WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release: * * * AmeriCorps awards Wake Forest University a Public Health AmeriCorps grant to support efforts in North Carolina * * * WINSTON SALEM, NC-- AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, announced more than $200,000 in federal funding to Wake Forest University, a Public Health AmeriCorps grantee. The grant award will support the service of approximately 15 Public Health AmeriCorps members who will   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Raleigh, N.C. A Disaster Recovery Center will open Thursday, Oct. 10 in Asheville (Buncombe County) to assist North Carolina survivors who experienced losses from Helene. The Buncombe County center is located at: A.C. Reynolds High School1 Rocket Dr.Asheville, NC 28803Open: 8 a.m. 7 p.m., Monday through Sunday A Disaster Recovery Center is a one-stop shop w  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: RENO, Nev. Victra, the business name of ABC Phones of North Carolina and a nationwide retailer of Verizon mobile devices, violated federal law when it denied a worker's request to leave new hire training early for an urgent medical evaluation related to her pregnancy and rescinded her job offer instead, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina posted the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: The Justice Department announced today that it has secured a settlement agreement with the City of Durham (City), North Carolina, to resolve the department's claim that the hiring process for firefighters in the Durham Fire Department (DFD) violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Specifically, the department alleges that the City's fire departmen  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: On Saturday, October 5th, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced $32 million for the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) and $100 million for the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) from the Quick Release Emergency Funding Program. This funding represents a down payment in the immediate aftermath of the Hurricane to support emergenc  more

SAVANNAH, Georgia, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Savannah District issued the following news release: Excavation of petroleum-impacted soil continues as part of an ongoing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District phased response action at the Buxton Naval Facility, a Formerly Used Defense Sites property located within Cape Hatteras National Seashore of North Carolina. Since the last news release was sent out, the contractor has graded and widened a temporary hauling route,  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The National Guard and active duty forces have been engaged in relief efforts across the southeastern United States following Hurricane Helene, which made landfall late last month. In North Carolina, one of the areas hardest hit, the National Guard has more than 3,300 active duty and National Guard troops on duty under the leadership of a dual-status   more