ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina partnered with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern and Middle Districts of North Carolina and the Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) in Asheville, to provide an informational session on The Americans with Disabilities Act and the Opioid Crisis: C  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: Michael Lamar Gaines, 40, of Akron, Ohio, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for trafficking methamphetamine and illegal possession of a firearm, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Bennie Mims, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Bure  more

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: Quavion Maurice Pickett, a/k/a "Q," a 30-year-old resident of Rock Hill, South Carolina has been sentenced to 324 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release, and a forfeiture of over $72,000, for trafficking fentanyl pills in the Fayetteville area which he manufactured in a makeshift lab in a laundry room. Pickett pled gu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * New report shows visitor spending supports 38,800 jobs in North Carolina * * * Raleigh, NC - The National Park service reports that 20.9 million visitors to national parks in North Carolina spent $2.6 billion in the state in 2023. That spending resulted in 38,800 jobs and had a cumulative benefit to the state economy of $4.1 billion. "I'm so proud that our par  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: The United States Army Reserve's Private Public Partnership Office (P3O) continues to expand its network of partners, bringing more internships, employment, and education opportunities to Soldiers, their dependents, and veterans. Featured Partners Frontline Healthcare Optimization The Medicus Firm Fleet Reconditioning Services Mass General Brigham Road Builders Multnomah County Sheriff Ramte  more