FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * 100th Training Division welcomes new senior NCO * FORT KNOX, Ky. - The 100th Training Division (Leadership Development) welcomed their new senior noncommissioned officer, Command Sgt. Maj. Christian Davis, while also bidding a fond farewell to Command Sgt. Maj. Rogelio James in a change of responsibility ceremony Aug 8 at Haszard Auditorium at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Brig. Gen. Martin Jung,  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * 310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) units attend Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk * FORT POLK, La. - Of the units attending the Joint Readiness Training Center 25-10 cycle, the 497th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 751st Quartermaster Company, 454th Transportation Company, and the 410th Brigade Signal Corps are participating in the exercise from Aug. 5 through Sept.  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * 311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) G8 team conducts Road to Budget circulation * RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The 311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) G8 team, led by Mr. Steve Ortiz, Staff Operations and Training Officer, successfully conducted the annual Road to Budget circulations from August 4-22, 2025. As part of this effort, the G8 team visited the 304th Sustainment Brigade, 650  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12489) on Aug. 21, 2025, by senior research librarian Ben Leubsdorf: * * * Congressional District Geography Workbook (119th Congress): An Interactive Tool for Congressional Users This Insight accompanies the Congressional District Geography Workbook, a Microsoft Excel file that congressional users can download from CRS.gov. The workbook provides information about U.S. House dist  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ross Statement on Trump's NIH Cuts * Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision to allow Trump and his administration to cut nearly $800 million in grants for the National Institutes of Health (NIH): "The Supreme Court's decision to allow the Trump administration to slash nearly $800 million in  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (TNSFR) -- Cambrex High Point Inc., High Point, North Carolina, has put in a request with the U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration to be registered as a bulk manufacturer of oxymorphone and noroxymorphone. These are potent opioid substances. The application, submitted on July 18, 2025, specifies that the company intends to produce the drugs in bulk. This production would serve two purposes: for use as internal intermediates within its own operations and  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration is reviewing an application from Cambrex High Point Inc., North Carolina, seeking to import a controlled substance. The company has applied to be a registered importer of Poppy Straw Concentrate, a substance derived from the opium poppy plant that is used for research and development. This particular substance is categorized as a Schedule II controlled substance. This material is an important source o  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Cuts Red Tape for Commercial, Industrial Incinerators After Natural Disasters * Agency Follows Through on States' Request for Flexibility Regarding Effective, Life-Saving Debris Removal WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) to cut red tape on the temporary-use Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incine  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: * * * Additional $96 Million Approved to Support Helene Recovery ASHEVILLE, N.C. - FEMA continues to support the state of North Carolina as it leads community cleanup and restores infrastructure damaged by Tropical Storm Helene. In August alone, FEMA has obligated an additional $96 million for more than 200 state and local recovery projects. This funding help  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Florida Man Sentenced to Over Six Years for Witness Retaliation Assault * A Florida man was sentenced today to six years and 10 months in prison for assaulting an individual in retaliation for testimony that the victim provided during the assailant's trial for his involvement in a home invasion robbery scheme. "Instead of accepting responsibility for his criminal conduct that resulted in a 47-yea  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 22 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * La Division de Recursos Hidricos del NCDEQ celebrara una audiencia publica sobre el impacto en la calidad del agua de la ampliacion del gasoducto propuesta por Transco * La Division de Recursos Hidricos (DWR) del Departamento de Calidad Medioambiental de Carolina del Norte celebrara audiencias publicas los dias 2 y 4 de septiembre para aceptar comentarios del pu  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 22 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Marine Fisheries Commission adopts early shift in flounder allocation * The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission increased this year's flounder allocation for the recreational fishery at its business meeting this week, adopting Amendment 4 to the Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan. Amendment 4 expedites a 50/50 quota allocation shift between the commercial   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Addison McDowell, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * McDowell Introduces ALCATRAZ Act to Boost Detention Capacity * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Addison McDowell (NC-06) introduced the Accelerated Logistics and Coordination for Arresting, Transporting, and Removing Aliens Zones (ALCATRAZ) Act, legislation to support state-run detention facilities for illegal aliens by redirecting wasteful Biden-era spending. "Alligator Alcatra  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 22 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Precautionary water quality swimming advisory issued for ocean-side areas impacted by Hurricane Erin in Dare County along Cape Hatteras National Seashore * State recreational water quality officials today issued a precautionary advisory warning the public against swimming in ocean waters in and between the Villages of Rodanthe, Buxton and Hatteras along Highway   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 22 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * REMINDER: NCDEQ Division of Water Resources to hold public hearings on water quality impacts from Transco's proposed pipeline expansion * The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Water Resources (DWR) will hold public hearings on Sept. 2 and Sept. 4 in order to accept public comments on water quality impacts from Transcontinental Gas   more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Training for readiness: How 811th Hospital Center strengthened operations during Regional Medic * FORT DIX, N.J. - As Soldiers from across the U.S. Army Reserve converged for the annual Regional Medic exercise in July, units like the 811th Hospital Center, headquartered in Independence, Missouri, not only helped test the readiness of others -- they sharpened their own operational capabilit  more