Category Archives: WPTF News
No. 22 North Carolina is trying to fix mistakes as the ACC schedule gets tougher
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina had built momentum with a strong start to the season before an abrupt four-game downturn, one notably marked by a complete i...
Jan 23, 2026
Wall Street drifts as Intel tumbles and gold's price rises to another record
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market drifted through mixed trading Friday, as a zigzag week punctuated by loud threats and pullbacks finished with a quiet and tentativ...
Jan 23, 2026
Duke QB Darian Mensah files motion asking judge to reconsider block on enrolling elsewhere
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer Duke quarterback Darian Mensah is trying to speed up the legal case that currently has him blocked from heading to another school. An attorney for Mensah filed an emerg...
Jan 23, 2026
Millions of Americans prepare for potentially catastrophic ice storm. Here's what the numbers show
By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) - Millions of Americans from New Mexico to the Carolinas are bracing for a potentially catastrophic ice storm that could crush trees and power lines ...
Jan 23, 2026
Rhode Island may ditch Mr. Potato Head license plates after Hasbro's move to Boston
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - It's been no small potatoes that Rhode Islanders have been able to choose the image of Mr. Potato Head as a specialty license plate for dec...
Jan 22, 2026 Photo Credit: US Cattlemen's Association
Teen pleads guilty to North Carolina mass shooting that killed 5
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - An 18-year-old pleaded guilty Wednesday to murder and other charges for a mass shooting in North Carolina, acknowledging that he carried out ...
Jan 21, 2026
UNC's 'Carolina North' campus expansion is going forward amid question on future of basketball arena
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer North Carolina is going forward with long-discussed plans to develop an off-campus expansion for academic, research, residential and mixed-use retail projects. It's...
Jan 21, 2026
Former Uvalde officer acquitted in trial over police response to Robb Elementary attack
By VALERIE GONZALEZ and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - A former Uvalde schools police officer was acquitted Wednesday of charges that he failed in his duties to confront the...
Jan 21, 2026
Wilson, Veesaar lead way as No. 22 North Carolina rolls past Notre Dame 91-69 in ACC play
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Caleb Wilson had 22 points while frontcourt mate Henri Veesaar added a double-double to help No. 22 North Carolina beat Notre Dame 91-69 on...
Jan 21, 2026
Iconic Coney Island hot dog hawker Nathan's Famous is sold for $450 million
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer Nathan's Famous, which opened as a 5-cent hot dog stand in Coney Island more than a century ago, has been sold to packaged meat giant Smithfield Foods in an all-cash $45...
Jan 21, 2026