Triangle and Local News

New x-ray tech could make airport security faster—and smarter

WPTF StaffJun 30, 2025
New x-ray tech could make airport security faster—and smarter

RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) – Tired of dumping your drink and holding up the line at TSA? A Duke University spinout, Quadridox, is working on new tech that could speed up airport security—and let you keep…

Junk fees, subscriptions and overspending: why now is the time to audit your wallet

WPTF StaffJun 30, 2025
Junk fees, subscriptions and overspending: why now is the time to audit your wallet

RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) – It’s wild to think tomorrow marks the halfway point of 2025. And while you might be coasting through this short holiday week, CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger says now’s the…

Hailstorm and hackers disrupt southeast air travel ahead of Fourth of July

WPTF StaffJun 30, 2025
Hailstorm and hackers disrupt southeast air travel ahead of Fourth of July

RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) – A sudden hailstorm slammed into Atlanta’s main travel hub, forcing the diversion of 90 flights and throwing travel plans into chaos across the Southeast. Aviation Analyst Jay Ratliff says it’s one…

Record-breaking holiday travel expected in NC this Fourth of July

WPTF StaffJun 26, 2025
Record-breaking holiday travel expected in NC this Fourth of July

RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) – Carolina roads and runways are about to get crowded–motor club AAA says a record-breaking 2.3 million North Carolinians are expected to travel this Fourth of July, which is around 80,000 more…

One more sizzling hot day for the eastern US before temperatures plunge 30 degrees

One more sizzling hot day for the eastern US before temperatures plunge 30 degrees

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A record-smashing heat wave broiled the U.S. East for another day Wednesday, even as thermometers were forecast to soon plunge by as many as 30…

Early-season heat dome brings highest temperatures in years to parts of Eastern US

Early-season heat dome brings highest temperatures in years to parts of Eastern US

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An intense and nearly historic weather pattern is cooking much of America under a dangerous heat dome this week with triple-digit temperatures in places that haven’t been…