Category Archives: WPTF News
Panthers OLB Nic Scourton carted off the field with right knee injury on Day 1 of training camp
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Carolina Panthers second-year outside linebacker Nic Scourton was carted off the practice field with a right knee injury during the first day of t...
Associated Press Jul 23, 2026
A Super Bowl in Charlotte? David Tepper's $1.3B stadium renovation project could help pave the way
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper is investing an additional $500 million into ongoing stadium renovations to improve overall fan experience wi...
Associated Press Jul 23, 2026
Trump expands a voluntary pledge to protect consumers from high utility bills from AI data centers
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday will have governors and electricity companies join a voluntary pledge to shield U.S. consumers from higher utility bi...
Bruce Ferrell Jul 23, 2026
Juvenile charged in Glenwood South teen takeover
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Another teenager has been charged and is in custody in connection with the "Teen Takeover" in Raleigh's Glenwood South area on Independence Day weekend. On Tuesday (July 22), Ra...
Bruce Ferrell Jul 23, 2026
Sullivan named to lead NC Community Colleges
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - A Louisiana higher education executive has been named to lead the North Carolina Community College system. The State Board of Community Colleges selected Dr. Monty Sullivan ...
Bruce Ferrell Jul 23, 2026
BEFORE THE BELL: Wall Street poised to open lower as Mideast tensions push Brent crude past $98 a barrel
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street was poised to open with minor losses on Thursday as earnings season ramps up and the intensifying conflict with Iran pushed Brent crud...
Bruce Ferrell Jul 23, 2026
Trump says Saudi nuclear pact requires kingdom to normalize Israel relations through Abraham Accords
By COLLIN BINKLEY and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday said an agreement being reached with Saudi Arabia for a civilian nuclear program requires the ...
Associated Press Jul 23, 2026
House Republicans adopt $95 billion package for the Iran war and Trump's priorities
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - The House adopted a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal Wednesday, a long-shot effort to fund the Iran war and other White Hous...
Associated Press Jul 22, 2026
THE CLOSING BELL: Oil prices rise another 3%, while Wall Street drifts in mixed trading
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes barely budged on Wednesday after oil prices climbed another 3% as fighting continues in the war with Iran. The Closing Bell 7/22/2026...
Associated Press Jul 22, 2026
Trump says US will destroy a bridge or power plant for each Iranian attack in the Strait of Hormuz
By JON GAMBRELL and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that the U.S. will destroy one bridge or power plant each time Iran ...
Associated Press Jul 22, 2026