WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Defense Secretary Renames Fort Liberty as Fort Bragg, Honoring WWII Soldier Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth yesterday signed a memorandum directing that Fort Liberty, North Carolina, be renamed to Fort Bragg. The new name honors Army Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, a native of Sabattus, Maine, who enlisted in July 1943 at age 23. He served during World War II with the 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Feb. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025: Jason Travis Shook, 42, of Conover, N.C., was sentenced today to 210 months in prison and five years of supervised release on drug and gun charges, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Jae W. Chung, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Atlanta Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Admi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Renames Fort Liberty to Fort Bragg While flying aboard a C-17 from Joint Base Andrews to Stuttgart on February 10, 2025, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum renaming Fort Liberty in North Carolina to Fort Bragg. The new name pays tribute to Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, a World War II hero who earned the Silver Star and Purple Heart for his exceptional courage dur  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Renames Fort Liberty to Fort Bragg While flying aboard a C-17 from Joint Base Andrews to Stuttgart on February 10, 2025, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum renaming Fort Liberty in North Carolina to Fort Bragg. The new name pays tribute to Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, a World War II hero who earned the Silver Star and Purple Heart for his exceptional courage dur  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2025: * * * Week in Review: Administrator Zeldin Visits Three Priority Disaster Recovery Sites in First Full Week on the Job WASHINGTON - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin's first full week on the job included visits to three priority disaster sites for the agency to survey recovery efforts: East Palestine (OH), Los Angeles (CA), and Western North Carolina  more