Category Archives: WPTF News
Bryson DeChambeau put a charge into the Ryder Cup crowd. Europe has snuffed it out
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) - Bryson DeChambeau brought panache to the Ryder Cup. Europe delivered the points. Bethpage Black hardly lived up to its rowdy reputation in a su...
Sep 26, 2025
Hurricane Helene hit the reset button on one town's goal of becoming an outdoor tourism mecca
By ALLEN G. BREED and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press OLD FORT, N.C. (AP) - Morning mist is still burning off the surrounding mountains when they appear: Small groups of helmeted riders on one-whee...
Sep 26, 2025
He was a loan mortgage officer. Now Ben Griffin is in the Ryder Cup
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) - Ben Griffin is in the Ryder Cup, a remarkable rise that is certain to be an inspiration to thousands of American golfers who are good enough to...
Sep 25, 2025
North Carolina Medicaid patients face care access threat as funding impasse continues
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Medicaid patients face a threat of reduced access to services - before separate changes approved within President Donald Trump...
Sep 25, 2025
Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted on charges of lying to Congress and obstruction
By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - James Comey was charged Thursday with lying to Congress in a criminal case filed days after President Dona...
Sep 25, 2025
Man who opened fire on ICE facility hoped attack would give agents 'real terror,' FBI says
By SEAN MURPHY and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DALLAS (AP) - The gunman who opened fire on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas, killing a detainee and critically wounding two...
Sep 25, 2025
No. 8 FSU's visit to Virginia, No. 16 Georgia Tech's trip to Wake Forest headline ACC slate
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer Things to watch this weekend in the Atlantic Coast Conference: Game of the week No. 8 Florida State (3-0, 0-0 ACC) at Virginia (3-1, 1-0), Friday, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN) The ...
Sep 25, 2025
Man who represented himself is found guilty of trying to assassinate Trump at Florida golf course
By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) - The man who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump at a Florida golf course last year tried to stab himself in the neck with a pen shortly aft...
Sep 23, 2025
Robot umpires approved for MLB in 2026 as part of challenge system
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball's 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of th...
Sep 23, 2025
Missouri woman gets more than 4 years in prison for trying to sell off Elvis Presley's Graceland
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Missouri woman was sentenced Tuesday to more than four years in federal prison for scheming to defraud Elvis Presley's family by trying to auct...
Sep 23, 2025