WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: * * * One North Carolina applicant selected to receive funding for 31 zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, along with infrastructure and workforce development projects, to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, and advance environmental justice * * * RALEIGH, N.C. - On December 11, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that The North Carolina Department of Pub more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: North Carolina farmers and ranch hands whose tools or equipment were damaged by Tropical Storm Helene may be eligible for disaster assistance. FEMA aid is available to replace disaster-damaged essential tools, supplies, equipment and items required for your job or self-employment. The deadline to apply is Jan. 7. Coverage For Tools and Equipment Family-owned f more PR

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: WAUKESHA, Wis. General Electric (GE) HealthCare started its partnership with the Army Reserve by establishing the Military Externship Program for Biomedical Equipment Specialists (68A) in 2011, training 215 Army Reserve Soldiers in 25 cohorts since the start of the program. During the ten-month training program, Army Reserve Soldiers receive one-on-one training and sponsorship from more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: A Wake Forest man was sentenced to 96 months in prison for dealing fentanyl in Raleigh. On September 23, 2024, Michael Anthony Weidner pled guilty two counts of distribution of a quantity of fentanyl. According to court documents and other information presented in court, Michael Weidner, 31, sold cocaine, and fentanyl and Adderall pills from October  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: Quentin Allen Jackson, 58, was sentenced to 84 months in prison and ordered to pay three million dollars in restitution. Jackson pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering with respect to the fraudulent proceeds Paycheck Protection Act ("PPP") COVID-19 loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration. "We in the Carolinas  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A North Carolina man was sentenced to prison today after he was previously convicted of assaulting law enforcement other offenses during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Brett Alan Rotel more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal to list the eastern hellbender as an endangered species throughout its range under the Endangered Species Act. Eastern hellbenders are found in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West  more PR