DURHAM, North Carolina, May 3 -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: * * * 2025 Outdoor Track and Field Day One Recap Day one of the 2025 Outdoor Track and Field Championships kicked off Friday evening in Durham Memorial Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. On the men's side, Virginia Union leads the way with 49 total points with rival Virginia State in second with 43 points and Claflin rounding out the top three with 37 points. On the women's side, reign  more

BOONE, North Carolina, May 2 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * 2026 White House budget would hurt Appalachians' health and pocketbooks May 2, 2025 CONTACT Chelsea Barnes Director of Government Affairs and Strategy chelsea@appvoices.org 614-205-6424 Washington, D.C. - Today, President Donald Trump released an overview of his Fiscal Year 2026 budget proposal. It proposes to eliminate or drastically cut back services for man  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, May 2 -- The Center for Responsible Lending issued the following news release on May 1, 2025: * * * Abrupt End of VASP Program Leaves Veterans, Families at Risk of Home Loss Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase Program Provided 'Last Resort' for Veterans, Congress Must Act Quickly to Fill the Gap WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) dramatically increased the risk of foreclosure for tens of thousands of Veterans and their families. The VA di  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, May 2 -- The North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network issued the following news release on May 1, 2025: * * * North Carolina Town Responds to Duke Energy's Bid to Kill Climate Deception Lawsuit CARRBORO, N.C.-- Duke Energy Corporation is sidestepping detailed allegations about its role in a decades-long campaign to deceive the public about the dangers of fossil fuels, worsening the climate crisis and costing a North Carolina town millions of dollars in dama  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Thurgood Marshall College Fund posted the following news release: * * * Thurgood Marshall College Fund SOAR program to host 10 residential programs this summer The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Seeking, Observing and Achieving Results (SOAR) program will conduct 10 week-long residential programs this summer on the campuses of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and historically Black community colleges (HBCCs) in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississipp  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 2 -- William Peace University issued the following news: * * * William Peace University and NEAAAT Announce Guaranteed Admissions Agreement There's a new pipeline from Elizabeth City to downtown Raleigh. William Peace University and Northeast Academy for Aerospace and Advanced Technologies (NEAAAT) have entered into a new guaranteed admissions agreement designed to expand college access and support STEM education for students in northeastern North Carolina. The   more