Category Archives: WPTF News
Man shot, now faces charges for weapons possession by a felon
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) -- Authorities have charged one man in connection with a late Friday night shooting. (May 23). On Friday at around 10 p.m., deputies responded to a report of a person shot in the ...
May 23, 2026
Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, his family says
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, resulting in rapid and overwhelming associated complications, according to a statemen...
May 23, 2026
Ugandans rue link to Bundibugyo, the Ebola virus type named after a district of cocoa farmers
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Boon-dee-BOO-joh. Before it became the somewhat easy-to-mispronounce name of a rare type of Ebola virus, Bundibugyo is a mountainous district in western Uganda that even some lo...
May 23, 2026
Tax filings: ACC paid average of $47.1M to full-share member schools, Big 12 paid average of $39.5M
By The Associated Press The Atlantic Coast Conference and Big 12 reported record revenues for the 2024-25 sports season, though those continued to lag behind massive gains for their Big Ten and Southe...
May 22, 2026
Warsh is sworn in as the Fed chair after Trump's bid for greater control over the independent bank
By WILL WEISSERT and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday oversaw the White House swearing-in of the new Federal Reserve chair and said he would like K...
May 22, 2026
Tulsi Gabbard resigns as director of national intelligence, citing her husband's health
By MEG KINNARD, WILL WEISSERT and DAVID KLEPPER WASHINGTON (AP) - Tulsi Gabbard resigned as President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence on Friday, saying she needed to leave office as h...
May 22, 2026
FDA staff blindsided by move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto US market
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Senior officials in the Food and Drug Administration's tobacco center were blindsided by a recent decision that opens the door to allowing more un...
May 22, 2026
Richard Childress Racing is retiring Kyle Busch's No. 8 car until his son is ready to take over
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - Richard Childress Racing is temporarily retiring Kyle Busch's No. 8 Cup Series car - at least until the late driver's 11-year-old son Brexton is rea...
May 22, 2026
Killer Convicted of Two Murders on Ft. Bragg
NEW BERN, N.C. (NCN News) - A federal jury convicted a Laurinburg man last week on eight charges including first degree murder, drug conspiracy, and obstruction of justice. Kenneth Maurice Quick, Jr.,...
May 22, 2026
Raleigh police investigate downtown shooting, 2 hurt, 1 in custody
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Raleigh police have one woman in custody in connection with a shooting in downtown Raleigh Friday (May 22). The shooting happened around 10:30 a.m. near the Wake County Justice ...
May 22, 2026