FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 15 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: WICHITA, Kan. - The 451st Expeditionary Sustainment Command (ESC) and special guests welcomed Command Sgt. Maj. Robert M. Stirling as the new command sergeant major for the organization during an Assumption of Responsibility ceremony held on Saturday, March 2, during the Training Year 2025 Yearly Training Brief. For the past few weeks, Master Sgt. Ricci Molina, functioned as the   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 16 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on March 15, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin released the following statement after co-leading a lawsuit on behalf of 24 state attorneys general and one state legislature in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit blocking emission standards set by the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): "The EPA's rule for emissions regulating the oil and  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 16 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on March 15, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement highlighting the work done by his office in 2023 on behalf of Arkansas consumers: "Last week was officially National Consumer Protection Week, but in my office, we place the highest priority on protecting Arkansas consumers every day of the year. I want to publicly praise the work done by my office's Public  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 15 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT JACKSON, S.C. - Career counselors, especially those for the Army Reserves, hold an important mission for the entire force. Counselors from across the Army attended Active Component to Reserve Component training at Fort Jackson, March 5-6. Maj. Gen. Gene J. LeBeouf, deputy commanding general for Army Reserve Command, opened the training by awarding two Soldiers for their wor  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on March 14, 2024: * * * Name of Product: System Sensor L-series low frequency Sounders and Strobes for residential apartments and commercial buildings Hazard: The sounders and strobes can malfunction and cause the fire alarm system to fail to alert consumers of a fire. Remedy: Replace Recall Date: March 14, 2024 Units: About 29,000 Consumer Contact: System Sensor at 800-736-7672 from 7 a.m. t  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 15 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. - In an informal setting of more than a dozen colleagues gathered in the U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hunter Liggett command headquarters building Garrison Commander Col. Stephen S. Trotter and Command Sgt. Maj. Eric Rupp presented Samantha Usrey of Resource Management with the first-pressed garrison challenge coin that she designed for the coin design compe  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 16 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 15, 2024: Governor Brian P. Kemp today congratulated Major General Richard "Dwayne" Wilson on his selection to become the Adjutant General of the Georgia National Guard, effective May 4, 2024. This follows Major General Thomas Carden's appointment to Deputy Commander of the United States Northern Command/Vice Commander of the United States Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command, at  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The FBI issued the following news release on March 15, 2024: The FBI Charlotte Field Office is pleased to announce "Beloved Haven" as the recipient of the 2023 Director's Community Leadership Award (DCLA) for North Carolina. Beloved Haven is a human trafficking victim support agency in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. FBI Charlotte Special Agent in Charge Robert M. DeWitt presented a certificate for the DCLA award to the agency's founder Tina Pennington on March 14 at th  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 16 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release on March 15, 2024: The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality is now accepting public comments on a draft Title V air quality permit for CTI of North Carolina, Inc. - Wilmington Terminal, an existing gasoline and fuel oil terminal at 1312 S. Front St., Wilmington in New Hanover County. This new permit, which does not include any operational ch  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 16 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources is now accepting public comment on the proposed list of streams, rivers, reservoirs and other water bodies in North Carolina considered to be "impaired," or that do not meet water quality standards, in 2024. The 2024 draft 303 (d) list, as well as other related documents, can be found on  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 16 -- The North Carolina Department of Public Safety issued the following news release: The N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) is seeking public comment on proposed amendments to action plans for the use of HUD Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery for Hurricane Florence and Community Development Block Grant-Mitigation funds. Proposed action plan amendments include changes to previously approved federally funded programs that support the   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 16 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on March 15, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond has filed a lawsuit against a sham cancer charity for deceiving generous donors who offered financial support to women battling cancer. In a complaint filed Monday in federal court, a 10-state coalition has joined the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleging that the Cancer Recovery Foundation International, also known as Women's   more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 15 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany - U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to 7th Mission Support Command - America's Army Reserve in Europe hosted an Army Combat Fitness Test along with other qualifying events at Panzer Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, Germany, March 10, 2024, to determine which Soldiers would receive one of the limited number of seats for U.S. Army Air Assault School. *** Origina  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 15 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: HOHENFELS, Germany - The weight of an injured comrade pressing against the netting of a litter, worn bandages accompanied by the constriction of a tourniquet, and three Soldiers pulling together to lift the casualty for quick evacuation - this was the scene during a 919th Ground Ambulance Company aid and litter exercise as part of Allied Spirit 24, while serving as U.S. Army Comb  more