WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: A cadet flight commander for the North Carolina Wing's Hickory Composite has received not one, not two, but three service academy appointments, ultimately choosing the U.S. Coast Guard Academy as her next destination. Cadet 2nd Lt. Shaley Dunn also received appointments to the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, along with an alternate appointment to the U.S. Naval Aca  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 11 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Michael F. Easley Jr., issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: A Leland, North Carolina man, Joseph Alexander Casillas, was sentenced today to six months in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. On February 16, 2023, Casillas pleaded guilty to the charge. As part of the judgment, Casillas was also ordered to pay $92,734 in criminal restitution t  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 11 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Michael F. Easley Jr., issued the following news release: Abdul Sanderlin, 29, of Onslow County, was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine in multiple states. According to court documents, evidence presented in court, and other documents, the Onslow County Sheriff's Office received information that Sanderlin was involved in the distribution of narcotics between   more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on May 9, 2023: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.3 million grant to the city of Lexington, North Carolina, for infrastructure improvements to support business expansion and job creation. This grant will provide upgraded natural gas capacity at an industrial site necessary for t  more