WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Airman Runs 2,977 Miles Honoring 9/11 Victims * At Fort Rucker, Alabama, Air Force Capt. Hanna Born trains the next generation of rotary-wing aviators in the TH-1H training helicopter. Outside the cockpit, she is leading a personal mission to honor the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks by running 2,977 miles -one mile for each person killed that day. Born, an instructor pilot assigned to the 23rd Flying Training Squadron, launched the effort o more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 10 -- The Alabama Secretary of State issued the following news on Sept. 9, 2026: * * * Secretary of State Wes Allen Announces Start of Absentee Voting in Alabama Wes Allen, Alabama's Secretary of State is reminding Alabama voters that absentee voting for the November 3, 2026 General Election begins today, Wednesday, September 9, 2026. County absentee election managers must receive mail-in absentee ballot applications by Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The deadline to return an absentee ballot application in person is  more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 9 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Pushes Federal Government to Strengthen 'Know Your Upstream Provider Rules' to Combat Illegal Robocalls * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird and a bipartisan coalition of 48 other attorneys general are urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Upstream Provider" (KYUP) requirements to prevent scammers from using the U.S. phone network to make illegal robocalls. KYUP r more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 9 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General McCuskey Pushes for stronger rules to combat illegal robocalls * Attorney General JB McCuskey and a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general are pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Upstream Provider" (KYUP) requirements to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. phone network to make illegal robocalls. KYUP rules require voice service providers to e more PR

AUBURN, Alabama, Sept. 9 -- Auburn University College of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Auburn Engineering researchers awarded $440K NSF grant * Machines can observe behavior, but they do not understand intentions. Bosen Lian, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, wants to change that. Lian is principal investigator on a three-year, $440,000 National Science Foundation-funded project, "Collaborative Research: Intentional Stance Learning of Belief Dynamics, Objectives, and Control Polic more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSFR) -- Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, intends to repatriate human remains representing one Native American individual to 12 Indian Tribes, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The remains were acquired by William Henry Shrawder before 1938, reportedly from an unknown location in Florida. Ball State Teachers College purchased the Shrawder Collection in 1938, and the collection was cataloged in 1953 as an "Indian skull from Florida," with no additional pro more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSFR) -- The Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama, intends to repatriate human remains representing three Native American individuals to 15 Indian Tribes, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The remains were disinterred from an unknown location, possibly in Alabama, before 1954 and acquired by the Birmingham Public Library. The library loaned them to the museum in 1954, and permanently transferred the collection to the museum in 1978. Collection records identified th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSFR) -- The Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama, intends to repatriate human remains representing one Native American individual to 15 Indian Tribes, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The remains were removed from an unknown location before 1969 by Samuel Fischer III, who donated them to the museum that year. Based on Fischer's collecting activities and the acquisition history, the museum determined the remains were likely removed from Northern Alabama. The muse more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSFR) -- The Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama, intends to repatriate human remains representing one Native American individual and 12 associated funerary objects to 12 Indian Tribes, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The remains were disinterred from Coosa County, Alabama, before 1961. Museum records state that the individual and objects were removed from the Wynn Plantation, property of the Wynn family, and donated to the museum in 1961. The 12 associated fun more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions June 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southwest Region * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $41.85 per hour in the South to $54.76 in the Northeast in June 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In the other two regions, hourly employer costs for employee compensation stood at $44.03 in the Midwest and $51.66 in the W more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard awards $45 million contract for Sector Jacksonville Annex waterfront repairs * WASHINGTON -The Coast Guard awarded a $45 million design-build-to-budget contract on Aug. 25, 2026, for major waterfront repairs at Sector Jacksonville Annex in Atlantic Beach, Florida. The contract, awarded to Brasfield & Gorrie of Birmingham, Alabama, will replace aging and storm-damaged infrastructure, improve flood resilience, and  more PR

SAN JOSE, California, Sept. 10 -- FICO, an analytics software company, issued the following news: * * * FICO Educational Analytics Challenge Returns for Fourth Year, Tasking Students with Building AI to Detect Cyber Attacks In partnership with the HBCU Data Science Consortium, the Analytics Challenge will return to Alabama A&M University, Dillard University, Morehouse College and Fayetteville State University this fall BOZEMAN, Mont. -- Global analytics software leader FICO (NYSE: FICO) announced its FICO Educational Analytics Challenge is  more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Sept. 9 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * First patient in UAB's new IGM injection service helps transform research for a rare disease * UAB's new Granulomatous Mastitis Steroid Injection Service reshapes the course of treatment and research with its first patient, Laterica Williams. Laterica Williams has always been a caregiver. She is the person who is always ready to help friends and family. Even her chosen profession as a hospice social worker reflects her character as a caregiver and gui more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest by Logmet LLC, Round Rock, Texas, challenging the award of an aviation maintenance contract to SkyQuest Aviation LLC, Glendale, Arizona, by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard. The contract, issued under a request for quotations, covers aircraft maintenance and aviation life support equipment maintenance and support services for Air Station Atlantic City in New Jersey, the Aviation Training Center in Mobile, Alabama, and Joint Base Andrews in Mar more ST

JACKSONVILLE, Alabama, Sept. 8 -- Jacksonville State University posted the following news: * * * Jax State Alumnus Honors Ketterers with International House Endowed Scholarship * #Gift recognizes couple's lasting impact on generations of International House students By Brett Buckner When Jacksonville State University (Jax State) alumnus Slava Katliarou was considering ways to give back to the place that shaped him, he immediately thought of the International House and the couple who gave so much to so many. The result is the Dr. John J.  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 9 -- Louisiana State University Shreveport campus posted the following news: * * * LSUS celebrating Constitution Day with three days of events * SHREVEPORT - George Washington is a common answer to the question of: "Who would you want to have dinner with, dead or alive?" Students from LSUS and local K-12 schools as well as community members have that chance in real life on Tuesday at the George Washington Day Lunch, which starts at 11 a.m. in the LSUS Ballroom. Tuesday's lunch is one of a series of events ove more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 10 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * AG Davenport: FCC Must Strengthen Due Diligence Rules in Effort to Combat Illegal Robocalls TRENTON - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport co-led a coalition of 49 attorneys general in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Upstream Provider" (KYUP) rules to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. communications network to make illegal robocalls. KYUP rules require "voice servi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2026: * * * Montgomery Interpretive Center to Host "Seven Sisters, Still, Sowing Seeds" Event A conversation about community growth rooted in civil rights MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail will host a free event on Oct. 13 entitled "Seven Sisters, Still, Sowing Seeds," featuring seven women involved in the civil rights movement: Rev. Dr. Viola B. Bradford, Ms. Doris Crenshaw, Ms. M more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Sept. 8 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * New Voice Scholarship Inspired by Knowing Students * Ask Laura Doss about students she has taught over the years in Samford University's School of the Arts, and she doesn't list accomplishments or awards. Instead, she talks about voices. "When I look back over the decades of teaching singers, I can hardly believe it has been so long," she said. "I can still recall each student and the sound of their voice." Those memories eventually inspired the cr more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 10 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * NOAA names Mississippi State University to host new Northern Gulf research institute Selection comes with up to $100 million award over five years - NOAA has selected Mississippi State University to host NOAA's Cooperative Institute in the Gulf of America (CINGA). The mission of this cooperative institute is to promote collaborative research with NOAA to build a comprehensive understanding of Gulf ecosystems, along with more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSFR) -- The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, intends to repatriate human remains representing 33 Native American individuals and five associated funerary objects to 10 Indian Tribes, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The remains and objects were removed from Texas archaeological site 41NU2 in Nueces County by George Woodbury in 1934 and donated to the museum by the Gila Pueblo Archaeological Foundation more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 9 [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 Financial Partners names West Alabama regional president * Firm taps longtime Tuscaloosa banking leader as growth continues in region TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Sept. 9, 2026 - Pinnacle Financial Partners has selected Wade Dailey as regional president for West Alabama, effective Aug. 31. Da more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Protect Our Care issued the following news: * * * STATEMENT: Trump Administration Lies to Alabamians After Gutting Rural Health Care Washington, D.C. -- The Trump administration recently announced misleading "rural health investments" in Alabama, conveniently leaving out any mention of the catastrophic health care cuts Donald Trump and Republicans made that have ravaged Alabama's health care system and left rural communities in the dust. Last year, Donald Trump and Republicans rammed through $1 trillion in cuts to Medi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSFR) -- The Putnam Museum and Science Center, Davenport, Iowa, intends to repatriate six associated funerary objects to five Native American tribes, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The objects include two funerary vessels, two shell tools, one lot of shell ornaments and one lot of pearl beads. Clarence B. Moore removed the vessels and shell tools from burial sites in Georgia during excavations between 1896 and 1904 and donated them to the museum. Warren K. Mo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSCrpt) -- America's Public Lands Leaders: Flagship Benchmark Report 2026 - A report from Trust for Public Land - September 2026 (18 pages) * * * Contents I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY II. INTRODUCTION--WHY STATE LEADERSHIP MATTERS III. FRAMEWORK AND MODELS OF SUCCESS--WHAT LEADERSHIP LOOKS LIKE IV. LOOKING AHEAD * * * I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Recent data confirms that Americans deeply value public land, and they believe we should continue investing in the people and agencies who steward our parks, trails, forests, and green  more ST

PIERRE, South Dakota, Sept. 10 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jackley Pushes Federal Government to Strengthen 'Know Your Upstream Provider Rules' to Combate Illegal Robocalls PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 48 other Attorneys General in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Upstream Provider" (KYUP) requirements to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. phone network to make illegal robo more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 9 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Poverty Law Center posted the following news: * * * SPLC Files Complaint Demanding Alabama Department of Transportation Release Shiloh Landowners From Restrictive Covenants * MONTGOMERY, Ala. -Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a complaint on behalf a group of Black landowners challenging the use of illegal and unconstitutional restrictive covenants by the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) in the community of Shiloh. The unlawful covenants, which  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 9 (TNSrpt) -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release: * * * States Are Leading the Way in Conservation and Outdoor Access, New Trust for Public Land Report Finds New Report: America's Public Lands Leaders highlights 11 states developing innovative approaches to expand outdoor access, strengthen outdoor economies, improve health and climate resilience, and advance partnerships with Tribes. - SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- States across the country are demonstrating new and effective ways to prote more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Sept. 8 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Summer Research Fellowship Connects Students Across Disciplines in Alzheimer's Research * For junior neuroscience and biology double major Anna Caroline Flaming and junior neuroscience major Harrison Bradford, summer research offered an opportunity to investigate one of the most challenging questions in neuroscience: Could the gut provide clues for treating Alzheimer's disease? Through the Samford Psychology and Neuroscience Summer Research Fellowsh more PR

ITASCA, Illinois, Sept. 9 [Category: Transportation] -- The National Safety Council posted the following news: * * * Traffic Fatalities Down Slightly in First Half of 2026, Preliminary NSC Analysis Shows * WASHINGTON, D.C. - An estimated 18,460 lives were lost in motor vehicle crashes during the first six months of 2026, according to preliminary analysis by the National Safety Council. This represents a 2% decrease from the revised count for the first half of 2025, as overall miles driven increased by 0.8% between January and June. The res more PR

TUSKEGEE, Alabama, Sept. 10 -- The Tuskegee University posted the following news: * * * Tuskegee University Launches Brimmer Executive Talks Series with Entrepreneur and Investor Carrington M. Carter Crystal Drake The Tuskegee University College of Business and Information Science recently launched the inaugural session of the Brimmer Executive Talks Series (BETS), a new initiative designed to bring accomplished business leaders and innovators to campus to inspire, educate, and engage the next generation of leaders. The first BETS event fe more PR

PLATTEVILLE, Wisconsin, Sept. 3 -- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville issued the following news release: * * * UW-Platteville named one of top 50 best rural colleges in new rankings UW-Platteville ranks among the top 50 rural colleges in the nation, according to Washington Monthly magazine's new Best Colleges for Rural America rankings. The magazine said it worked off a list of more than 1,000 rurally located schools identified by the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges' Rural-Serving Postsecondary Institutions project. Washingt more PR