Category Archives: WPTF News
More arrests in car break-ins; what you need to know
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - More arrests in connection with a recent rash of vehicle break-ins in Durham and Research Triangle Park and other areas. Twice in April, 18-year-old Lester Mayo was booked into t...
May 08, 2026
Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats' redistricting plan, dimming party's midterm hopes
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved Democratic congressional redistricting plan, delivering another major setback to the party in a nati...
May 08, 2026
Hurricanes beat the Flyers 4-1 in Game 3, take a 3-0 series lead
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jordan Staal and Andrei Svechnikov scored on the power play and Jalen Chatfield added a short-handed goal, keying a special teams effort that helped...
May 08, 2026
UPDATE: state senators making moves in Rocky Mount city financial situation, mayor responds (Audio)
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (NCN News) - State lawmakers are stepping into the controversy over the financial crisis in the city of Rocky Mount. Meanwhile, the Mayor says that lawmakers are not looking at the b...
May 08, 2026
US college football in Canada next year, eh
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (NCN News) - College football is headed north of the border, with two ACC teams squaring off in Canada to start the 2027 season. The Atlantic Coast Conference, in collaboration with ES...
May 07, 2026
Recent rains lead to lifting of the burn ban statewide
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - The burn ban is over, for now. After lifting the ban for most of the state's 100 counties last week, the N.C. Forest Service is lifting the ban in the remaining counties on ...
May 07, 2026
North Carolina AG: credit card companies need to do more to block teen vaping buys
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - North Carolina's attorney general says major credit card companies need to do more to prevent kids from buying vaping products. Jeff Jackson joined a bipartisan coalition of...
May 07, 2026
Federal court rules against new global tariffs Trump imposed after loss at the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal court ruled Thursday against the new global tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court. A split three-judge panel of the Court o...
May 07, 2026
US military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on 3 Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz
By ADAM SCHRECK, DAVID MCHUGH and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The U.S. military said it intercepted Iranian attacks Thursday on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hor...
May 07, 2026
What to know about hantavirus, the illness linked to a cruise ship outbreak (LOCAL AUDIO)
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - An outbreak aboard a cruise ship of a rare rodent-borne illness called hantavirus has left three passengers dead and sickened others, b...
May 07, 2026