Category Archives: WPTF News
Rep. Chuck Edwards faces House ethics investigation over harassment allegations
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Ethics Committee announced Thursday it is investigating Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards of North Carolina over allegations that he created a...
May 14, 2026
Muskets like those from 1776 are mostly exempt from today's gun laws
By ALLEN G. BREED AP National Writer HALIFAX, N.C. (AP) - With 165 grains of black powder in the barrel, a .75-caliber Brown Bess flintlock musket like the ones the redcoats carried in 1776 can hurl a...
May 14, 2026
Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out
By MARK SHERMAN, GEOFF MULVIHILL and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved women's access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rej...
May 14, 2026 Photo Credit: N.C. Forest Service
The Closing Bell: Cisco leads Wall Street to more records and the Dow back to 50,000
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market rose to more records Thursday after Cisco Systems joined the parade of U.S. companies reporting fatter profits for the start of 20...
May 14, 2026
Man charged in April Durham stabbing
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - Durham police have made an arrest in connection with an April stabbing on the American Tobacco Trail. Police say Christopher Caldwell, 64, of Durham was arrested Thursday (May 14...
May 14, 2026
New population numbers: Raleigh and Charlotte continue to grow
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NCN News) - The latest population data from the U.S. Census Bureau show some of North Carolina's largest cities are getting even bigger. The 2025 population report released Thursday ...
May 14, 2026
Broughton High teacher faces assault charges against juveniles
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - The Wake County Sheriff's Office has arrested and charged a teacher a Broughton High schools in connection with sexual assault against juvenile victims. On Saturday May 2, 2026,...
May 13, 2026
Lawmakers, advocates push for stricter drunk driving enforcement
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - If you drink and drive, you should have to bear the cost -- and that includes having a breathalyser in place to start your car. That was the message from lawmakers and advoc...
May 13, 2026
Senate confirms Trump pick Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve, following Powell
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, bringing new leadership to the world's most powerful central bank at a fraught moment ...
May 13, 2026
The Closing Bell: Tech carries Wall Street to records, even as most stocks fall after discouraging inflation data
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A rebound for technology stocks led Wall Street to records Wednesday, even though the majority of U.S. stocks fell following another discouraging update...
May 13, 2026