Category Archives: WPTF News
High Point's upset of Wisconsin ends the hope of a perfect March Madness bracket for millions
Well, the dream was fun while it lasted ... all two-ish hours of it. The bid for a perfect NCAA Tournament bracket disappeared for over 25 million people by mid-afternoon on Thursday, fueled by 12th-s...
Mar 19, 2026
Berger-Page margin remains the same, more protests expected
REIDSVILLE, N.C. (NCN News) - After the completion of a recount, the margin in the District 26 Republican senate primary remains the same. Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page leads Senate President Pro...
Mar 19, 2026
Brent crude briefly tops $119 per barrel before pulling back, and stocks sink worldwide
NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices climbed again Thursday because of the war with Iran, tightening their grip on the global economy and sending stock markets lower around the world. Brent crude, the internati...
Mar 19, 2026
NCDMV providing wait time data on line
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - You can now go on-line to see how long wait times are at the Division of Motor Vehicles. The new feature on its website that provides customers with estimated wait times and...
Mar 19, 2026
AG Jackson fighting proposed TV merger
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - North Carolina's attorney general Jeff Jackson is joining with a group of attorneys general fighting a proposed merger that could affect what you see on television, and how ...
Mar 19, 2026
Belmont names Duke assistant Evan Bradds as coach in a homecoming for the former star player
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Duke assistant coach Evan Bradds was named Belmont's coach on Thursday, providing a homecoming for the program's all-time Division I era scoring leader. Bradds replaces Casey A...
Mar 19, 2026
Rapper Afroman wins lawsuit against police over mocking their 2022 raid in viral music videos
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press The Grammy-nominated rapper Afroman won a defamation lawsuit filed by seven Ohio sheriff's deputies who sued him over music videos in which he used home security fo...
Mar 19, 2026
No. 1 overall seed Duke won't have big man Patrick Ngongba II for March Madness Round 1
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Duke won't have starting big man Patrick Ngongba II on Thursday for its first-round game against Siena in March Madness because of soreness ...
Mar 19, 2026
Iran intensifies attacks on Gulf energy sites after Israel struck its key gas field
By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING, MIKE CORDER and NATALIE MELZER Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran intensified its attacks on oil and natural gas facilities around the Gulf on Thur...
Mar 19, 2026
Democrats storm out of Justice Department leaders' briefing on the Epstein files
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday stormed out of a closed-door briefing on the Jeffrey Epstein files by Justice Department...
Mar 18, 2026