BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 15 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * 'College GameDay' returns to Provo for first time since 2009 as BYU hosts Top-10 clash with Notre Dame * ESPN's College GameDay Built by The Home Depot heads to Provo, Utah, for the first time since 2009, setting up live on the lawn at Heritage Halls on BYU's campus on Saturday, October 17, ahead of the AP Top-10 showdown between the BYU Cougars and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The show airs from 9 a.m. - noon ET on more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 15 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * AG Sunday Takes Action to Ensure Sensitive Consumer Information is Protected in Character.AI Bankruptcy, Potential Sale * HARRISBURG - Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Pennsylvania is joining a coalition of state attorneys general in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc. -- the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI. The court filing regards sensitive consume more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 15 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Seeks Consumer Protections in Character.AI Bankruptcy * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today announced that Michigan is joining a coalition of state attorneys general in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc. (PDF), the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI. The court filing identifies serious concerns about the company's safety and priv more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM Announces December 2026 Sale of Oil and Gas Leases in Utah * SALT LAKE CITY - The Bureau of Land Management today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for Dec. 17, 2026, to offer 43 oil and gas parcels totaling 74,550 acres in Utah. The BLM completed scoping on these parcels in July 2026 and held a public comment period that closed in September 2026 on the parcels and the related environmental analysis. more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 15 -- Utah State University posted the following news: * * * Breaking Ground at ASPIRE: ASPIRE Studies Pavement Integrity With University of Texas at El Paso * Researchers at ASPIRE are not only looking at ways to build electrification up but also studying the ways it breaks down. The Utah Department of Transportation sent a truck equipped with a falling weight deflectometer to the research center on Sept. 23. In this effort with ASPIRE's team at the University of Texas at El Paso, researchers sought to test different pav more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 16 -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints issued the following news release: * * * President Oaks Calls for Peacemaking at G20 Interfaith Forum in Salt Lake City "We want to be part of your [peacemaking] efforts and invoke the Lord's blessings on all of us as we go forward," the prophet says 15 October 2026 President Dallin H. Oaks of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints welcomed religious leaders from around the world to Salt Lake City on Thursday, praising efforts to build peace and under more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert: * * * Name of Product: Blitz and Blitz 777 air rifles Hazard: The recalled air rifles can fire unexpectedly when releasing the bolt before the air rifle is fully cocked, posing a risk of serious injury or death from projectile hazard. Remedy: Replace Recall Date: October 15, 2026 Units: About 16,170 Consumer Contact: HatsanUSA toll-free at 877-750-3375 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, email at blitzrecall@hatsanusa.com or o more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * October 15, 2026 Curtis, Hickenlooper Celebrate Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Improve Snowpack Monitoring, Manage Drought U.S. Senators John Curtis (R-UT) and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) celebrated the Senate passage of their bipartisan bill, the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act, to help better predict and measure water supply to manage drought in the West. Despite the heavy precipitation Utah has seen in recent days, Utah, Colora more PR

NEWPORT, Rhode Island., Oct. 15 -- Salve Regina University posted the following news: * * * Explore ideas that are captivating our faculty at the fall lecture series * Lindsay Guarino, Shelly Nicholas and Crosby Modrowski share what they're working on in the McKillop Library Faculty Lecture Series. By student writer Ava Ayotte '27 Is album versioning ethical? What can we do to better protect the mental health of children in the welfare system? How can we mend the rift between jazz music and jazz dance? These are some of the questions our  more PR

ST. GEORGE, Utah, Oct. 15 -- Utah Tech University posted the following news: * * * From Southern Utah to Outer Space: Utah Tech University invites community to experience liftoff with an astronaut * Utah Tech University is helping launch Hard Tech Week, a statewide celebration of innovation and advanced technology, by welcoming retired NASA astronaut Steve Swanson to campus for an out-of-this-world astronaut talk. Swanson will speak as part of the Liftoff: Red Rock to Red Planet event, which celebrates aerospace in Southern Utah. The festi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Arrests Five-Time Deported Felon During Traffic Stop in California * Every day, ICE law enforcement is hard at work keeping criminals off American streets WASHINGTON -- The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested a previously-deported illegal  more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, Oct. 15 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * ISU America 250 Speaker Series * As part of ISU's 125th Anniversary and the America 250 celebration, the University will host three additional speakers in the coming weeks for important and timely discussions with participants. Thursday, October 22 | 6 p.m. | ICCU Bengal Alumni Center Hosted by the Idaho Civic Hope Project along with ISU, Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane will present Elections in Idaho: What Every Voter Should Know. Friday, October  more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 15 -- Utah State University posted the following news: * * * Lifelong Aggies Invest $4.5 Million in Future of Utah State Athletics * Duane and Marci Shaw and Brian and Natalie Broadbent make joint commitment to support student-athletes and help Aggie Athletics compete in a new era. By Maren Aller | Duane Shaw likes to say he was "born an Aggie." Growing up just below the Utah State University campus in Logan, Duane could stand outside and see the A on the hillside. His father was a devoted Aggie fan, and Duane started a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 [Category: Transportation] -- The National Business Aviation Association posted the following news release: * * * NBAA Announces 8 Scholarships Awarded at 2026 NBAA-BACE Washington, DC, Oct. 15, 2026 - The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), through NBAA Charities, offers a wide range of scholarships that support young people seeking careers in business aviation. At the NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), 19 students will be receiving the following awards: Al Conklin and Bill de Decker  more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Oct. 15 -- Sam Houston State University posted the following news: * * * No. 1 in the World: Bearkat Bradlee Miller Sets PRCA Regular-Season Earnings Record * Sam Houston State University student and Huntsville native Bradlee Miller has reached the top of professional rodeo, finishing the 2026 regular season as the No. 1 bareback rider in the world and setting a new Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) record for regular-season earnings in his event. Miller earned $303,911 during the 2026 regular season, surpass more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 16 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news: * * * Bang for the buck: Bus systems should prioritize serving transit-dependent riders With limited resources and unmet needs, transit agencies need to become more creative in their service. Raine Cox Transportation Policy Analyst October 15, 2026 For someone without reliable access to a car, a bus that comes once an hour is not merely inconvenient; it can limit their ability to live a full and independent life. Transit systems should prioritize dependa more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The Small Business Administration Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Offers Relief to Arizona Small Businesses, Private Nonprofits Affected by Flash Flooding at Grand Canyon National Park * WASHINGTON -- TheU.S. Small Business Administration announced low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to small businesses and private nonprofit organizations in Arizona to offset economic losses caused by flash flooding at the Grand Canyon National Park occurring Aug. 29 - Sept. more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 15 -- Utah State University posted the following news: * * * Special Education Alumna Shares Love of Photography at Lyndsley Wilkerson Gallery * A new photography exhibition by an Aggie alum will open to the public on Utah State University's Logan campus on Oct. 19. "Through the Lens" features the works of Judy Silker, alumna from the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling, and will be on exhibit in the Lyndsley Wilkerson Gallery. The gallery is located on the first floor in the Sorenson Center for  more PR

IRVING, Texas, Oct. 15 [Category: BizMedia] -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: * * * The CW Network Sets Broadcast Schedule for 2026-27 Men's and Women's College Basketball * Network to Broadcast 130 Men's and Women's Games Across the ACC, Mountain West and Pac-12 Conferences Men's Basketball Coverage Includes the Inaugural Caesars Lake Tahoe Tipoff Classic on Sunday, November 8, Featuring Houston vs. California and USC vs. Wichita State "CW Courtside Wednesday" Brings Men's Colle more PR

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Oct. 15 -- Saint Mary's University posted the following news: * * * The Engineer, the Professor and the Salesman * How Saint Mary's University gave birth to the Novastorms AI success story It sounds like a joke setup: "An engineer, a professor and a salesman walk into an AI company. What happens next is unreal!" But it's real: after just 18 months in business and a few pivots, Novastorms Data Analytics has landed a 3-year, seven-figure deal with Dubai-based AI software company Qorellian. So where does the story star more PR

MOSCOW, Idaho, Oct. 14 -- The University of Idaho posted the following news release: * * * U of I student builds durable fence sign business * Tyler Christner can adapt. As a child, he sold beach glass, berries and homemade survival bracelets to tourists in rain-soaked Southeast Alaska. After his family moved to Eagle, he worked as a teenage ranch hand on southern Idaho's arid Snake River Plain. Now a University of Idaho junior earning a bachelor's degree in natural resources enterprise management from the College of Natural Resources and more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 15 -- Utah State University posted the following news: * * * USU Extension Launches New Course to Help Young Workers Build Durable Skills * Communication, teamwork, and problem-solving are becoming some of the most valuable skills a young worker can bring to the job. The USU Extension Center for Rural Economic Development & Emerging Technologies (CREDET) recently launched Durable Skills for Workplace Excellence, a new online course that helps teenagers and young adults build the people skills employers look for most. Cre more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 15 -- Utah State University posted the following news: * * * USU Moab Provides Hub for Community Engagement, Events * As the hometown university for Grand County, Utah State University Moab prioritizes community engagement. Since the beginning of the year, the campus has hosted more than 160 events, bringing people of all ages and backgrounds together to learn, connect, and experience what USU Moab has to offer. Community events are an important part of USU Moab's role. The campus aims to be more than a place where people more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Oct. 15 (TNSjou) -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * African oryx may spread through much of Southwest Gemsbok were introduced to the New Mexico beginning in the 1960s October 14, 2026 African antelopes introduced to New Mexico in the 1960s and 1970s as a game species will likely spread through much of the U.S. Southwest by the end of the century. Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) are originally native to southern Africa. Accustomed to arid conditions in their home conti more PR