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11/04/2025

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dick-cheney-former-vice-president-dies-at-84/

Former Vice President Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and controversial people to hold the office, has died, his family says. He was 84.

10/31/2025

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10/18/2025

The WPTF Weekend Gardener is live at J.E. Womble & Sons in Lillington! Mike and Rufus will be live until 11 am. Come hang out or listen live on air on the WPTF app.

10/18/2025

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09/20/2025

WPTF Live at High Park Bar and Grill 625 East Whitaker Mill Road. Come on out! Say hi to our VIP Winners! Listen to win next week!

09/11/2025

Remembering 9-11 -- our special reports from Lisa Price

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are marking 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks with solemn ceremonies, volunteer work and other tributes honoring the victims. At the World Trade Center site in New York City, the nearly 3,000 victims’ names were being read aloud Thursday. At the Pentagon in Vir...

06/25/2025

https://www.wptf.com/wptf-news/early-season-heat-dome-brings-highest-temperatures-in-years-to-parts-of-eastern-us/

NEW YORK (AP) — An intense and nearly historic weather pattern is cooking much of America in a dangerous heat dome this week with triple-digit heat that hasn’t been seen in some places in more than a decade. This heat wave is especially threatening because it’s hitting cities like Boston, New ...

06/25/2025

https://www.wptf.com/wptf-news/mt-olive-pickle-to-open-new-downtown-store-with-a-taste-of-history-and-southern-charm/

RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) — Mt. Olive Pickle is opening a new downtown experience in its namesake town—one that goes beyond the jar. The Mt. Olive Pickle Parlor will showcase nearly a century of briny tradition with immersive exhibits, historic design, and even a pickle bar.

06/25/2025

https://www.wptf.com/wptf-news/climate-costs-are-rising-but-could-rolling-back-clean-energy-tax-credits-make-it-worse/

RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - As electric bills and insurance premiums spike across North Carolina, climate experts warn that proposed rollbacks to solar and storage tax credits could raise costs even higher—threatening jobs, economic growth, and the environment all at once.

06/25/2025

https://www.wptf.com/wptf-news/the-largest-digital-camera-ever-built-has-released-its-first-shots-of-the-universe/

NEW YORK (AP) — The largest digital camera ever built has released its first shots of the universe. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located on a mountaintop in Chile, unveiled vibrant images Monday of colorful nebulas, stars and galaxies. Funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and Departmen...

06/24/2025

https://www.wptf.com/wptf-news/trump-announces-a-ceasefire-in-iran-israel-war-iran-to-halt-its-fire-if-israel-stops-its-strikes/

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump says that Israel and Iran have agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire” soon after Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites. Iran sa...

06/24/2025

https://www.wptf.com/wptf-news/mick-ralphs-founding-member-of-bad-company-and-mott-the-hoople-dies-at-81/

Mick Ralphs, the singer, songwriter, guitarist and founding member of the classic British rock bands Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, has died. A statement posted to the band’s official website Monday announced Ralphs’ death at age 81. Ralphs had a stroke days after his final performance with Ba...