Category Archives: WPTF News
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
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