WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-131) on April 30, 2024: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&T North Carolina (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Inter  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, May 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Biloxi City Councilman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a Schedule I controlled substance. Robert Leon Deming, III, 47, pled guilty in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. According to court documents and information presented to the court, in 2019, Deming founded the Candy Shop, LLC to operate Candy Shop stores in Mississi  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, May 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Larry Edward Wood, 62, of Mount Airy, Georgia, was sentenced to 188 months in prison today for trafficking methamphetamine, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Wood was also ordered to serve five years under court supervision after he is released from prison. Robert J. Murphy, Special Agent  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, May 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: A major drug trafficker responsible for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine in and around Burke County was sentenced to 25 years in prison today, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. In addition to the prison term imposed, Gregory Travis Gowan, 53, of Morganton, N.C., was ordered  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57088) involving GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC, Wilmington, North Carolina: * * * Rep Org: Global Nuclear Fuel Licensee: GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC Region: 2 City: Wilmington State: NC License #: SNM-1097 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Ralph Hayes HQ OPS Officer: Adam Koziol Notification Date: 04/22/2024 Notification Time: 14:33 [ET] Event Date: 04/22/2024 Event   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on May 2, 2024, on the recent events on college campuses: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Q: Good morning. THE PRESIDENT: Before I head to North Carolina, I wanted to speak a few moments about what's going on on our college campuses here. We've all seen the images. And they put to the test two fundamental American principles. Excuse me. (Coughs.) The first is the right to free speech and for people to peacefully assemb  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: Around 10:00am, the bridge team of USS Stout overheard a bridge-to-bridge radio transmission from a cargo vessel off the coast of North Carolina hailing the Coast Guard for medical assistance for a civilian onboard who suffered an injury. Ready to answer the call, Stout quickly responded, setting a course to the vessel in distress while simultaneously preparing a small boat team with medical personnel to r  more

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, May 3 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a press gaggle on May 2, 2024, with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan while en route to Charlotte, North Carolina: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right, hi, everybody. I just got -- I just got a couple things at the top, and then I'll hand it over to the Administrator. So, as you all know, we're on our way to Charlotte, where the President will meet w  more