Category Archives: WPTF News
After refugee aid cuts, faith groups help Afghan women connect through sewing
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) - The Refugee Community Partnership, a mutual aid organization that supports immigrants, used to offer a sewing circle for Afghan women whose families had recently been resettled in...
Religious News Service May 28, 2026
Kyle Busch had pneumonia for 'days to weeks,' according to his death certificate
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Kyle Busch died last week from hemorrhagic shock and disseminated intravascular coagulation after complications from bacterial pneumonia led to se...
Associated Press May 28, 2026
The Closing Bell: Wall Street pushes to more records as profits keep piling up for US companies
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks pushed to more records as companies like Dollar Tree, Snowflake and Hormel Foods kept piling up profits. A tentative deal to extend the ceas...
Associated Press May 28, 2026
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher Breaks Ground on Expansion
KURE BEACH, N.C. (NCN News) -- The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher officially broke ground Thursday (May 28) on a major renovation and expansion that will make it the largest aquarium in North ...
Bruce Ferrell May 28, 2026
Pittsboro man faces fraud charges
PITTSBORO, N.C. (WPTF) - The Chatham County Sheriff's Office has obtained warrants charging a Pittsboro man in connection with an identity theft and financial fraud investigation involving dozens of f...
Bruce Ferrell May 28, 2026
US and Iranian negotiators reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire and launch nuclear talks
By JON GAMBRELL, SAM METZ and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached a tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire by 60 days ...
Associated Press May 28, 2026
Judge sentences New Bern fentanyl dealer to 12 years in federal Prison
WILMINGTON, N.C. (NCN News) -- A federal judge sentenced a New Bern man to 12 years in prison for selling fentanyl while armed. According to the U.S. Attorney Eastern District office, Gerard Alexander...
Bruce Ferrell May 28, 2026
Hurricanes beat the Canadiens 4-0 to move within a victory of the Stanley Cup Final
MONTREAL (AP) - Sebastian Aho, Jordan Staal and Logan Stankoven scored in a 2:47 span late in the first period and the Carolina Hurricanes moved within a victory of the Stanley Cup Final, beating the ...
Associated Press May 28, 2026
Two charged with felony assault on a disabled person
RALEIGH, N.C (WPTF) - Two people now face charges of felony assault on an individual with a disability. According to the Wake County Sheriff's office, on May 21, 2026, deputies responded to a report o...
Bruce Ferrell May 27, 2026
9 missing after Washington paper mill tank rupture and officials say there's no hope of survivors
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) - Crews resumed the grim search Wednesday for nine people presumed killed at a Washington state paper mill where a chemical tank ruptured a day ear...
Associated Press May 27, 2026