SAVANNAH, Georgia, May 11 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Savannah District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, in coordination with the Dare County Board of Commissioners, would like to invite the Buxton community to a public meeting Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at 6 p.m. in the Fessenden Center, located at 46830 North Carolina Highway 12, Buxton, North Carolina. Col. Ron Sturgeon, Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District commander, welcomes  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, May 10 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT LIBERTY, N.C. - Chief Warrant Officer 5 LaShon P. White became the ninth command chief warrant officer of the United States Army Reserve in an assumption of responsibility ceremony held at command headquarters at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, on May 3, 2024. White becomes the first Black command chief warrant officer in the history of the U.S. Army Reserve Command. "The warran  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, May 10 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT BUCHANAN, Puerto Rico - On May 2, service members, families, civilians, and veterans gathered at the installation's community club to celebrate the Joint National Day of Prayer. The event was organized by Chaplain (Maj) Joseph F. Okpe, Fort Buchanan chaplain, in conjunction with chaplains from the National Guard, the Army Reserve, the Coast Guard, and other Armed Services. Na  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, May 10 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT BUCHANAN, Puerto Rico - Leaders and staff members conducted a tabletop exercise on May 1 at the Puerto Rico National Guard compound to coordinate the response of the only United States Army installation on the island and the Caribbean, using as a scenario the possible impact of a category five hurricane. The event, which was shared virtually with Department of Defense agencie  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release: The U.S. Attorney's office for the Western District of North Carolina joined the Justice Department, FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), and other federal law enforcement agencies to announce the completion of the Money Mule Initiative, an annual campaign to identify, disrupt, and criminally prosecute networks of individuals who transmit fun  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: Reginald Webb, a 33-year-old resident of Garner, has been sentenced to 198 months in prison for distributing heroin and fentanyl in the Raleigh area. On April 11, 2017, Webb was the source of the fentanyl distributed to a 22-year-old woman who overdosed and died. Webb pled guilty on January 5, 2024. Webb's co-defendant in this case, as well as an addit  more

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, May 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: A Rocky Mount man was sentenced today to the statutory maximum of 180 months in prison for possessing a firearm as a felon and for shooting at Rocky Mount Police Department (RMPD) officers who were attempting to apprehend him. On November 8, 2023, Antonio Maurice Wilkins, Sr., pled guilty to the charge. "Law enforcement officers are being shot in t  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, May 10 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. - Army couples from Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL) and Parks Reserve Forces Training Area (PRFTA) spent a day and half in April 2024 learning how to better understand emotions and relational needs, control conflict and shape positive and loving bonds at the Great Wolf Lodge, Manteca, California. The 'Creating Connections' event is part of the Army Chief of Cha  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, May 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: BENNETT ABABIO of Maryland pled guilty today to one-count of conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States related to a scheme to file fraudulent loan applications seeking approximately $3.6 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans that the Small Business Administration (SBA) guaranteed under the Coronavi  more