FORT LIBERTY, North Carolina, March 9 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: By MaryTherese Griffin Retired Army Specialist JP Lane is very open about what happened to him in Afghanistan 13 years ago. "I was blown up by a 200-pound bomb while on a mission," he explained. "It was the first IED to penetrate an RG31 truck." The blast caused the combat engineer massive trauma, and he died twice. He started his recovery at the Joint Base San Antonio Soldier Recovery Unit. "I was in   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 9 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: Attorney General Kris Mayes this week joined a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general in sending a letter to Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) addressing the recent rise of Facebook and Instagram platform account takeovers by scammers and frauds. Account takeovers are when bad actors break into a user's account and change passwords, effectively hijacking the account and blocking out the rightful   more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration's efforts to strengthen maternal health, an estimated 691,000 Americans annually are now eligible for essential care for a full year after pregnancy. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced Utah's extension of comprehensive coverage for postpartum individu  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced Utah's extension of comprehensive coverage for postpartum individuals for a full 12 months through Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Today's announcement marks critical progress i  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 8 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following Regional Matters analysis on March 7, 2024, by Regional Economist Adam Scavette and Keith Waters: * * * Introduction With its unemployment rate reaching 1.9 percent in December 2023, Maryland has the tightest labor market in the country, which poses an ongoing hiring challenge for the state's employers. A key contributor to the tightness is the state's slow post-pandemic labor force recovery, especially i  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Secretary Buttigieg celebrates a $27 million grant going to the airport serving Charlotte, North Carolina U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Deputy Secretary Transportation Polly Trottenberg and Under Secretary of Transportation Carlos Monje made stops around the country over the past few weeks to celebrate nearly $1 billion to improve airport terminals. In total, as part of this year's   more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 9 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: SAN ANTONIO, Texas - The Army Reserve's Medical Readiness and Training Command, based here, presented "Lessons Learned from Ukraine" in the Dec. 14 video and phone-in conference for military medical professionals, part of MRTC's ongoing professional development program "MRTC Presents Operational Fluency." Col. Samuel L. Fricks, who traveled to Ukraine as a member of a Defense Department observation   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 9 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following executive order entitled "Executive Order No. 306": * * * EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 306 RESCINDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 223 WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina's postsecondary educational institutions have a longstanding tradition of competing in intercollegiate sports with great success; and WHEREAS, on July 1, 2021, the National Collegiate Athletic Association ("'NCAA") issued rules permitting, for the f  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 9 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced today its partnership with CHESS Health and Trillium Health Resources to provide critically needed support for North Carolinians working toward recovery from substance use disorders. Through this partnership, NCDHHS will make available CHESS Health's proven eRecovery program to help  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 9 -- The North Carolina Department of Insurance issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Change Healthcare experienced a cybersecurity event affecting its systems on February 21, 2024. Change Healthcare is not an insurer, but it is a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group. Because its systems are widely used by providers and insurers, the cybersecurity event has affected healthcare operations across the country. While the company has been taking steps to addr  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 9 -- The North Carolina Department of Public Safety issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: North Carolina Emergency Management (NCEM) has joined Durham, Orange and Wake counties to host the second emergency management experience like no other for young women in rising grades 9-12. While attending HERricane, students will learn about disaster response and public safety through field trips, training and disaster simulation exercises. "Last year's HERri  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 9 -- The North Carolina Department of Public Safety issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: The North Carolina Department of Public Safety on Monday welcomed public health practitioner Siarra Scott as deputy director of the Office of Violence Prevention. Scott is the second hire in an office established by Governor Roy Cooper in 2023 to help the state reduce violence and firearm misuse. "North Carolina is developing a public health approach to violenc  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, March 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: A federal jury in Asheville has convicted Keith Ryan Noles, 42, and Tina Jane Hill, 46, both of Marble, N.C., of trafficking methamphetamine and firearms offenses, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Ronnie Martinez, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in N  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 9 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. - First Army welcomed its brigade command team members and representatives of Reserve Component units to its headquarters to highlight key training opportunities for Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve units. Those opportunities, and the support First Army can offer throughout the deployment process, were highlighted during a Training Support and Synchronization Worki  more

FORT LIBERTY, North Carolina, March 9 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: By Keisha Frith Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jo Ann Tsuhako is a twenty-eight-year Army Reserve Soldier driven by fierce determination to prove anyone who doubts her ability wrong. She continues to grow stronger after a cancer diagnosis and is competing here in the Army Trials, March 1 - 8 and looking forward for the chance to represent Team Army at the 2024 DOD Warrior Games in Orlando Florida. "I love chal  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 9 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: ACCRA, Ghana - Military planners from the United States, Ghana, and 6 other nations recently wrapped up the final planning event in Accra for the Ghana portion of the upcoming exercise, African Lion 2024 or AL24, set to commence on May 1 and run through May 31st. African Lion is U.S. Africa Command's premier and largest annual, combined and joint exercise. This year's exercise will take place April   more