Category Archives: WPTF News
Trump says Lebanon and Israel agree to extend Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire by 3 weeks
By MATTHEW LEE and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah by three weeks after ta...
Apr 23, 2026
Tiny town in North Carolina honors towering Andre The Giant with roadside marker
ELLERBE, N.C.. (AP) - Andre The Giant, a towering menace in the wrestling ring but a gentle giant on the movie screen, is being honored with a roadside marker in his beloved adopted small town in Nort...
Apr 23, 2026
US stocks edge back from their records as oil prices swing higher
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks pulled back from their record heights on a shaky Wall Street. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Thursday to halt its weekslong rally. The Dow Jones ...
Apr 23, 2026
Authorities say they arrested a Chapel Hill man planning a mass shooting at a large New Orleans festival
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Authorities say a former North Carolina law enforcement officer planned to kill Black people in a mass shooting at a major New Orleans festival but was arrested at a Florida hotel w...
Apr 23, 2026
New details: Sheriff's office identifies shooting victim, suspect still sought
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - The search for a suspect continues into a Wednesday night (April 22) shooting near Zebulon that left one person dead and several injured. The Sheriff's Department has identified...
Apr 23, 2026
Warner Bros shareholders approve Paramount's $81 billion takeover of the Hollywood giant
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - An $81 billion Warner-Paramount mega merger has received shareholders' stamp of approval, propelling a deal that could vastly reshape Holl...
Apr 23, 2026
Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana ...
Apr 23, 2026
Drug maker to build manufacturing campus in Durham
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - Durham will be home to a new $1.4 billion, 185-acre pharmaceutical manufacturing campus that will bring hundreds of short-term and long-term jobs. Local and state leaders announc...
Apr 22, 2026
Former Benson Cop faces rape, kidnapping charges
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) -- A former Benson police officer is now facing rape and kidnapping charges. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation made the arrest after an investigation requested ...
Apr 22, 2026
Iran fires on 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz as US maintains blockade and diplomacy stalls
By JON GAMBRELL and DAVID RISING Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz and seized two of them on Wednesday, intensifying its assault on ...
Apr 22, 2026