FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve officers, civilian rescue dehydrated hiker near Mount Lemmon, Arizona * FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. - Two Army Reserve officers and a civilian rescued a dehydrated hiker along a trail near Mount Lemmon in Coronado National Forest on July 26. Capt. Eric Adams and Capt. Jack Daily, Military Intelligence Captains Career Course students assigned to the 304th Military Intelligence Batta  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve Soldier ensures 1,500 'wounded' mannequins show up where needed at training exercise Global Medic * FORT McCOY, Wis. - It might sound like a scene from a zombie flick: hundreds of "bodies" sprawled across a battlefield, each gruesomely wounded on schedule. However, it's just another day at Global Medic - an annual full-spectrum training exercise where active-duty and Reserve c  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Aug. 19 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Can Amazon and Andean trees move to survive climate change? * A new study published today by Wake Forest University and an international team of scientists reveals that tree communities across the Amazon and Andes are not adapting quickly enough to climate change, with major implications for the future of tropical biodiversity and ecosystem services like climate regulation and pollination. The  more

BELLEVUE, Washington, Aug. 20 -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: * * * CCRKBA CELEBRATES PROGRESS IN NORTH CAROLINA ON PERMITLESS CARRY The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is happy to report there has been progress on drumming up support for a permitless carry veto override vote in the Tar Heel State. Last week the Committee sent letters to four key North Carolina lawmakers and urged them to support a veto ov  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 20 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy helps Florida communities prepare business and industrial sites to bring local investments * Duke Energy's Site Readiness Program has evaluated 60 sites, attracted 1,950 new jobs and $493 million in capital investment in Florida since the program began in 2013 * Six high-potential business and industrial sites were selected for the 2025 program * ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Duke Energy selecte  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. for Pregnancy Discrimination * Federal agency charges facility denied accommodation to and fired pregnant employee RALEIGH, N.C. - Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp., a Virginia-based corporation which operates a facility in Tarheel, North Carolina, violated federal law when it refused to provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee for pregnancy  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Global Medic 25-02: Testing medical readiness for large-scale combat operations * FORT McCOY, Wis. - More than 1,000 service members from across the Army, sister services, and allied nations converged here, from August 2, 2025, through August 15, 2025, for Global Medic 25-02, the Army's largest annual joint medical training exercise. The event brought together 19 rotational training unit  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Aug. 19 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Heat waves are here. Can tomatoes keep up? * While nothing says "summer" quite like the taste of a perfectly ripe tomato, excessive heat during the growing season can prevent tomato plants from bearing fruit. Gloria Muday, the Charles M. Allen Professor of Biology at Wake Forest University, studies tomatoes and how to make them more heat-resistant. Her research laboratory focuses on understand  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Aug. 18 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Labor unions, allies to address Tennessee Valley Authority board on Wednesday against TVA privatization * August 18, 2025 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, dan@appvoices.org KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- This Wednesday, Aug. 20, from 2-4 p.m., labor leaders from the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers and the Engineering Asso  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Aug. 19 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * More coal miner lives in jeopardy as silica safeguard delayed yet again * August 18, 2025 Contact Trey Pollard, trey@pollardcommunications.com, 202-904-9187 Coal industry's attempts to avoid accountability continue as black lung epidemic endures COAL COUNTRY -- Measures that prevent deadly silica dust exposure among coal miners are indefinitely delayed, as coal ind  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 20 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * How Chefs and Scientists Are Using Kombucha and Kimchi to Study Microbiology Scientists and chefs have collaborated on a new study that demonstrates how fermented foods can be used to drive participatory science projects that both engage the public and advance our understanding of microbial ecology. The study focused on working with food experts and the public to examine the m  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation * Maurice Hopkins, 32, of Mt. Holly, North Carolina, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan C. Rodriguez for the Western District of North Carolina today and pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights violation for threatening eight individuals with force because of their race, color, religion, and national origin. According to filed p  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Operation Patriot Press builds medical logistics readiness in Japan * SAGAMI SUPPLY DEPOT, Japan - U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 308th Medical Logistics Company, 145th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 2nd Medical Brigade, are enhancing their logistical readiness during Operation Patriot Press at Sagami Supply Depot, Japan. Operation Patriot Press is a large-scale, multi-component  more

LONG ISLAND CITY, New York, Aug. 19 [Category: BizMedia] -- Altice USA (formerly the Cablevision Systems) posted the following news release: * * * Optimum Prepares Network for Hurricane Erin * NORTH CAROLINA - Optimum has initiated its storm preparedness plan as Hurricane Erin's path approaches the eastern United States. Optimum operates in several markets where the storm is projected to produce heavy rainfall, including Greenville, Kinston, and New Bern, North Carolina. The network team w  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina posted the following news release: * * * Repeat Offender Busted with Cocaine, Marijuana, and Cash Gets Federal Time Alston Lamonte Parker, age 39, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after law enforcement executed two search warrants and located drugs, a firearm, and cash. "We appreciate the partnership with the Halifax County Sheriff and the ATF to get this Big Shark Bad Boy off th  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Aug. 19 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * South Fork Coal says it will liquidate rather than restructure in bankruptcy filing * August 19, 2025 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, dan@appvoices.org Wilmington, DE. -- Late last week, White Forest Resources, the parent company of South Fork Coal Company announced that its bankruptcy would end in liquidation rather than restructuring. South  more