Category Archives: WPTF News
Panthers rookie third-round pick WR Chris Brazzell III carted off field with knee injury
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Carolina Panthers promising rookie wide receiver Chris Brazzell III was carted off the practice field on Wednesday with a left knee injury. Coach ...
Associated Press Jul 29, 2026
RALEIGH: Rains lead to lifting of water restrictions
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - The significant rain falls in July are leading the city of Raleigh to lift water restrictions in early August. In a release, the city reported the Falls Lake water supply pool h...
Bruce Ferrell Jul 29, 2026
Anthony Fauci again faces questions from Senate Republicans about pandemic origins
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and ALI SWENSON Associated Press Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. scientist who helped lead the nation's COVID-19 pandemic response, is set to face off - again - with a Republican senat...
Associated Press Jul 29, 2026
Ukraine says it hits 2 major Russian oil refineries hours after Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump
By HANNA ARHIROVA and BARRY HATTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian forces hit two of Russia's biggest oil refineries overnight in its latest long-range strikes, officials said Wednesda...
Associated Press Jul 29, 2026
BEFORE THE BELL: US markets mixed ahead of Fed decision and oil prices jump as Middle East violence flares
By YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street is mixed before the opening bell Wednesday and oil prices jumped more than 4% after Jordan and the U.S. knocked down another Iranian missi...
Associated Press Jul 29, 2026
Cyclosporiasis cases in NC surpass 700
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - State health authorities are out with an updated count on stomach churning cyclosporiasis cases. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Tuesday (July 28)...
Bruce Ferrell Jul 28, 2026
Teen gets life without parole for killing 4 at Georgia's Apalachee High School
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press A judge on Tuesday sentenced a teenager who killed two students and two teachers in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia to serve life in prison without the...
Associated Press Jul 28, 2026
Miami picked as preseason ACC football favorite ahead of SMU, Louisville, Clemson
Miami is picked to do something it's never done before: win the Atlantic Coast Conference title. The Hurricanes are the favorites to win the ACC, which released its preseason picks Tuesday. The Hurric...
Associated Press Jul 28, 2026
Minnesota's first-in-the-nation law banning prediction markets is halted in federal court
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A federal judge has temporarily blocked Minnesota's first-in-the-nation law banning prediction markets just days before it was to take effect, the ...
Bruce Ferrell Jul 28, 2026
THE CLOSING BELL: Wall Street's flip from AI to less-loved stocks accelerates, while oil prices keep easing
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Most of Wall Street rose Tuesday, even as stocks of computer chipmakers continued to tumble worldwide. Oil prices, meanwhile, eased further from the two...
Associated Press Jul 28, 2026