WPTF Morning News

Laura Smith, meteorologist from CBS17 has updates on all the Tropical storms she has been watching these past few days. Along with a new storm, tropical storm herald. Luckily none of these storms should get near us, Laura Smith has all the details.

Sunday was National Radio Day, and the WPTF Morning Show is celebrating with throwback photos of everyone from early in their careers (you can check them out on the WPTF Facebook page). On the Roundtable, the crew discussed what brought them into the radio industry in the first place.

We had a beautiful comfortable weekend, now we have another hot start to the week. But it isn't just us, the whole country is experiencing this heat and its going to last a little longer. CBS17 Meteorologist Laura Smith joins us for your daily forecast, and to recap tropical storm Hilary that hit the east coast over the weekend and the tropical storms that are being watched in the Atlantic right n...

Today is "National Black Cat Appreciation Day." But it's also a good time to be reminded about the importance of having your cat -- or any other pet -- spayed or neutered. Lawanna from "Purr Partners" joined Rob Connett on the WPTF Morning Show to discuss how they, and other area shelters, are still needing people to adopt animals.

The Salvation Army of Wake County is hosting its back-to-school bash today, helping students with supplies. WPTF's Kristine Bellino talked with Sharmaine Joyner about that, and other upcoming events the organization is putting on.

This Saturday, WakeMed Soccer Park is being converted into a football field, for the inaugural U.S. Army "Be All You Can Be" Clash. Rob Connett talked with Mike Waddell, the organizer of this new high school football event.

Have you heard of Crepe Myrtle Bark Scale? It's slowly killing some trees and plants in our area. Joey Plutro from Advance Tree and Shrub talked about with Rob Connett on the WPTF Morning Show.

Many areas around the Triangle, especially Durham, are cleaning up from Tuesday's strong storms. CBS 17 Meteorologist Laura Smith recapped the severe weather with Rob Connett on the WPTF Morning Show.

Many areas around the Triangle, especially Durham, are cleaning up from Tuesday's strong storms. Nick Petro with the National Weather Service recapped the severe weather with Rob Connett on the WPTF Morning Show.

Claire Groves, founder of Creature Curiosities located here in the triangle. She is an expert in handling exotic animals, and focuses of helping teaching, kids as well as adults, proper animal husbandry. She even brought in a few friends of hers that we got to meet.

Yet another heat advisory today, with a heat index up to 115 most of the afternoon. It is crucial that you stay mindful and if you have to do anything outside please take breaks and stay hydrated, it is too humid for your sweat to evaporate and cool itself off. CBS17 Laura Smith has all the details what more of what you can do in order to combat this heat, and the upcoming storms.

Claire Groves, founder of Creature Curiosities located here in the triangle. She is an expert in handling exotic animals, and focuses of helping teaching, kids as well as adults, proper animal husbandry. She even brought in a few friends of hers that we got to meet.

Yet another hot day looking ahead for us with some storms. You may be wondering when will this heat end? CBS17 Meteorologist Laura Smith, is here with some good news about how it should start to finally start to cool a bit by the end of the week.

Over the weekend in Michigan, during an air show, two pilots had to eject from a plane right before it crashed. Aviation analyst Jay Ratliff discussed the details on that, and other airline headlines, this morning on WPTF.

If you have a child going off to college, it can be a big, different time of their lives -- and yours. And it can be challenging, even financially. CBS business expert Jill Schlesinger joined the WPTF Morning Show to share her tips and advice for college-bound kids and their families.

All this week has been national farmers market week. Monica Wood, manager of the state farmers market, joins us to discuss the importance of your local farmers market and how much more they have to offer other then fresh fruit and vegetables

NOAH, has released new data concerning this years hurricane season, and what we are going to expect in the next few months during these El Niño conditions we have been experiencing. CBS 17 meteorologist, Laura Smith, tells us what is expected this season.

Carl Wockner is a musician originally from Australia, now based in Nashville, Tennessee. Recently, performance videos of the "one-man band" have gone viral, including his version of "Time After Time" getting more than five million views on TikTok. Rob got a chance to sit down with Wockner and talk about his music career and how he has perfected the art of "looping."

Carl Wockner is a musician originally from Australia, now based in Nashville, Tennessee. Recently, performance videos of the "one-man band" have gone viral, including his version of "Time After Time" getting more than five million views on TikTok. Rob got a chance to sit down with Wockner and talk about his music career and how he has perfected the art of "looping."

Carl Wockner is a musician originally from Australia, now based in Nashville, Tennessee. Recently, performance videos of the "one-man band" have gone viral, including his version of "Time After Time" getting more than five million views on TikTok. Rob got a chance to sit down with Wockner and talk about his music career and how he has perfected the art of "looping."

What is your all-time favorite North Carolina sports moment? That was today's topic on the WPTF Morning Show "ROUNDTABLE."

The executive director of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, Trip Durham, previews their 60th class induction, and the ceremony that is taking place outside of Raleigh for the first time.

The North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame is located in Raleigh, but they're looking to expand across the state. Their executive director, Trip Durham, joined the WPTF studio this morning to explain how.

If you drive the 540 toll road around the Triangle, or any other toll road in North Carolina, the NC Turnpike Authority has been making online changes to make things easier for you. Angela Queenland from the NCTA joined the WPTF Morning Show to discuss those changes -- and talk about their college internship program.

More storms on the horizon today, thankfully shouldn't be as bad as it was earlier this week. CBS17 Meteorologist Laura Smith joins the WPTF morning show and tells us when we should expect these storms to hit and how long they should last, and what we should expect coming up this weekend.