Category Archives: WPTF News
Democrats vow to fight $1 billion Senate security proposal for White House ballroom
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans returning to Washington on Monday are facing questions about a $1 billion Senate security proposal that could he...
Associated Press May 11, 2026
Latest developments: 2 more passengers evacuated from cruise ship test positive for hantavirus
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Nations around the world on Monday repatriated passengers from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak and quarantined or isolat...
Associated Press May 11, 2026
The Carolina Hurricanes are rolling in the NHL playoffs. Next is another lengthy between-rounds rest
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer The Carolina Hurricanes have secured their long-sought shot at breaking through a familiar roadblock in the Eastern Conference final. Now the Hurricanes - the only unde...
Associated Press May 10, 2026
Shane van Gisbergen remains NASCAR's road-course ace with Watkins Glen win from the pole
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) - With an impressive late-race charge, Shane van Gisbergen remained NASCAR's king of the road courses Sunday at Watkins Glen International. Starting from the pole position, the...
Associated Press May 10, 2026
Durham April crime crackdown: what the numbers show and who faces charges
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) -Durham police have announced more than two dozen arrests from a late April crackdown called "Operation Spring Seizure" The Durham Police Department's Organized Crime Division cond...
Bruce Ferrell May 10, 2026
Driver faces charges after fatal Raleigh accident kills two
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - We now have more details on a fatal late night crash Saturday (May 9) on South New Hope Road in Raleigh near Rogers Lane. According to Raleigh police, the preliminary investigat...
Bruce Ferrell May 10, 2026
New developments: Iran responds to US ceasefire proposal but Trump rejects it as 'unacceptable'
By JON GAMBRELL and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran sent its response to the latest U.S. proposal to end the Iran war via Pakistani mediators on Sunday, but U.S. Pr...
Associated Press May 10, 2026
Plane carrying Spanish passengers from hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship leaves for Madrid
By IAIN SULLIVAN and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) - The first plane carrying passengers from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship left Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday for...
Associated Press May 10, 2026
The brooms are out: Canes eliminate Flyers, move on in Stanley Cup Playoffs
By AARON BRACY - Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jackson Blake scored 5:28 into overtime for his second of the game, Logan Stankoven also scored in regulation and the Carolina Hurricanes finished...
Associated Press May 09, 2026
A faint meow in the rubble of a Mississippi tornado leads to a stunning rescue (VIDEO)
By R.J. RICO Associated Press As storm chaser Ashton Lemley picked his way through a tornado-ravaged Mississippi trailer park, he heard the unmistakable meow of a kitten pierce the predawn darkness. T...
Associated Press May 09, 2026