CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, May 23 -- The U.S. Army Cadet Command issued the following news: By Walter T. Ham IV A U.S. Army chaplain administered the oath of office to his son during the ROTC commissioning ceremony at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, May 13, 2023. Lt. Col. Daniel D. Kang welcomed his son 2nd Lt. Steven Shinyoung Kang into the U.S. Army officer ranks during the ceremony. Lt. Col. Kang is the command chaplain for the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nucl  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Michael F. Easley Jr., issued the following news release on May 22, 2023: U.S. Attorney Michael Easley, along with federal and local law enforcement, provided information related to ongoing and coordinated efforts to target drug distribution in Sampson and Duplin Counties. Last week, a joint operation took place with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Drug Enforcement  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Michael F. Easley Jr., issued the following news release on May 22, 2023: A former Fuquay-Varina nurse was sentenced today to 48 months in prison and three years of supervised release for tampering with painkillers intended for surgery patients. On March 9, 2022, Melissa Elizabeth Chacona pled guilty to the charges. "Surgical patients trust healthcare providers to give them the medicines they need.  more

NEW BERN, North Carolina, May 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Michael F. Easley Jr., issued the following news release on May 22, 2023: Veshon Lendell Shaw, aka "Play Maker", 29, of Wilmington, was sentenced to 120 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a felon and possession with intent to distribute MDMA (Ecstasy) and marijuana. He pled guilty to the charges on February 13, 2022. "This defendant led law enforcement on a high-speed chase and crashe  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 23 -- The U.S. Postal Service issued the following news release: Postmaster General and CEO Louis DeJoy welcomed 3,500 attendees to the 2023 National Postal Forum in Charlotte. In his keynote address to the annual convention of the mailing and shipping industry, DeJoy extoled the progress the Postal Service is making under its 10-year Delivering for America plan and how the agency's immediate priorities will better position the Postal Service and its customers for  more

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB, North Carolina, May 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (4th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal, 4th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Team Seymour hosted the Wings Over Wayne Air Show and Science and Technology Expo May 20-21, 2023, here. The air show returned to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, after a five-year hiatus. This year's theme "First in Flight, First to Fight," honored North Carolina's an  more