FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Nov. 12 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: BRICK, N.J. "The most enjoyable part of conducting oral history interviews is the 'ah-ha' moment, discovering a generational connection between myself and the subject," shared Stephen Harlan, command historian of the U.S. Army Reserve's 99th Readiness Division. Recently, Harlan was put in touch with retired Pvt. 1st Class Angelo Sciacca, a World War II veteran, to conduct an oral h  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: NOAA Fisheries scientists have traveled to South Florida multiple times a year for 15 years to study smalltooth sawfish. During these expeditions, the team spends several days capturing, tagging, and releasing sawfish to study their relative abundance, habitat use, and life history. This endangered species, once found from Texas to North Carolina, is now almost solely found in Florida waters.   more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Nov. 12 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico Personnel from the Fort Buchanan Training Support Center traveled to the west side of the island to train Soldiers assigned to the 77th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (CSSB) on how to operate the Mobile Marksmanship Training Simulator (MMTS) at the Army Reserve Center there, Oct 29 to Nov 3. Rafael Saldana was the lead instructor for the event. "We tr  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Nov. 12 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: Michael T. Hauser's story is one of dedication, leadership, and a deep sense of service to both his country and his community. Hailing from Cincinnati, Ohio, to his current role as an Army Reserve Ambassador, Hauser's career spans over four decades of extraordinary commitment to the U.S. Army, his family, and a broad range of philanthropic and civic organizations. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the ho  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024: A Florida man pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States and conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with a scheme to defraud insurance regulators and policyholders through a web of companies based in North Carolina, Bermuda, Malta, and elsewhere. According to court documents, from no later than 2016 through at least 2019, Greg Lindberg, 54,  more

NEW BERN, North Carolina, Nov. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: Joseph Lee, age 28, of Wilmington, was sentenced to 100 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, distribution of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in   more

NEW BERN, North Carolina, Nov. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: A Henderson man was sentenced to 138 months in prison for armed drug trafficking. On August 15, 2024, Cedric Neal pled guilty to possession with the intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and a quantity of cocaine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. According to court documents and other information presen  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Nov. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024: A Charlotte fentanyl distributor was sentenced to five years in prison today for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Demetrius Lamar Mattox, 39, was also ordered to serve three years under court supervision after he is r  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Nov. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024: A Florida man pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States and conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with a scheme to defraud insurance regulators and policyholders through a web of companies based in North Carolina, Bermuda, Malta, and elsewhere, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney  more

SAVANNAH, Georgia, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Savannah District issued the following news release: During a public meeting at the Fessenden Center in Buxton, North Carolina, Nov. 4, 2024, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, invited the attendees to take a survey to gauge interest in establishing a Restoration Advisory Board for the Buxton Naval Facility, a Formerly Used Defense Sites property located within Cape Hatteras National Seashore of North Carolina. To   more