HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, March 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: A member of "Noir's Luxury Refunds" pled guilty today to participating in a fraud conspiracy, organized through the cloud-based messaging service Telegram, that targeted retailers across the country, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Carlton L. Peeples. Brian Nicklaus Buchan  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 19, 2024, entitled "County Employment and Wages in North Carolina - Third Quarter 2023": * * * Employment rose in 12 of the 14 largest counties in North Carolina from September 2022 to September 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,0  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-0543) on March 19, 2024, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2024": * * * Job openings rates increased in 6 states and decreased in 1 state on the last business day of January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates increased in 3 states and decreased in 2 states. Total separations rates increased in 3 states and decr  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR), U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (DHS CRCL), and the FEMA Office of Equal Rights (OER) has announced the successful completion of a language access compliance review of COVID-19 public health messaging in 19 states. This review i  more

CHERRYVILLE, North Carolina, March 20 -- Gaston County issued the following news: Next week, N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews will start a project to replace the bridge on Carol/Milo Neal roads over Gilliam Creek. Contractor R.E. Burns & Sons Co., Inc recently earned the $961,839 contract. The road is scheduled to close Monday, March 25 and remain closed through the end of October. During the project, a posted detour will take drivers along Mary's Grove and Mary's Grove Church  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: The Justice Department announced today that it has secured a settlement agreement with Printful Inc. (Printful), an on-demand printing and fulfillment company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The agreement resolves the department's determination that Printful violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by discriminating against a worker based on her citizenship status wh  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 20 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today asked Congressional leaders to give U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) approximately $300 million in funding to install equipment CBP already has to detect fentanyl in vehicles entering the United States. CBP has the equipment but cannot install it without additional funding. "I urge Congress to provide the funds to stop th  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 20 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein obtained a preliminary injunction against Canary General Contracting and Design and its operator Steven Sand and owner Khuneary Kim. This month, Attorney General Stein sued Canary for running an unlicensed general contracting business and defrauding homeowners in Charlotte. The injunction bars the defendants from performing or collectin  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 20 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Waste Management is accepting public comment on a draft Solid Waste Permit for a horizontal and vertical expansion at the Union County Construction and Demolition Debris Landfill. A public hearing is scheduled for April 3, 2024. The landfill, located at 2135 Austin Chaney Road in Win  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 19 -- Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Today, Lt. Governor Mark Robinson pressed the Biden Administration to be more forthcoming with answers regarding the recent arrest of a potential terrorist suspect in Gates County, North Carolina. Following the arrest of a suspect after an hours-long standoff in Eure, North Carolina last week, the Gates County Sheriff's office reported receiving notice from U.S. Im  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 20 -- The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources issued the following news release: The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is pleased to announce that 10 individual properties across the state have been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The following properties were reviewed by the North Carolina National Register Advisory Committee and subsequently nominated by the North Carolina State Historic Prese  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 18 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - For the first time, rare and never-before-seen artifacts from the U.S. Army Reserve, Airborne and Special Operations Museum, John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Museum, 82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum, and 503D Military Police Battalion (Airborne) are on display in a temporary exhibit open to the public called "Opening the Vaults: Treasures of the Fort   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 20 -- The Rhode Island Department of Education issued the following news release: Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green and the Rhode Island Department of Education are pleased to announce that Hannah Smith, a student at Warwick's Pilgrim High School, and Victoria Spradlin, a student at the Wheeler School, have been chosen as the two state delegates to attend the National Youth Science Camp (NYSCamp) in 2024. This prestigious honor recognizes the students' exceptio  more

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina, March 20 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune issued the following news: By Victoria Long, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) debuted their new Benefits Delivery at Discharge (BDD) Intake Site today during a ribbon cutting ceremony on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune. The new site, located in Building 316 on G Street, is home to representatives from the VA and veteran service organizations (VSO)   more