ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 30 [Category: National Defense] -- The Air and Space Forces Association posted the following news release: * * * Aerospace Education Council: September 2026 Update * #AFA Education Awards at the Field Awards Banquet We celebrated several presentations to outstanding individuals. Among them: our top individual honor of the Buck Buckwalter Distinguished Sustained Aerospace Education Award (DSEA), the AFA Thompson Mallett Teacher of the Year Awards, Outstanding AFJROTC Cadet of the Year, Outstanding AFJROTC Unit Lea more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 30 -- Air University posted the following news: * * * AFIT CE refreshes Air Force Civil Engineer basic civilian course, WMGT 100 * The Civil Engineer School (TCES) at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) is pleased to announce a recent update to their 'Air Force Civil Engineer Basic Civilian Course,' WMGT 100 available for enrollment today! Tailored specifically for Department of the Air Force (DAF) civilian personnel, this 18-hour, self-paced online course provides a foundational understanding of the Civ more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 30 -- Air University posted the following news: * * * Air University LEAP Scholars Embed with Marines to fuel Joint Operations * In modern joint and coalition warfare, operational synchronization depends as much on shared understanding as it does on shared firepower. During Exercise Freedom Shield, five Air University Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP) Scholars proved that linguistic agility and cultural fluency are vital combat tools, bridging critical operational gaps between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S.  more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Oct. 1 -- Alabama Attorney General Steve T. Marshall issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Marshall Announces Court of Criminal Appeals Upholds Capital Murder Conviction in Lee County September 30, 2026 (Montgomery, Ala) - Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the capital murder conviction of Marcus O'Keef Wigley, 40, of Lee County. Wigley was convicted in the Lee County Circuit Court on February 12, 2026. The evidence at trial showed that the  more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Sept. 29 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Annual Picnic Celebrates Community, Competition and Samford Pharmacy Tradition * Laughter, friendly competition and plenty of Samford University spirit filled the day as students, faculty and staff gathered for McWhorter School of Pharmacy's annual picnic. The longtime tradition gives the McWhorter community an opportunity to step away from the classroom, connect with classmates and colleagues, and enjoy time together. Students competed in a variet more PR

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve Soldiers help validate future medical systems at RTS-MED Fort Gordon * FORT GORDON, Ga. - Army Reserve medical Soldiers are helping shape the equipment and procedures future medical formations may use on the battlefield through validation and verification events at Regional Training Site-Medical Fort Gordon. From Sept. 14-25, 2026, RTS-MED Fort Gordon hosted the Temper Air-Supported Hospital Technical Manual validation and  more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Sept. 29 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Urges Congress to Fully Fund Supreme Court Security * Attorney General Clark joined a letter urging Congress to fully fund the U.S. Supreme Court's Fiscal Year 2027 security request, warning that threats against the Justices and their families have become a serious and escalating danger. In the bipartisan letter to congressional leaders, the attorneys general called for the resources necessary to protect th more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 30 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Joins Louisiana and Alabama in Suing 29 Defendants for Shipping Abortion Pills across State Lines * #Griffin: 'I am proud to defend Arkansas's pro-life laws through this action today' BATON ROUGE - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after he and the attorneys general of Louisiana and Alabama sued 29 defendants for shipping abortion pills into their respective states, in violatio more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 30 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Releases Statement on Supreme Court Shield Law Challenge * September 30, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to strike down New York's abortion shield law: "Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas are asking the Supreme Court to let them impose their abortion bans on N more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 1 (TNSletter) -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following letter with co-signers to the Congressional leadership: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 28, 2026 The Honorable Mike Johnson Speaker U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 - The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 - The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries Minority Leader U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 - The Honorable Chuck Schumer Minority Leader U more PR

TUSKEGEE, Alabama, Oct. 1 -- The Tuskegee University posted the following news: * * * Department of War Names Tuskegee University a Distinguished Military College Crystal Drake 30 September 2026 Tuskegee University is proud to announce it has been designated as a Distinguished Military College (DMC) by the Department of War. Tuskegee, one of five institutions announced today, becomes the nation's only Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to receive the prestigious designation. The historic milestone honors more than a century o more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 30 -- Mercer University posted the following news: * * * Faculty and Staff Notables | October 2026 * #Tift College of Education Karyn Allee, Ph.D., associate professor of elementary education, with Brittany Adams, Ph.D., of the University of Alabama, and Nance Wilson, Ph.D., of SUNY Cortland, co-authored the article "The Climb Model of Reading: A strategic framework for comprehension, metacognition, and classroom practice," published in the Early Childhood Education Journal. Allee was also quoted in the Education We more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Federal Communications Commission ruled on Sept. 28, 2026, to grant an Application for Review filed by DISH Network LLC, reversing a previous Media Bureau decision regarding broadcast carriage obligations. The ruling centers on CNZ Communications SE, LLC v. DISH Network L.L.C. (MB Docket No. 24-27). Under the ruling released September 29, 2026, television station WGBP-TV, licensed to Opelika, Alabama, may not demand mandatory satellite carriage across two complete television markets simultaneously. WGBP-TV was assi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL34209) on Sept. 18, 2026, entitled "Fishery Resource Disaster Assistance:" (Continue from Part 1 of 3) * * * Secretarial Disaster Determinations Since 1994, the Secretary of Commerce has made 144 different fishery disaster determinations, of which 130 were original determinations and 14 were continuations to existing determinations./86 Since fishery disaster assistance began, the Secretary has issued determinations valuing approximately  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL34209) on Sept. 18, 2026, entitled "Fishery Resource Disaster Assistance:" (Continue from Part 2 of 3) * * * Issues for Congress Commercial fisheries are strongly influenced by environmental conditions that affect the abundance and distribution of fishery resources and fishing infrastructure. Changes in these conditions often take place suddenly with little or no warning, such as in the cases of severe storms, oil spills, and harmful alga more PR

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command posted the following news: * * * FROM THE ARMY ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE: CAPACITY, PARTNERS AND THE COURAGE TO ACT * Every acquisition professional in this workforce has heard some version of the same message over the past year-we must move faster. That's true, but speed isn't something we create by shortening a briefing or asking a program office to work harder. We've changed structures, authorities, processes and organizations to give ourselves more room to move. The q more PR

DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 30 -- Sinclair Community College posted the following news release: * * * GE Aerospace Foundation to Give Nearly $500K to Sinclair for Workforce Training * Nearly $500,000 will be invested over the next year by GE Aerospace and the GE Aerospace Foundation at area training sites to support workforce efforts across southwest Ohio. In this area, about $300,000 of the money will go to Sinclair Community College to train welders at its Dayton campus and technicians at the school's Mason campus. About $130,000 at the Hobart  more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 30 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Ivey Announces Alabama Again Named Among Nation's Top 10 States for Doing Business * MONTGOMERY - Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced Alabama has again been named among the nation's top 10 states for doing business by Area Development magazine, continuing a streak of high rankings in the national publication's annual analysis. In the publication's 2026 Top States for Doing Business report, Alabama ranked No. 7 overall, an impro more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 30 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Ivey Keeps Rebuild Alabama Momentum Moving with $3.8 Million for Local Road Projects * MONTGOMERY - Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced that more than $3.8 million in state funding is being awarded to cities and counties for 13 road projects across Alabama, highlighting her ongoing commitment to enhancing Alabama's infrastructure. The grants are the final round of funding made available this year under the Alabama Department of more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 30 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Ivey Urges Public Awareness of Potential Dangers Associated with Kratom Products * MONTGOMERY - Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) are urging parents, young people and consumers to be aware of the potential dangers associated with kratom and products that may contain the substance. This reminder comes as national discussion on kratom heightens and as law enforcement continue their efforts to identify and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, released the following opening statement from a Sept. 16, 2026, hearing entitled "Who Gets the Scholarship? How the Global Shift in College Sports Affects Americans": * * * College athletics provide important opportunities for young people to get an education and start on a path to success in life. But those opportunities are limited. Each year, NCAA Division I and II schools award mor more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 30 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release: * * * Jackson Area Federal Credit Union Closes; Five Star Credit Union Assumes Members and Shares * #Accounts Remain Protected by Share Insurance Fund Alexandria, VA (September 30, 2026) -The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) today facilitated a partial purchase and assumption between Jackson Area Federal Credit Union in Jackson, Mississippi, and Five Star Credit Union in Dothan, Alabama. Five Star Credit Union immediat more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 30 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas Sue New York, California, and Massachusetts in the U.S. Supreme Court Over Abortion Shield Laws * BATON ROUGE, La. -Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced a multistate lawsuit in the United States Supreme Court challenging the abortion "shield laws" of New York, California, and Massachusetts. Joined by Alabama and Arkansas, Louisiana claims that the "shield laws" violate the Constitution and  more PR

AUBURN, Alabama, Sept. 30 -- Auburn University College of Engineering posted the following news: * * * M.S. in cybersecurity engineering program ranked 5th nationally * Auburn Engineering's Master of Science in Cybersecurity Engineering program offers advanced study in computer and network security, digital forensics, secure cloud computing and software reverse engineering, culminating in a required capstone project. It's also ranked among the nation's elite. Programs.com, a New York-based education platform that evaluates top cybersecuri more PR

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command posted the following news: * * * Mission First, People Always: ACC-Detroit Arsenal Celebrates Workforce Excellence and Looks Ahead to FY27 * DETROIT ARSENAL, Mich. -As the final contract awards of Fiscal Year 2026 are nearing completion across the enterprise, leadership at Army Contracting Command-Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) released an executive message honoring the dedicated civil servants and military personnel who power the center's mission. In an address marking th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Forests and Grasslands in Texas intends to repatriate human remains to the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. The remains represent one individual of Native American ancestry and were confiscated by Forest Service law enforcement during a traffic stop on the Angelina National Forest in Angelina County, Texas, on May 15, 2011. The remains were sent to the University of North Texas, Center for Human Identification, durin more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 [Category: Energy] -- The Edison Electric Institute issued the following news release: * * * New EEI Report Shows How Electric Companies Are Supporting Customers, Helping Families Manage Energy Costs * WASHINGTON (September 30, 2026) -The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) today released Powering Customer Savings: Helping Residential Customers Save on Energy Costs, a report showcasing how America's investor-owned electric companies are helping customers through bill assistance, energy-saving programs, and innovative afford more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 30 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Pinnacle Financial Partners, an asset regional bank that says it provides banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services, posted the following news release: * * * Pinnacle Equipment Finance Marks Five-Year Anniversary * Team has grown from its founding members to 39 experienced professionals and a $2.5 billion portfolio NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 30, 2026 - Pinnacle Financial Partners' Equipment Finance team marks its fifth anniversary in September, cel more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Army, Redstone Arsenal, intends to repatriate human remains to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Chickasaw Nation and Muscogee (Creek) Nation. The remains represent one individual of Native American ancestry and were identified in 2025 within a subsistence sample from site 1MA639 in Madison County, Alabama, during post-fieldwork processing. The Army determined that the four tribes have priority for disposition of the remains. The notice said the determinations are more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Sept. 29 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Samford Legacy League 2026 Fall Luncheon Celebrates an Abundance of Hope * On September 24, over 300 members and supporters of Samford University's Legacy League gathered at The Club in Birmingham for the organization's annual Fall Luncheon, celebrating a year of generosity and the ways hope continues to shape the lives of Samford students. The luncheon marked the beginning of Legacy League's second century of ministry and centered on the theme "Ab more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Sept. 29 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Samford School of Education Certificate Project Empowers Librarian to Enhance Her School's Library * Photo courtesy of Jake Cannon of Hoover City Schools When Jennifer Northrup began her action research project as part of Samford University Orlean Beeson School of Education's 18-hour Instructional Leadership Certificate, she wanted to answer a simple question: What would happen if students had a greater voice in shaping their school library? The  more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Sept. 29 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Samford Student Puts Classroom Learning into Practice at Hometown Hospital * This summer, Hagan Dietrich returned to the children's hospital that first inspired her career goal. This time, she was there as an intern, putting what she has learned as a human development and family science (HDFS) major at Samford University's Orlean Beeson School of Education into practice. Dietrich, a junior with a concentration in child life, interned at Niswonger C more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Dale W. Strong, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Strong meets with National Weather Service, Advocates for Next Generation Radar in North Alabama * WASHINGTON -Today, Representative Dale W. Strong, Vice Chair of the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Subcommittee, met with the National Weather Service (NWS) Director Ken Graham to discuss the agency's plans to modernize the weather radar system that serves North Alabama and the Tennessee Valley. "As a first responder, I know firstha more PR

TROY, Alabama, Sept. 30 -- Troy University issued the following news: * * * TROY researcher awarded $249K grant to develop drought-resilient materials from waste * Troy University researcher Dr. Aboulfaz Barati has received an approximately $249,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to explore how materials recovered from waste can be redesigned to help plants survive drought. The project, titled "Architected Tolerant Superabsorbent Platforms Derived from Heterogeneous Waste Streams for Water-Resilient Seedling Establishment," aim more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Trump EPA and Saraland Mayor Joe McDonald Highlight Significant Brownfield Investments in South Alabama * Saraland, Ala. (September 30, 2026) -U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 Administrator Kevin McOmber and City of Saraland Mayor Joe McDonald joined state and local officials today at The Land Sports and Recreation Complex to highlight more than $4 million in Brownfields funding. This investment includes $2.6 million to  more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Sept. 30 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAH puts autonomous drone technology to the test in final international NATO competition focused on disaster support SEP 30, 2026 Russ Nelson When disaster strikes and GPS communications and human access are compromised, autonomous drones could one day help find survivors and deliver lifesaving supplies. Researchers and students at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, are helping make that future  more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Oct. 1 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAH Regional Autism Network hosts acclaimed autism advocate Dr. Temple Grandin on Oct. 8 SEP 30, 2026 Ann Marie Martin Dr. Temple Grandin is a rock star in two different worlds: autism education and animal behavior. She will talk about the first during "Autism: The Way I See It - Advice from the Most Famous Person in the World with Autism" on Thursday, Oct. 8, at Charger Union Theater, 4705 Holmes Ave. N.W., on the campus of The University of Alabama i more PR

FLORENCE, Alabama, Sept. 30 -- The University of North Alabama posted the following news release: * * * UNA Social Work Professor Receives Grant to Study Licensure Outcomes * Michelle R. Eubanks, UNA, at meubanks@una.edu, 256.765.4392 FLORENCE, AL - Dr. April Viverette, an Assistant Professor of Social Work at the University of North Alabama, is the Principal Investigator of a $90,000 research grant awarded by the Association of Social Work Board (ASWB) to examine the disparities associated with social work licensing examinations. "As Pri more PR