Category Archives: WPTF News
Four astronauts await liftoff on humanity's first flight to the moon in half a century
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Four astronauts strapped into NASA's new moon rocket and awaited liftoff Wednesday on humanity's first lunar trip in more than half a cen...
Apr 01, 2026
Chapel Hill Police remembers loss of K9
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WPTF) - One Triangle police department is remembering the loss of a police dog. In a press release, The Chapel Hill Police Department said K9 Mando died following a sudden illness w...
Apr 01, 2026
SpaceX files initial paperwork to sell shares to the public and likely make Musk a trillionaire
By BERNARD CONDON and KEN SWEET AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) - Elon Musk's space exploration company has filed preliminary paperwork to sell shares to the public, according to two sources familia...
Apr 01, 2026
North Carolina's electoral future may hinge on rural Black voters who feel ignored by Democrats
By BILL BARROW and MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Ricky Brinkley has lived in rural North Carolina nearly all of his 65 years, and he likes it "out in the county," past the stre...
Apr 01, 2026
Stocks rally worldwide as oil prices ease on hopes for a possible end to the Iran war
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks rushed higher worldwide, and oil prices eased Wednesday as hopes built that the war with Iran could end soon. That's even though some of the sign...
Apr 01, 2026
Coach John Andrzejek leaves Campbell basketball: 'The institution now has different priorities'
By MAURA CAREY AP Sports Writer John Andrzejek stepped down as Campbell's men's basketball coach on Wednesday, citing the school's shifted priorities in a post on social media. "Over the last 6 months...
Apr 01, 2026
Cooper leading Whatley in new poll
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - Democratic former Gov. Roy Cooper is leading former Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley by over a dozen points in the race for North Carolina's open U.S. Sen...
Apr 01, 2026
Hershey says it will shift back to classic recipe for all Reese's products after criticism
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Hershey said Wednesday it will use classic recipes for all Reese's products starting next year, a change that comes after the grandson of Reese's founder criticize...
Apr 01, 2026
A college instructor turns to typewriters to curb AI-written work and teach life lessons
By JOCELYN GECKER AP Education Writer The scene is right out of the 1950s with students pecking away at manual typewriters, the machines dinging at the end of each line. Once each semester, Grit Matth...
Apr 01, 2026
It's Official: Gainey to Coach Wolfpack
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer N.C. State moved quickly to hire one of its own to lead the Wolfpack men's basketball program. The school announced the hiring of Tennessee assistant coach and form...
Mar 31, 2026