CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Nov. 5 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2025: * * * Duke Energy Florida receives approval to lower customer bills beginning in March 2026 * Residential customers can anticipate an approximately $44 decrease for every 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity they use * Today, the Florida Public Service Commission approved Duke Energy Florida's request to lower customer bills beginning in March 2026, and as a result, residential customers can a  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 5 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2025: * * * SNAP Beneficiaries Will Receive Partial November Benefits As the federal government shutdown continues, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services received guidance from the United States Department of Agriculture to issue partial benefits for November to the nearly 1.4 million people who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assis  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 5 -- The North Carolina Department of Insurance issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2025: * * * Commissioner Causey, NC Chamber, Blue Cross NC tout new small business health plan Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey joined leaders from the NC Chamber and Blue Cross NC in announcing a new kind of health insurance policy available for many North Carolina small businesses during a news conference on Tuesday, Nov. 4. The new plan, the first of its kind in Nor  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 5 -- The North Carolina State Treasurer issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2025: * * * LGC Approves Over $370 Million in Affordable Housing, Retirement Home Financing Affordable housing remains a challenge in North Carolina, and the Local Government Commission (LGC) continues to fulfill its role in attacking the problem. Commission members approved financing requests today totaling just over $370 million for affordable housing and retirement home projec  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 4 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * NCDEQ Division of Water Resources to hold public hearings on draft environmental impact statement for Fuquay-Varina Interbasin Transfer request * The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission and North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources will hold public hearings on Dec. 4, 9 and 11 to hear public comment on the draft  more

BANNER ELK, North Carolina, Nov. 5 -- Lees-McRae College issued the following news on Nov. 3, 2025: * * * Reel Rock Climbing Film returns to Lees-McRae High Country Adventure Film and Speaker Series The Reel Rock Climbing Film returns to Lees-McRae for another season of the college's High Country Adventure Film and Speaker Series. The screening, which includes three world-premiere climbing films, will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 14 at the college's South Campus Amphitheater. This year'  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Nov. 5 -- The University of North Carolina-Asheville issued the following news on Nov. 4, 2025: * * * UNC Asheville Awards 7 Grants to Advance Research in Regional Recovery Supporting critical work in psychology, economics, and biology UNC Asheville's Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity Program (URCAP) announced seven new scholar award grants in excess of $11,000, to support groundbreaking research and creative work across disciplines. The grants, awarded to   more

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, Nov. 5 -- The University of North Carolina Wilmington campus issued the following news: * * * UNCW Researchers Produce Award-Winning Documentary By Sydney Bouchelle '19 A UNCW research expedition to Greenland is the focus of an award-winning feature documentary, A Map of the World in Time, which premiered on Friday, Oct. 24 at the Raw Science Film Festival in New York City. The film details the 2023 Baffin Bay Deglacial Experiment, known as BADEX, led by an inte  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Nov. 5 -- The University of North Carolina Charlotte campus issued the following news release: * * * Data Science Ph.D. program: Tackling research with societal impact Sijia Qian, new this fall to UNC Charlotte's School of Data Science, is blazing trails - in the classroom and her lab. For the University's inaugural cohort of students pursuing a Ph.D. in data science, Qian is teaching a research design course that is eliciting "aha moments" over the connection of   more

PEMBROKE, North Carolina, Nov. 5 -- The University of North Carolina-Pembroke issued the following news: * * * $1 Million Gift Launches Oxendine Scholars Program Oxendines Invest $1 Million to Launch Prestigious Scholars Program at UNC Pembroke By Chad Locklear UNC Pembroke alumni Ronnie and Tina Oxendine have committed $1 million to establish the Ronnie and Tina Oxendine Scholars Program. This prestigious and renewable scholarship provides full financial support to high-achieving students.  more