Category Archives: WPTF News
Travel delays expected afternoons on I-40 near Garner
GARNER, N.C. (WPTF) - Get ready for some delays on Interstate 40 starting Wednesday (March 11) near the Wake-Johnston County line. For the next roughly two weeks, there will be slow rolling roadblocks...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 10, 2026
Raleigh man faces child sex crime charges
**Editors Note: explicit content** RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - A Raleigh man has been arrested for what the FBI calls "morally reprehensible" child sex crimes. The FBI arrested Andrew Swenson, 42, of Ralei...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 10, 2026
Otter Pups get chance to splash in the big pool
KURE BEACH, N.C. (NCN News) - A special rite of passage is taking place Wednesday (March 11) for three otters at the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher. Nyx, Baloo and Bodhi will have an opportunity to take t...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 10, 2026
NC First Lady hosts prisoner rehabilitation tour
BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (NCN News) -- North Carolina's first lady hosted several fellow first ladies on a tour of a driver's license restoration clinic and rehabilitative programs offered at a western No...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 10, 2026
US stocks slip as Wall Street waits for the next signal on how long war with Iran may last
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market held steadier Tuesday as Wall Street waited for the next signal on when the war with Iran may end. The S&P 500 dipped 0.2%, a ...
Associated Press Mar 10, 2026
Duke's Cameron Boozer, Jon Scheyer headline AP all-ACC honors for 2025-26 season
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Duke star freshman Cameron Boozer is The Associated Press player of the year for the Atlantic Coast Conference, while the top-ranked Blue Devils' Jon Scheyer is lea...
Associated Press Mar 10, 2026
'Ship of Gold' treasure hunter released from prison, but 500 gold coins remain unaccounted for
By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press A former deep-sea treasure hunter who made one of the greatest shipwreck discoveries in American history and spent the past decade in prison after refusing to disclose ...
Associated Press Mar 10, 2026
Two NC cities rank high for seasonal allergies
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NCN News) - As it will soon be time for lots of a yellow dust and sneezing, two North Carolina cities rank among the top 20 "most challenging" cities for seasonal allergies. The Alle...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 10, 2026
Young kids missed the pandemic's school disruptions. Their reading scores are still behind
By MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - When COVID-19 wrought havoc on society in early 2020, today's youngest schoolchildren were infants or yet to be born. Now in their early school...
Associated Press Mar 10, 2026
No. 1 Duke loses Caleb Foster to broken foot, won't have big man Patrick Ngongba II for ACC tourney
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Top-ranked Duke has lost starting point guard Caleb Foster to a broken right foot that will keep him out for an extended period, while starting big man Patrick Ngon...
Associated Press Mar 10, 2026