WPTF Morning News

There is a lot of work going on in the office of the state treasurer where a number of topics are being tackled and with Chris Edwards studio to discuss the work they are doing is State Treasurer Brad Briner.

The real estate market has exploded since the pandemic and has frustrated many would-be home buyers. That coupled with inflation and home prices are roughly twice as high as they were five years ago. With Chris Edwards to discuss this further is CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger.

Lawmakers in Raleigh are working on a bipartisan bill that is designed to protect children from the impacts of vaping. This bill was introduced in both chambers and with Chris Edwards to discuss is one of the co-sponsors of the bill Wake County Senator Gale Adcock.

Not only is the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament underway already but the women's Tournament gets going this afternoon and Duke, North Carolina and North Carolina State are all hosting first and second round games on their respective campuses. Overall eight teams from ACC made the big dance on the women's side with Chris Edwards to preview the tournament is Matt Krause the radio play-by-play broad...

March Madness gets underway in Raleigh this afternoon where NC State and the Leonovo Center will host first and second round games of the NCAA Tournament. This event is also a popular one for folks who fill out their brackets and maybe drop a couple of dollars on the game. With Chris Edwards to talk about sports wagering on college basketball and in North Carolina as a whole is Kevin Hennessy, Vic...

Our friends at Braswell Family Farms are at it again with exciting new partnerships which includes a couple of community events coming up next month. With Chris Edwards in studio to talk more about these events and the delicious breakfast that they brought is Trey Braswell with Braswell Family Farms.

Earlier this week the federal government released tens of thousands of documents related to assassination of President John F. Kennedy but what do these documents tell us and is there a smoking gun to finally prove a conspiracy theory? With Chris Edwards to offer perspective is John Shaw Director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University and author of JFK in the Sen...

It seems that NC State has found the man who will lead the men's basketball program following the dismissal of Kevin Keatts a little over a week ago as reports out yesterday suggest that Will Wade the current head coach at McNeese State and formerly the head man at LSU will be the leader of the Pack. With Chris Edwards to break all of this down is David Glenn of the North Carolina Sports Network.

The NCAA Tournament is making its return to the triangle with NC State and the Leonovo Center hosting the first and second round's of the men's tournament but that is not the only basketball in the Triangle this weekend - Duke, North Carolina and NC State will all host first and second round games of the women's tournament beginning Friday in Durham and Chapel Hill while NC State will host games b...

During a meeting on Wednesday, the Federal Reserve announced it was keeping benchmark interest rates unchanged as they expect the economy to grow more slowly this year and next compared to their forecast three months ago. With Chris Edwards to break this down is NC State Economics Professor Emeritus Dr. Mike Walden.

March is Women’s History Month, and while massive strides have been made for women in the workplace, discrepancies persist. 47% of the U.S. workforce is comprised of women. However, according to a 2024 Equal Pay Day report from SHRM, 74% of HR professionals agree women face discrimination in the labor market. With Chris Edwards to discuss this further is Tamla Oates-Forney, CEO of the Society for...

It has been a little over a year since sports betting became legal in North Carolina and last week it was announced that more than $6 Billion in real money was wagered and almost $500 million more were given out in free or promotional bets. Chris Edwards wanted to dive deeper into all of this as Raleigh prepares to host the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament with one of the people who...

New reports out say that North Carolinians could be paying for homeowners insurance in the coming years. That is in large part because of the risk of wildfires and other natural disasters. With Chris Edwards to discuss this further is North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey.

Some good news for those lovers of our state parks in Western North Carolina. Earlier this week South Mountains State Park in Burke County has partially reopened after being closed since last fall due to damage caused by Hurricane Helene. With Chris Edwards to talk more about this and other topics of note around our state parks is Brian Strong, Director of the North Carolina State Parks.

Since taking office in January, the North Carolina Attorney General has been tackling a number of items including some scams that have been going around recently. With Chris Edwards to discuss some of the work his office has been doing is North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson.

The NCAA Tournament officially gets underway with the First Four Games being played in Dayton, Ohio but in just a couple of days March Madness will return to our backyard as NC State will host the first and second rounds of the Men's Tournament at the Lenovo Center - this comes as Duke, NC State and North Carolina will all host the first and second rounds of the women's tournament as well. With Ch...

On Friday just hours before the Government was set to shutdown lawmakers on Capitol Hill, primarily in the Senate voted to keep the lights on across the federal government by passing a republican led house bill that funds the government for another six months. With Chris Edwards to discuss this and other topics of note is North Carolina 9th District Congressman Richard Hudson.

Later today, President Trump will participate in a conversation with Russian President Putin to discuss a truce in the war between Russia and Ukraine this comes as Israel has launched a deadly wave of airstrikes across Gaza ending the ceasefire between the two. With Chris Edwards to offer perspective on all of this is CBS News Military Analyst Jeff McCausland.

Did you know that one of North Carolina's favorite original drinks has its own festival? Coming up in May the Cheerwine Festival returns to Salisbury to celebrate this North Carolina tradition and with Chris Edwards to talk about the festival its history and all the greatness about Cheerwine is Joy Harper, Vice President of Marketing for the Cheerwine.

The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament is set as the field of 68 was announced on Sunday Night and the ACC gets four teams into the big dance with no real surprise Duke will be a #1 Seed while Clemson and Louisville also make the field and surprisingly to some, North Carolina was the last team into the Tournament, they will play Tuesday night in the First Four in Dayton, Ohio. With Chris Edwards to...

A video has gone viral of a man punching someone at the gate, Air India remind people not to flush clothes down the toilet, and airlines might be reducing capacity this summer. All these story's and more as Chris Edwards has his weekly conversation with Jay Ratliff.

After a week filled with the talk of tariffs, the rollercoaster of the stock market and even some talk of the R word, we are glad to have CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger with Chris Edwards to break it all down for us.

The Governor’s Highway Safety Program launched the St. Patrick’s Day “Booze It & Lose It” enforcement campaign earlier this week in an effort to help keep impaired drivers off the road. Now through March 17, motorists can expect an increase in the number of saturation patrols and driver checkpoints by law enforcement across the state. With Chris Edwards to talk more about the program and other...

A new story out in The Assembly profiles the new Senate Minority Leader Sydney Batch who was elected prior to this session taking over for longtime leader and former House Speaker Dan Blue. With Chris Edwards to talk more about the story and his reporting is Jeffrey Billman from the Assembly.

Following the deadly shooting at the Headingham Neighborhood, members of a North Carolina House Committee approved to move a bill ahead that would support family members of fallen first responders. The Gabe Torres Act honors the life of the Raleigh Police Officer who was one of five people killed in the mass shooting in October of 2022 in the Headingham Neighborhood. With Chris Edwards in studio t...