Category Archives: WPTF News
Lawrence and Etienne deliver as Jaguars open new regime with a 26-10 victory over the Panthers
By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Trevor Lawrence threw a touchdown pass, Travis Etienne ran for 143 yards and the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Carolina Panthers 26-10 to ...
Sep 07, 2025
Mahjong nights draw young crowds to San Francisco bars and restaurants
By TERRY CHEA Associated Press San Francisco (AP) - When Ryan Lee first played mahjong two years ago, he got hooked. He dug out sets of the classic Chinese tile game from his parents' house and brough...
Sep 07, 2025
Belichick on Patriots: 'I'm not welcomed in their facility, so they aren't welcomed in ours'
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Bill Belichick won six Super Bowls during nearly a quarter of a century coaching the New England Patriots, but it's clear that relationship has de...
Sep 07, 2025
Kennedy tries to defend COVID-19 vaccine stance in raucous Senate hearing
By MATT BROWN and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., facing pointed bipartisan questioning at a rancorous three-hour Senate committee hearing o...
Sep 04, 2025
Panthers and Jaguars expect improvements from revamped defenses in season opener
By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Although much of the focus remains on quarterbacks and former No. 1 overall draft picks Bryce Young and Trevor Lawrence, the Carolina Pant...
Sep 04, 2025
Judge reverses Trump administration's cuts of billions of dollars to Harvard University
By COLLIN BINKLEY and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge in Boston on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to reverse its cuts of more than $2.6 billion in research fun...
Sep 03, 2025
Fayetteville State University sets record enrollment, retention gains
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WPTF) - Fayetteville State University is experiencing another year of record enrollment while also posting some of the strongest academic gains in its history, school leaders annou...
Sep 03, 2025
Republican North Carolina state Sen. Bobby Hanig announces bid to unseat Democrat Don Davis in 2026
POWELLS POINT, N.C. (AP) - A coastal North Carolina legislator announced his bid on Wednesday for a U.S. House seat next year, looking to unseat Democratic incumbent Don Davis in what is now the state...
Sep 03, 2025
Belichick's Tar Heels get short turnaround for Charlotte after opening-night flop against TCU
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's opening-night show under Bill Belichick was a flop. The only good news is there's little time to dwell on it. Instead, Belichi...
Sep 03, 2025
Test Scores and Graduation Rates Improve in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - According to annually released data that was presented to the State Board of Education on Wednesday, North Carolina students achieved a three-year high in most standardized test...
Sep 03, 2025