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Why the ninebark shrub deserves a spot in your garden

WPTF StaffApr 29, 2025
Why the ninebark shrub deserves a spot in your garden

By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener How many of you have ever heard of the Ninebark shrub or Physocarpus opulifolius for those of you who like to get technical? I hadn’t until recently! Since then…

Remembering lives lost: Workers Memorial Day ceremony held in Raleigh

WPTF StaffApr 28, 2025
Remembering lives lost: Workers Memorial Day ceremony held in Raleigh

RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) – More than 100 North Carolinians who died last year while on the job were honored Monday during Workers Memorial Day events in Raleigh. Workers Memorial Day is observed annually across the…

High-Profile sports events score big for Raleigh economy

WPTF StaffApr 27, 2025
High-Profile sports events score big for Raleigh economy

RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) — It’s been a busy (and profitable) spring for sports in Raleigh. From March Madness to NHL playoff hockey, Raleigh has seen a flurry of major sports events this spring, bringing packed…

New psychiatry residency program aims to strengthen mental health care in North Carolina

WPTF StaffApr 25, 2025
New psychiatry residency program aims to strengthen mental health care in North Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) – A new initiative is working to broaden mental health services in Eastern North Carolina, focusing on rural areas and military families. But with a nationwide shortage of healthcare workers, how might…

Students and residents protest UNC’s coal plant over health and climate concerns

WPTF StaffApr 24, 2025
Students and residents protest UNC’s coal plant over health and climate concerns

RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) – Dozens of students and Chapel Hill residents gathered to protest the continued operation of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s campus co-generation plant, calling for an end to the…

Duke researchers investigate fungal growth after Hurricane Helene

WPTF StaffApr 22, 2025
Duke researchers investigate fungal growth after Hurricane Helene

RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) – Researchers from Duke University are conducting a study on fungal growth following Hurricane Helene in Black Mountain, North Carolina. The research involves collaboration between the Duke University School of Medicine, Pratt…