Category Archives: WPTF News
FBI searches office of Ohio group that supports voter registration efforts
By CLAUDIA LAUER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press FBI agents have searched the office of an Ohio group that supports voter registration efforts, seizing documents and computer files, a board ...
Associated Press Jun 12, 2026
Taylor Swift becomes the youngest woman inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at age 36; Kenny Loggins among honorees
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Taylor Swift became the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday night at age 36. "It was instinctual. No one taught me ...
Bruce Ferrell Jun 12, 2026
Before the Bell: World shares surge and oil prices slip over 4% after Trump claims a breakthrough in Iran war talks
By CHAN HO-HIM AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) - World shares advanced on Friday, tracking big Wall Street gains, while oil prices sank more than 4% after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed there w...
Associated Press Jun 12, 2026
Panthers and wide receiver Jalen Coker agree on $35M contract extension, AP source says
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Panthers and wide receiver Jalen Coker agreed to terms Thursday night on a three-year, $35 million contract extension that will keep ...
Associated Press Jun 12, 2026
Svechnikov, Aho strike as Hurricanes top Golden Knights 4-2 to move within a win of the Stanley Cup
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Andrei Svechnikov scored twice and Sebastian Aho added a second-period goal in a breakout game for Carolina's top-line performers, helping the Hurr...
Associated Press Jun 11, 2026
DURHAM: Police investigate Thursday afternoon homicide
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) --- The Durham Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred at the intersection of Cornwallis Road and South Roxboro Street Thursday afternoon (June 11) At approxima...
Bruce Ferrell Jun 11, 2026
WAKE FOREST: Downtown concert draws questions
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (WPTF) - A downtown street party in Wake Forest is drawing some questions, including from several local businesses. In a post on Facebook, B & W Hardware said it would no longer ...
Bruce Ferrell Jun 11, 2026
FDA's e-cigarette authorization: Fruity vapes not significantly better than tobacco ones
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Fruit-flavored e-cigarettes recently authorized by the Food and Drug Administration were not significantly better at helping smokers quit than tob...
Associated Press Jun 11, 2026
Opening of Canada-US bridge that Trump threatened to block is delayed over unresolved 'issues'
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The opening of a Canadian-U.S. bridge across the Detroit River, which President Donald Trump had previously threatened to bloc...
Associated Press Jun 11, 2026
The Closing Bell: US stocks jump, and oil prices ease on hopes for a deal to get crude flowing globally again
By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks rallied to their best day in two months, and oil prices fell after President Donald Trump called off his threat to bomb Iran...
Associated Press Jun 11, 2026