FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: WIESBADEN, Germany Two brothers continued their family's legacy of service by sharing their promotion and reenlistment ceremonies on Clay Kaserne, Wiesbaden, Germany, Oct. 19, 2024. Newly promoted U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Patrick Dellinger and his brother, Spc. Felix Dellinger, serve in the same unit in Europe, the 97th Chemical Battalion, 163rd Regional Support Group. Patrick rece  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: GREENSBORO, N.C. Hooters of America, LLC, a Georgia corporation operating a nationwide chain of restaurants known for wings, sports and "Hooters Girls," will pay $250,000 and provide other relief to settle a race and color discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. According to the EEOC's lawsuit, a Hooters loc  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Oct. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2024: United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston for the Middle District of North Carolina announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) JoAnna McFadden will lead the efforts of her Office in connection with the Justice Department's nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 5, 2024, general election. AUSA McF  more

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, Oct. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: Olegario Pineda-Palacios, age 35, was sentenced to 300 months in prison for importing multi-kilograms of methamphetamine into North Carolina. On March 12, 2024, Pineda-Palacios pled guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a substance containing methamphetamine, possession with the intent to distribute 500 gram  more

ELIZABETH CITY, North Carolina, Oct. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: Maximino Sandoval Penaloza, a 44-year-old resident of Winston-Salem, has been sentenced to 210 months in prison for the distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine in the Wilmington area. Penaloza pled guilty on March 7, 2023. According to the court documents and other information presented in court, in 2020 law enforcement investigate  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: RALEIGH, N.C. As North Carolina households recover from Tropical Storm Helene, FEMA's preservation teams will be in Disaster Recovery Centers throughout the state to demonstrate how to safely handle and salvage your damaged items. These specialists will show you how to salvage storm-damaged family photos, artwork, textiles, media and other family treasures. Sa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The White House issued the following news release: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of North Carolina and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight from September 16 to September 20, 2024. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA mobile labs support North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services with drinking water sample analysis * * * ASHEVILLE, N.C. (October 21, 2024) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has deployed a second mobile laboratory to Watauga County, North Carolina, to support the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quali  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Oct. 20, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Support North Carolina's Hurricane Recovery - FEMA to hire Community Liaisons across the state to aid in recovery - More than $300 million approved for North Carolina survivors and state recovery efforts Following Hurricane Helene's devastating impacts across the Southeast and Appalachia, the Biden-Harris Administration continues its r  more