WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ross Statement on NC Republican Redistricting Power Grab * Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement on Republicans' corrupt redistricting plans: "For multiple election cycles, Republicans in North Carolina have used partisan gerrymandering to silence voters and manipulate their way into office. With this announcement, we have now reached a dec  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Despite Democrats' Government Shut Down, ICE Arrests Continue Over Holiday Weekend * Without pay, our law enforcement arrested the worst of the worst including child sex abusers, murderers, violent repeat offenders, and drug traffickers WASHINGTON - While the Democrats' government shutdown continues, they are not deterring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) law enforcement o  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 15 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2025: * * * Governor Stein, NCDHHS Announce More Than $6.5 Billion in Medical Debt Erased in North Carolina Governor Josh Stein and NC Health and Human Services Secretary Dev Sangvai announced today that through North Carolina's Medical Debt Relief Program, more than $6.5 billion in medical debt has been relieved for more than 2.5 million North Carolinia  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (TNSdok) -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission has scheduled public witness hearings regarding the "Joint Application of Duke Energy Carolinas LLC and Duke Energy Progress LLC to Engage in a Business Combination, Address Regulatory Conditions and Code of Conduct, and Request Accounting Order" (Dockets No. E-2, Sub 1383 and E-7, Sub 1332). This follows a joint application filed on Aug. 14, 2025, by Duke Energy Carolinas LLC, Greenville, South Carolina and Duke Energy Progr  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: * * * Operations Team Adds Emergency Services, sUAS Managers In a restructuring of Civil Air Patrol's National Headquarters Operations team, Chief Master Sgt. Mark Lahan -- a U.S. Army veteran with extensive small Unmanned Aircraft System and communications experience -- has been named as the organization's first national emergency services officer. "I am deeply humbled and extremely joy  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Vance-Granville Community College, Henderson, North Carolina, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing significant concerns regarding the proposed "Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement" (ACTS) survey outlined in the agency's August 15, 2025 Notice in the Federal Register. The college, serving a four-county area in North Carolina, emphasizes that the proposed survey's requirements would impose undue burdens on community  more