Category Archives: WPTF News
FACT FOCUS: A look at the false information around Hurricanes Helene and Milton
By MELISSA GOLDIN Associated PressBack-to-back hurricanes that brought death and devastation to parts of the South were made worse by a wide range of false and misleading information, some of which st...
Oct 13, 2024
Supplies arrive by plane and by mule in North Carolina as Helene’s death toll tops 130
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated PressASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Widespread devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene came to light Monday across the South, revealing a wasteland of splintered ho...
Sep 30, 2024
North Carolina absentee ballots are being distributed following 2-week delay
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina counties started distributing absentee ballots Tuesday for the November general election to those who requested them, roughly two weeks later than anticip...
Sep 24, 2024
Man arrested in connection to shooting of 15-year-old in downtown Raleigh
RALEIGH, N.C.-A suspect as been arrested in connection to the shooting of a 15-year-old boy that caused a lockdown at Moore Square Middle School Monday afternoon. Raleigh police responded a shooting i...
Oct 24, 2023
WPTF MORNING SHOW: 09/27/2023-09/29/2023
If you missed Wednesday, Thursday and Friday’s show, we have you covered! Remember, you can listen to the “WPTF Morning Show with Rob Connett” live from 6-9 AM on 98.5FM, 680AM, WPTF...
Sep 29, 2023