Category Archives: WPTF News
Durham Police continue search for shooting suspect
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - Durham police are providing more details as they search for a shooting suspect. On Tuesday, Feb. 17, a man was shot at the intersection of Globe Rd. and Page Rd. Witnesses report...
Feb 26, 2026
Instagram says it will notify parents if teens 'repeatedly' search for terms related to suicide
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Instagram said Thursday it will start alerting parents if their kids repeatedly search for terms clearly associated with suicide or self-harm. The alerts will o...
Feb 26, 2026
Judge rejects request to block Trump White House from building its $400 million ballroom project
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday rejected a preservationist group's request to block the Trump administration from continuing construction of a $400 ...
Feb 26, 2026
A children's hospital is renamed for Dolly Parton and hopes to transform pediatric care in Tennessee
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Dolly Parton's name might inspire full-throated sing-a-longs to her working woman's anthem "9 to 5," or evoke memories of thrilling days spent at her ...
Feb 26, 2026
UNC Board of Governors approves first in-state tuition increase in nearly a decade
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has approved a systemwide in-state tuition hike for the first time in nine years. Resident undergraduate tuition will rise by...
Feb 26, 2026
FBI fires agents who worked on Trump classified document investigation, AP sources say
By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI has fired additional agents who worked on an investigation into President Donald Trump, this time terminating employe...
Feb 26, 2026
Fire at an Ohio farm complex kills about 6,000 hogs and smoke is visible for miles
LONDON, Ohio (AP) - A fire at an Ohio hog farm complex has killed about 6,000 of the animals, an official said. A large column of smoke could be seen in the distance on Wednesday from Fine Oak Farms i...
Feb 26, 2026
Phil Collins, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross and Shakira get Rock Hall nominations
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Phil Collins, Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross and Shakira are some the 2026 nominees for induction into the Rock &...
Feb 25, 2026
Vance says administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota because of fraud concerns
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and ALI SWENSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration would "temporarily halt" some Medicaid funding to the ...
Feb 25, 2026
AI song generator startups Suno and Udio angered the music industry. Now they're hoping to join it
By MATT O'BRIEN and RODRIQUE NGOWI Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Suno CEO Mikey Shulman pulls up a chair to the recording studio desk where a research scientist at his artificial intelligen...
Feb 25, 2026