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

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard East District units prepare for Hurricane Erin * PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Crews around the Coast Guard's East District are preparing for the potential impacts of Hurricane Erin, Tuesday. Aircrews, cutters, boat crews, and command centers across the region are actively staging and preparing to respond to any potential impacts from the storm. Hurricane Erin is expected   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

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 20 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2025: * * * North Carolina's July Employment Figures Released The state's seasonally adjusted July 2025 unemployment rate was 3.7 percent, unchanged from June's revised rate. The national rate increased 0.1 of a percentage point to 4.2 percent. North Carolina's unemployment rate increased 0.1 of a percentage point from a year ago. The number of people employed increased  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The National Alliance for Care at Home and 58 home care, hospice, and palliative care organizations submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) urging the agency to withdraw its proposed 9% reduction to Medicare home health payment rates for Calendar Year 2026. The letter highlights significant concerns regarding the potential financial impact on home health agencies and the critical services they provide to Medicare beneficiarie  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

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Purity Healthcare Consulting PLLC founding member Stephanie M. Morgan submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposing that in-home, AI-enabled assessments, such as the company's PURITY Model, should be recognized as a reimbursable preventive service under a proposed diabetes prevention and health promotion program. The writer, a registered nurse with clinical specialties in diabetic foot care and wound prevention, stated that th  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 20 -- The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following statement on Aug. 19, 2025: * * * Statement from Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler on waiving of motor vehicle regulations to help farmers Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler released the following statement regarding Gov. Josh Stein's issuance of Executive Order No. 20 in preparation for Hurricane Erin and anticipated significant impacts. "North Carolina's far  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 19 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Water quality swimming advisories lifted for two sites in Dare County * State recreational water quality officials today lifted water quality swimming advisories at two sites in Dare County. The advisories were lifted because water testing shows that bacteria levels have dropped below the state's and Environmental Protection Agency's standards set for swimming  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * WORST OF THE WORST: ICE Arrests Gang Member with 24 Arrests and 16 Convictions * Other heinous criminal illegal aliens arrested included pedophiles and rapists WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Alejandro Lima-Ramirez, a 46-year-old criminal illegal alien from Mexico and member of the Florencia 13 Street gang.Lima-Ramirez has a criminal histo  more