FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve receives honor during regional baseball tournament * CAROL STREAM, Ill. - Col. Christopher Tung, assigned to the 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command's G3/Operations, was honored at the American Legion, Post 76, Great Lakes Regional Baseball Tournament, August 6, 2025, throwing in a ceremonial first pitch, along with Jim Zay, District 6, County Board for DuPage County, and Mayo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Cape Lookout Lighthouse Renovation Set to Begin HARKERS ISLAND, NC - Cape Lookout National Seashore is proud to announce the commencement of a major renovation project for the historic Cape Lookout Lighthouse, a treasured maritime beacon on the North Carolina coast. The comprehensive improvements, led by Stone and Lime Historic Restoration, Inc., will begin this month and i  more

RESTON, Virginia, Aug. 9 -- The First Responder Network Authority, an independent agency within the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration that oversees the nation's communications network dedicated to emergency responders and the public safety community, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2025: * * * FirstNet is Transforming Communications for First Responders in Alamance County, North Carolina Today, AT&T*, the National Telecommunications   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Congressman Pat Harrigan Pens Op-ed on 17 NDAA Wins that Strengthen America's Military * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C.-- In a new op-ed for RealClearDefense, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) details how he secured 17 amendments in this year's National Defense Authorization Act to close security gaps, modernize U.S. military capabilities, and strengthen support   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * IN THE STATES: Republican Senators Bring Home Higher Prices, Economic Chaos, and Health Care Cuts for August Recess * This August recess, Senate Republicans are returning to their home states with baggage that includes spiked costs, Medicaid cuts, and an economy in freefall - and they're feeling the heat from their constituents. From Alaska to Georgia, Iowa to Maine, Michigan to Nort  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 9 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: * * * Bernie Bro Roy Cooper? Bernie Sanders coming to North Carolina this weekend to campaign for Roy Cooper. Is Radical Roy going to show up, though? He should -- his record is indistinguishable from the Vermont Socialist. Taxes? Bernie voted against the One Big Beautiful Bill, which prevented the largest tax increase in American history. Cooper did one better: not only did he oppo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife posted the following news release: * * * New Red Wolf Pups Spark Celebration * The Red Wolf Recovery Program in North Carolina has confirmed the birth of four wild litters of Red Wolf pups on the Albemarle Peninsula, home to the only population of wild Red Wolves. "We are thrilled to hear of more Red Wolf pups born in North Carolina, and we join with FWS and the SAFE program partners in celebrating the announcement," s  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation (NCFB) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) expressing strong opposition to proposed revisions in the National Handbook of Conservation Practices. The latest revisions, particularly concerning Conservation Practice Standard (CPS) 359, Waste Treatment Lagoon, have raised several concerns regarding their implications for farmers. In the letter, the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Ross, Amo Lead 88 Democrats in Opposing Trump's Cuts to EPA Office Keeping Americans' Air Clean and Water Safe * House Science, Space, and Technology Energy Subcommittee Ranking Member Deborah Ross (D-NC) and House Science, Space, and Technology Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Gabe Amo (D-RI) led 88 of their colleagues in demanding answers as to why President Donald Trump and Environme  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 8 -- William Peace University issued the following news: * * * William Peace University Focuses on Belonging and Community-Building William Peace University is committed to fostering a greater sense of belonging for all students. As part of those efforts, on Thursday, August 7, Peace welcomed to campus Dr. Lisa Nunn, a nationally recognized expert in student belonging, success, and retention as well as workplace belonging. Nunn is a Professor of Sociology and ha  more