CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 25 [Category: Sports] -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: * * * 1,451 Student-Athletes Named to Spring 2025 CIAA Commissioner's Honor Roll * CHARLOTTE, NC (September 25, 2025) - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) recognizes 1,451 student-athletes who have been named to the Spring 2025 CIAA Commissioner's Honor Roll. This announcement, made today by Commissioner Jacqie McWilliams Parker, includes   more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 26 [Category: Sports] -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: * * * 2025 CIAA Football Week Four Preview * CHARLOTTE, N.C. (September 26, 2025) \- As the calendar turns to late September, the CIAA gridiron is only getting hotter. Week 4 kicks off with teams hungry to make their mark and inch closer to the top spot in the conference. Make sure to tune into the CIAA Network to catch all of Saturday's action: https://thec  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Asheville (North Carolina) Housing Authority has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requesting a reevaluation of the 2026 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for the Asheville HUD Metro FMR Area. This initiative, in collaboration with WNC Source, aims to support very low-income participants facing soaring rental costs in the region. In the letter, Asheville Housing indicated that approving their request would involve conduc  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Medicare Open Enrollment in North Carolina, 2026 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) offers seniors, people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and people with disabilities several insurance options, including Medicare Fee-for-Service, Medicare Advantage, and Medicare prescription drug plans. The   more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 26 [Category: Sports] -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: * * * CIAA Men's & Women's Cross Country Leaders Emerging Ahead of 2025 Championship * CHARLOTTE, N.C. (September 26, 2025) - The 2025 CIAA cross country season is off to a fast start on both the men's and women's sides, with standout individual performances and strong team showings building momentum toward the CIAA Cross Country Championship on October 23 at   more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 26 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy Florida announces $100,000 in grants for Pinellas County organizations supporting hurricane recovery * Each organization will receive $20,000 in recognition of the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene * In recognition of the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene, Duke Energy Florida, joined by several members of the Pinellas County legislative delegation, today announced $100,000 i  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Sept. 26 (TNSjou) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Mapping 'Dark' Regions of the Genome Illuminates How Cells Respond to Their Environment Previously unmapped sections of the genome explain how cells sense their mechanical environment and could open new paths for treating disease By Michaela Martinez Researchers at Duke University used CRISPR technologies to discover previously unannotated stretches of DNA in the 'dark g  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight issued the following information for a field hearing entitled "Victims of Violent Crime" at 10 a.m. on Sept. 29, 2025, at Charles R. Jonas Federal Building, Jury Assembly Room, Room 1303, 401 West Trade St. Charlotte, NC 28202: The field hearing will examine violent crime in Charlotte, North Carolina and the surrounding areas looking at repeat offenders and lenient pretrial release policies and decisions among others. WITNES  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Letter: Adams, Lawmakers Call on USDA to Reinstate Household Food Security Reports * WASHINGTON, DC-- Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), senior member of the House Agriculture Committee, along with Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02), Vice Ranking Member Shontel Brown (OH-11), Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Ranking Member Jahana Hayes (CT  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 27 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Stalling Stein: Governor Refuses To Sign Iryna's Law The N.C. General Assembly passed Iryna's Law over the span of three days of debate in Raleigh. The soft-on-crime policies championed by former Gov. Roy Cooper, current Gov. Josh Stein, and Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls have no place in North Carolina and must be eradicated. This legislation begins the work  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Ross and Ranking Member Raskin Lead Judiciary Democrats in Urging Chairman Jordan to Invite Epstein Survivors to Testify Before Judiciary Committee * Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, led Judiciary Democrats in sending a letter to Chairman Jim Jordan calling on him to allow survivors of convic  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 26 [Category: BizAerospace] -- American Airlines posted the following news: * * * Soaring Valor takes its final flight after a decade of honoring World War II veterans * A WWII veteran heads to the departure gate at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) for the final Soaring Valor flight. FORT WORTH, Texas -- Soaring Valor, a decade-long partnership between American Airlines, the Gary Sinise Foundation and the National WWII Museum, took its final flight on   more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Sept. 26 -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following wrapup, Newsworthy From the School of Medicine for Week of Sept. 19-25, 2025: * * * The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Friday, September 19, 2025. Healthy North Carolinians still need prescription for COVID-19 vaccine after CDC decisions (https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triangle-sandhills/ne  more

PANAMA CITY, Panama, Sept. 27 -- The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute issued the following news: * * * Who's AMI? Meet the STRI Arthropod Program's moth-identifying technology Through the power of machine learning, an insect photo booth could allow the Arthropod Lab to track all 4,000 moth species on BCI By Fern Alling Though it's my first time visiting, Barro Colorado Island feels like familiar territory. The oppressive humidity reminds me of North Carolina summers but with the carp  more