WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Adams, NC Democrats Introduce Legislation to Speed Up Hurricane Helene Recovery * WASHINGTON, DC Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) alongside Representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02). Valerie Foushee (NC-04), and Don Davis (NC-01) introduced the FEMA Administrative Reform Act which would help accelerate the flow of federal disaster recovery dollars to Western North Carolina in the more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Dec. 16 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Bank of America, a financial institution, posted the following news release: * * * Bank of America Declares Preferred Stock Dividends Payable in January and February 2026 * CHARLOTTE, NC - Bank of America Corporation today announced the Board of Directors has authorized regular cash dividends on the outstanding shares or depositary shares of the following series of preferred stock: Series of Preferred Stock Dividend pe more PR

CARY, North Carolina, Dec. 16 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- SAS Institute, a business analytics software and services provider, issued the following news release: * * * Banking's AI reckoning: 13 expert predictions for 2026 * The AI experiments are over. In 2026, banking enters a new phase - one where autonomous agents handle real customer requests, synthetic data threatens core repositories and trust becomes a measurable performance metric. The question is no longer whether AI will  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2025: * * * Today, Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, led a hearing titled Legislative Improvements to Public Safety Communications in the United States. "Important things like upgrading our 911 call centers, improvements to our wireless e more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2025: * * * Chairman Hudson Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Hearing on Public Safety Communications Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Votes to Protect Children from Trafficking and Exploitation * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted to pass H.R. 4371 (link is external), the Kayla Hamilton Act, legislation that strengthens federal safeguards for unaccompanied migrant children and reduces the risk they are released to traffickers, crimin more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Votes to Strengthen America's Power Grid and Prevent Unplanned Shutdowns * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted to pass H.R. 3632 (link is external), the Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025, legislation that improves transparency and planning across the electric grid by requiring advance notice before ma more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Dec. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina posted the following news release on Dec. 15, 2025: * * * Convicted Drug Trafficker Armed With Machinegun Is Sentenced To 21 Years In Prison ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Grey Alan Hester, 50, of Candler, N.C. was sentenced on Thursday, December 11, 2025, to 21 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release on drug and gun charges, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the W more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Dec. 17 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Duke ECE Students Present at Leading Semiconductor Conference PhD students Dylan Matthews and Sazzadur Rahman presented amorphous oxide semiconductor research at the IEEE IEDM conference. By Andrew Tie Two PhD students from the lab of Tania Roy, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, are putting Duke Engineering on the global semiconductor research map. Dylan more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Dec. 17 (TNSjou) -- Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment issued the following news: * * * Study Documents Potentially Hazardous Flame Retardants in Firefighter Gear The study, led by Heather Stapleton, is the first published research in the U.S. to investigate and document the use of these flame retardants in firefighter turnout gear, worn for protection on the job. * Some firefighter gear is manufactured with chemicals called brominated flame retardant more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks on Dec. 15, 2025, at a hearing on unleashing American energy, protecting livestock and preventing migrant crime: * * * Good afternoon, the Committee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. Today, the Rules Committee is convening to consider six separate measures: H.R. 845, H.R. 1366, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3 more PR

BOILING SPRINGS, North Carolina, Dec. 17 -- Gardner-Webb University issued the following news: * * * Gardner-Webb Launches Dual Enrollment for Eligible High School Juniors and Seniors Enroll Now for January 2026 Start; Offering Affordable College Credit and Campus Resources * Gardner-Webb University is pleased to announce Dual Enrollment opportunity for eligible high school juniors and seniors. These students can enroll in the same courses offered to GWU students, save money and earn colleg more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * House Passes Rep. Hudson's Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize the Congressional Award Program * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House of Representatives passed Congressman Richard Hudson's (NC-09) H.R. 860, the Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act, a bipartisan bill with Rep. Debbie Dingell (MI-12) to extend the Congressional Award Program through fiscal year 2028. "The Congressional Award  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks on Dec. 16, 2025, at a hearing to consider the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act (H.R. 6703), Do No Harm in Medicaid Act (H.R. 498) and Protect Children's Innocence Act (H.R. 3492) : * * * Good afternoon, the Committee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. Today, the Rules Committee is more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Dec. 16 -- North Carolina Central University issued the following news: * * * Leading the Next Era of Nursing Education: Our Vision for a Virtual Future * As one of the nation's leading historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), North Carolina Central University (NCCU) has always embraced our mission to prepare nurses not only for today's workforce, but for the healthcare landscape of tomorrow. Now, the institution is taking that commitment to the next leve more PR

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, Dec. 16 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news: * * * Martin Tanaka secures NCInnovation funding for new medical device * By Cam Adams Martin Tanaka, a professor of engineering and technology at Western Carolina University, has a knack for creating innovative gadgets as a biomedical engineer. He has two patents for medical devices: one to help with rotator cuff surgery and another for a surgical tool for nasal surgery. Now, thanks to funding f more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Dec. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina posted the following news release on Dec. 15, 2025: * * * Member Of Asheville Drug Distribution Ring Is Sentenced To Prison ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Charmaine Vapreece Fair, 32, of Asheville, was sentenced on Thursday, December 11, 2025, to 66 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S.  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 17 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Study Explores Role of Neutrophils in Canine Atopic Dermatitis A new study from North Carolina State University found that neutrophils - white blood cells that are a key part of the immune system - play a role in the early stages of atopic dermatitis flares in dogs. The work is a first step toward understanding the role that these immune cells may play in the early stages of a more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Dec. 17 -- The Center for Responsible Lending issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2025: * * * National Civil Rights and Economic Justice Groups Oppose CFPB Proposal to Weaken Small Business Lending Transparency Rule Washington, D.C. -- The Center for Responsible Lending (CRL), The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the League of United Latin American Citizens, Legal Defense Fund and National CAPACD -- National Coalition for Asian Pacific America more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * North Carolina's Pisgah National Forest Saved From Destructive Logging * ASHEVILLE, N.C. In a major victory for North Carolina's national forests, communities and endangered species, the U.S. Forest Service cancelled a logging operation in the Pisgah National Forest. That win prompted the Center for Biological Diversity, Southern Environmental Law Center and MountainTrue on more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Ross, NC Democrats Introduce Legislation to Speed Hurricane Helene Recovery * Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) introduced the FEMA Administrative Reform Act, which would help accelerate the flow of federal disaster recovery dollars to Western North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene by reducing red tape instituted by the Trump administration. This legislation is cosponsored by  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Budd, Fetterman Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Create First National Network of AI-Enabled, Automated Labs * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and John Fetterman (D-Pa.) introduced the National Programmable Cloud Laboratories Network Act to create a national network of six remotely accessible programmable cloud laboratories (PCLs) for academic research, led by the Nat more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Dec. 16 [Category: Sports] -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: * * * WEEK TWO CIAA INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES OF THE WEEK * Charlotte, NC (December 16, 2025) - Week Two of CIAA Indoor Track and Field continued to showcase high level performances as competition intensified across early season meets. The conference saw distance excellence and strong field event execution as athletes built momentum heading deeper into th more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina, Dec. 17 -- Methodist University issued the following news: * * * Why Choose Methodist University Cape Fear Valley Health School of Medicine? A Four-Part Series | Part 1: Patient Care Choosing a medical school is one of the most important decisions a future physician will make. Students seek a program that not only prepares them academically, but prepares them to become practice-ready clinicians capable of serving the needs of Southeastern North Carolina and beyo more PR