MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, North Carolina, April 18 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: With the help of Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) engineers, teams of Eastern North Carolina high school students geared up for the 2024 Ultimate Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UUAV) Competition April 13 in Newport. FRCE's STEM Outreach Team joined forces with Craven Community College and North Carolina State University to host the third UUAV Competition at the C  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 19 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced a new partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to review and resolve consumer complaints against airlines and ticket agents. The agreement streamlines how the Maryland Attorney General's office and the DOT will work together to review consumer complaints and identify violations of federal aviation consumer protection requi  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 19 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that North Carolina received the full share of its 2024 payments from the Tobacco Master Settlement agreement this week. The state received part of the total payment of $139.6 million on Monday and the remaining portion today. "This money continues to be a resource for growth and development in North Carolina," said Att  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 19 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein announced that as of this week, North Carolina has received $220,244,633 this fiscal year (July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024) from settlements his office won against companies that helped create and fuel the opioid crisis. Including past fiscal years, North Carolina state and local governments have received $335,831,860 in all. "Every cen  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Jessie Alan Clark, 42, of Burke County, was sentenced today to 235 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release on drug and gun charges, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Robert J. Murphy, Special Agent in Charge of the Atlanta Field Division of the Drug Enforcemen  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: Sanda G. Frimpong, 33, was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison and ordered to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in restitution to victims for laundering the illicit proceeds of an elaborate series of romance scams. Frimpong pled guilty to three counts of money laundering on September 14, 2023. "Romance scammers exploit our most vulnerable c  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Today, U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced John Allen Wise, 45, of Cashiers, N.C., to 121 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for distribution of methamphetamine and illegal possession of firearms, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Robert J. Mur  more

NEW BERN, North Carolina, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: A Robeson County man was sentenced to 100 months in prison and three years of supervised release for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. On November 29, 2023, a federal jury convicted, Quillan Inman of the charge. "This defendant's long history of violence has finally caught up to him, now getting ten years in federal prison after a high-spe  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 19 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services is announcing the division's new name: the Division of Employment and Independence for People with Disabilities. This name change reflects the division's century-long history of critical work with North Carolinians with disabilities. NC Health   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced $8 million in federal funding for 14 projects to advance technologies that capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from industrial facilities and power plants and convert those CO2 emissions into valuable products. Advancing the development of these technologies will he  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 19 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news on April 18, 2024: Attorney General Michelle Henry announced the reinforcement of a partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to review and resolve consumer complaints against airlines and ticket agents. The two agencies signed a memorandum of understanding with a commitment to achieving a common goal: assurance that consumers are treated fairly. The MOU outlines how   more

MORRISVILLE, North Carolina, April 19 (TNSres) -- Raleigh-Durham International Airport issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Passenger traffic at RDU got a significant boost in March, with spring break getaways bringing more than 1.2 million travelers through the airport - an increase of 24.7 percent above February of this year and a 6.9 percent increase above March 2023. "The boost in passenger traffic during spring break indicates it will be a busy summer travel season," said   more