WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corp.) issued the following news: * * * Amtrak Awarded Nearly $3B in USDOT Grants to Buy New Trains and Improve Service Nationwide * #These grants are critical to modernizing and upgrading America's state-supported and long-distance rail networks. WASHINGTON - Amid record ridership growth, Amtrak's New Era of Rail continues to advance following today's announcement by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Amtrak has been awarde  more

SALISBURY, North Carolina, Aug. 14 -- Catawba College posted the following news: * * * Catawba College's Solar Racing Team Goes the Distance, Earns National Sportsmanship Award * Students turn a challenging start into an unforgettable journey of innovation, teamwork, and service at the American Solar Challenge Catawba College arrived in Minnesota this summer ready to race a solar-powered car. By the time the team reached Amarillo, Texas, nearly two weeks later, its students had accomplished  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following document as part of its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (No. 31) on August 13, 2026, entitled "Southward Expansion of Ixodes scapularis (Blacklegged) Tick Pathogens -- Western North Carolina, November 2024-August 2025.": Here are excerpts: * * * Summary What is already known about this topic? Lyme disease, the most frequently reported   more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Aug. 14 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University posted the following news: * * * Former Aggie with Deep D1 Roots is A&T's New Athletics Director * Katreshia Louis-Verrett, currently deputy athletics director for the University of Alabama-Birmingham, joins A&T as its new athletics director on Sept. 1. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has chosen a familiar face to serve as its director of Intercollegiate Athletics in   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * GOLDEN AGE OF RAIL: Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces Massive $5.3 Billion Investment in Rail Safety Upgrades, New Amtrak Train Sets With Money Saved from California's Train to Nowhere * CINCINNATI, OH - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is investing $5.3 billion into rail projects across  more

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, Aug. 15 -- High Point University issued the following news release: * * * HPU Welcomes New Students to Campus for Welcome Week Traditions * High Point University(r) celebrated its newest students this weekend as hundreds of faculty, staff and student volunteers moved freshmen onto campus for the start of the 2026-27 academic year. As is tradition, student volunteers dressed in tie-dyed T-shirts swiftly unloaded vehicles and helped move new students into their res  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 15 -- Meredith College posted the following news: * * * New Students Get Warm Welcome at Meredith College * New students arrived at Meredith College on Saturday, August 15, 2026, to the College's traditional warm welcome, along with warm summer temperatures, at Main Campus Drive. Move-In Day at Meredith features a festive balloon arch and cheering student leaders, followed by a campus full of classmates, employees, and alumnae ready to welcome the newest membe  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 14 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * Trucking Industry Crowns 2026 National Truck Driving Champion * Aug 14, 2026Pittsburgh, PA - Today, the American Trucking Associations proclaimed Miguel Corral, a professional driver with UPS, the Bendix Grand Champion at the 2026 National Truck Driving & Step Van Championships. Corral, who resides in Indiana and secured his berth to nationals at the Illino  more

PEMBROKE, North Carolina, Aug. 15 -- The University of North Carolina-Pembroke posted the following news: * * * UNCP Welcomes Class of 2030 at New Student Convocation * Cornelia Oxendine had plenty of options for where to begin her college career. The Pembroke native was accepted to Clemson University, Duke University, N.C. State University, Coastal Carolina University and East Carolina University. When it came time to choose, however, the place she already knew well felt like the right pla  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Veterans Affairs Inspector General issued the following report (No. 25-04052-222) entitled "Healthcare Facility Inspection of the VA Asheville Health Care System in North Carolina." Here are excerpts: * * * The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) established the Healthcare Facility Inspection program to review Veterans Health Administration (VHA) medical facilities on an approximately three-year cycle. The OIG inspected the VA Asheville Health Care System  more