dwin...
May 07, 2025
The election director in North Carolina, a key swing state, is ousted after a Republican power play
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The North Carolina elections board ousted its widely respected executive director Wednesday in a partisan move that will put Republicans in c...
May 07, 2025
Federal Reserve leaves key rate unchanged as it sees risk of higher prices and higher unemployment
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday, brushing off President Donald Trump's demands to lower borrowing costs,...
May 07, 2025
Republican concedes long-unsettled North Carolina court election to Democratic incumbent
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Republican challenger for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat conceded last November's election on Wednesday to Democratic incumbent Alli...
May 07, 2025
Key Republican says he won't back Trump's pick for top DC prosecutor because of Jan. 6 ties
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says he's informed the White House that he won't support Ed Martin, President Donald Trum...
May 06, 2025
Bear sightings rise across North Carolina as breeding season begins
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Black near sightings are on the rise across North Carolina, with reports coming in from both rural and urban areas. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission attributes t...
May 06, 2025