DURHAM, North Carolina, July 26 -- The American Association of Independent Professional Baseball issued the following news release: * * * Altherr Leads Cleburne to Five Big Wins, Explorers' Drury Goes Nine Shutout Innings Cleburne Railroaders outfielder Aaron Altherr and Sioux City Explorers starter Austin Drury won the American Association's Carbliss batter and pitcher of the week awards for the week ending 7/20, the league announced Monday. Altherr dominated at the plate in Cleburne's week more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSFR) -- 1EdTech Consortium Inc., Burlington, Massachusetts, has formally notified the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division about recent shifts in its membership. This filing extends the provisions of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 which limits the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specific circumstances. The consortium has added several new members. These include Aurora Public Schools of Aurora, Colorado; Unive more PR

BOONE, North Carolina, July 26 -- Appalachian State University issued the following news: * * * App State archaeology team discovers ancient campsite at Blackburn Vannoy Estate and Farm in Ashe County Dozens of site artifacts offer insight into early life in the High Country By Bret Yager BOONE, N.C. -- During an archaeological dig at Appalachian State University's Blackburn Vannoy Estate and Farm this summer, archaeologist Dr. Alice Wright carefully examined a sharpened piece of quartz --  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Independent Women's Voice, an organization that fights for policy solutions for women, posted the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Coalition of Women's Rights Advocates Urge the North Carolina Legislature to Override Governor Stein's Sex Definitions Veto This coalition includes athletes, doctors, parents, and civil rights groups united behind HB 805 to define sex in law and protect women's spaces * RALEIGH, NC -- A broad bipartisan coalition of advocates j more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Joins Cornyn, Colleagues in Introducing Bill to Hold Illegal Aliens Accountable for Committing Murder * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) joined Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) in introducing the Justice for Victims of Illegal Alien Murders Act, which would create a new federal offense for an illegal alien or deportable alien who commits murder in the United States. "Under t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Hudson Urges Action on Counterfeit Chinese Weight Loss Drugs Hurting Americans * WASHINGTON, D.C - Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-09) led a group of bipartisan House colleagues in sending a letter to FDA Commissioner Marty Makary urging immediate action against the rising threat of illegal, counterfeit anti-obesity medications entering the U.S. These counterfeit more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Tim Moore, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 25, 2025: * * * Congressman Tim Moore Introduces Legislation to Redirect Unspent IRS Funds to Border Security Measures Today, Congressman Tim Moore introduced the Securing Our Border Act to redirect unobligated Internal Revenue Service (IRS) funds toward border security measures. The funding was initially intended to hire 87,000 additional IRS enforcement agents. "Our southern border was left w more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, July 26 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on July 25, 2025: * * * Duke Energy Florida generates clean energy, customer savings with completion of Madison County solar site ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Today, Duke Energy Florida announced the completion of the Sundance Renewable Energy Center in Madison County. The solar site will generate 74.9 megawatts of clean energy that will be added to the electric grid, generating significant savings for the company's more PR

BOONE, North Carolina, July 25 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Experts say Dominion fails to prove reliability need for Chesterfield gas plant * Press release from the Southern Environmental Law Center, Appalachian Voices and Mother's Out Front For immediate release: July 25, 2025 Contact: Terah Boyd, SELC, Communications Manager (AL/GA) | 404-521-9900, tboyd@selc.org CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Today, on behalf of Appalachian Vo more PR

BANNER ELK, North Carolina, July 26 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 25, 2025: * * * Foxx Issues Warning to Columbia University Administrators Today, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding Columbia University's $200 million agreement with the Trump administration. "Last April, on the steps of Low Library at Columbia University, I stood alongside Speaker Johnson, several of my Republican colleagues, and Je more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 26 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: * * * Hosting JB Pritzker Shows NC Democrats Just Don't Get It The North Carolina Democratic Party's "Unity Dinner" on Saturday will be an event of who can out-radical the next speaker with luminaries such as future U.S. Senate loser Roy Cooper and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker taking the stage. The Pritzker Record in Illinois is what Democrats want here in North Carolina. Here's a few mor more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * NEW: Don Davis is the FIFTH most vulnerable Democrat * New rankings show out of touch Don Davis is the 5th most vulnerable Democrat in the House of Representatives. This is no surprise, as Davis is bankrolled by out-of-state, liberal elitists, he refused to stand up for female athletes, and he even voted to raise taxes and strip away hurricane relief from North Carolina families. "Out  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * North Carolina Mother Exposes High School's Anti-Woman Policies: Fights to Protect Her Daughters' Access Private Female-Only Spaces * ASHEVILLE, NC - A North Carolina mother is calling out her local high school after her teenage daughter was forced to share the girls' bathroom with a male. Independent Women Features (IW Features), the grassroots storytelling and original more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 26 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Building a high rise out of wood? Cross-laminated timber could make it possible * A new study finds that adopting cross-laminated timber as a primary construction material could have significant environmental benefits, from carbon storage to global reforestation and increased forest cover. Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is created by stacking multiple layers of timber and then more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Padilla Applaud Senate Judiciary Committee Passage of the TRACE Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) applauded the passage of the TRACE Act out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The TRACE Act is a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would require the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to include an additional category to the existing National M more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration to Release Remaining Withheld Education Funding Following Pressure from Adams, Colleagues * WASHINGTON, DC-- After illegally withholding $7 billion in education funding approved by Congress, officials within the Trump Administration have announced they will release the remaining funds. The restored funding comes after pressure led by Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (N more PR

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, July 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health issued the following news: * * * What anti-vaping messages do people share on social media? By Ethan Chupp Despite their marketing as a healthier alternative to cigarettes, e-cigarette use, or vaping, carries significant health risks. Vaping among youths is often initiated through social influence and curiosity. Every day, vaping is portrayed positively through marketing  more PR

PEMBROKE, North Carolina, July 26 -- The University of North Carolina-Pembroke issued the following news: * * * Computer Science Student Earns NASA Recognition for Cybersecurity Discovery NASA recently recognized a UNC Pembroke computer science student for his exceptional cybersecurity skills. Shirsendu Mondal received a formal letter of appreciation from the agency's Vulnerability Disclosure Program for identifying and responsibly reporting a security vulnerability in one of NASA's digital  more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 26 -- The Illinois Republican Party issued the following news: * * * Will Pritzker Finally Announce His Presidential Bid? CHICAGO -- This Saturday, JB Pritzker will travel to the Tar Heel State for the state's annual "unity dinner." Pritzker will use his prime speaking slot to try and woo North Carolina Democrat voters as he continues to pivot towards the 2028 Democrat primary. Pritzker is an old-pro at this shtick, considering how he's attempted to become the lead more PR