Category Archives: WPTF News
Falling oil prices send Wall Street to its best day since the Iran war began
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A drop in oil prices on Monday helped send the U.S. stock market to its best day since the war in Iran began. The S&P 500 climbed 1% for its biggest...
Mar 16, 2026
Financial services company marks major Charlotte expansion
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (NCN News) - State and local leaders took part in the official ribbon cutting for financial giant Citigroup offices in the Ballantyne community in south Charlotte Monday (March 16). Th...
Mar 16, 2026
Storms cancel more US flights as TSA remains under pressure from partial government shutdown
By RIO YAMAT and MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed Monday as powerful storms swept across the eastern half of the country and a partial gov...
Mar 16, 2026
Trump says chief of staff Susie Wiles has breast cancer but will keep working through treatment
By COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer but plans to continue working through her treatment, retai...
Mar 16, 2026
NBA owners will work on expansion again next week with Vegas and Seattle the targets, AP sources say
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA may move a step closer to adding teams in Seattle and Las Vegas next week when expansion - which has been a topic for some time - will again be discussed b...
Mar 16, 2026
Signal work planned near I-540 Wednesday
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Traffic signal work will impact a key intersection near the Raleigh-Durham International Airport Wednesday (March 18). Contractors for the N.C. Department of Transportation will...
Mar 16, 2026
Oldest known whale recording could unlock mysteries of the ocean
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A haunting whale song discovered on decades-old audio equipment could open up a new understanding of how the huge animals communicate, accord...
Mar 16, 2026
Update: Durham Police name shooting victims
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) -- Durham authorities have released the names of two people who were shot and killed on North Roxboro Street in Durham just before Midnight Saturday (March 14). In a release, polic...
Mar 16, 2026
AP basketball reporter predicts Michigan to beat Duke for NCAA men's title
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer There was a time when the NCAA men's college basketball tournament was wildly unpredictable. Hard as it may seem to believe, there was one season where a No. 4 see...
Mar 16, 2026
Kennesaw State, Texas, NC State and Queens all notching firsts in the NCAA Tournament West Regon
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer Amir Abdur-Rahim will always hold a special place in Kennesaw State's basketball history. Not only was he the first coach to lead the Owls to the NCAA Tournament, Abd...
Mar 16, 2026