LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 24 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on April 23, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after a Pulaski County Circuit Court entered an order enforcing a $20,000 civil penalty against Entropy Systems, Inc. and Little Rock landlord Imran Bohra for failure to follow a consent judgment: "After years of failing to follow the law and blatantly disregarding an order to notify tenants of their   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Gradual implementation of nutrition updates, to include less sugar, set to begin in Fall 2025 Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced major steps to promote the health of America's children through school meals. Nutrition standards for school meals will be gradually updated to include less sugar and greater flexibility with menu planning between Fall 2025 and Fall 2027. T  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: SAVANNAH, GA. - So far in the 2024 federal fiscal year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers have intercepted 18 stolen vehicles valued at approximately $1.1 million dollars during outbound enforcement operations and inspection of shipping containers in Charleston, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia, destined for countries such as Ghana, Libya, Jorda  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, April 25 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's New Jersey Division issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: A member of the Rollin' 60s Neighborhood Crips gang today admitted his role in a racketeering conspiracy, Special Agent in Charge Cheryl Ortiz of the DEA New Jersey Field Division, and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Elijah Williams, aka "Lil Smith," 24, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton i  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: Student engineering teams from Princeton, Washington College and the University of Alabama have won first place in their respective events at the "Promoting Electric Propulsion" (PEP) boat races, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE). In just six years, this electric boat-building competition has grown from a single university to 34, with more than 200 students   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 24 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, alongside 23 attorneys general, filed a motion to intervene in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final rule for light- and medium-duty vehicle emissions standards for model years 2027-2032. The final rule sets stricter tailpipe emissions standards for light- and medium-duty ve  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 24 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a motion to intervene in a case to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final rule for light- and medium-duty vehicle emissions standards for model years 2027-2032. These include passenger cars, large pickup trucks, and vans. The rule sets stricter tailpipe emissions standards for harmful air pollutants, i  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 25 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Innovative Construction Group, LLC, an off-site construction services company serving developers, general contractors, and professional builders, expects to establish a new manufacturing facility in Chatham County and the Town of Siler City. The company plans to make a capital investment of approximately $39.8 million which will create, they believe, as many as 157 jobs over the next five   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 25 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Today, Governor Roy Cooper honored NASA Astronaut and North Carolina Native Christina Koch for her accomplishments and celebrated North Carolina's STEM education programs and strong public schools. During the event, Governor Cooper presented NASA Astronaut Koch with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the state's Highest Honorary Society. The Governor was joined by Congressw  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 25 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Today, Governor Roy Cooper joined NASA Astronaut Christina Koch and Chancellor Harold Martin at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University to highlight North Carolina's strong STEM public education programs and discuss how public education has supported their careers. Students from the award-winning NC A&T rocketry team and several departments including ph  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 25 -- The North Carolina Department of Labor issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Labor Commissioner Josh Dobson will convene a meeting of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Advisory Council on Wednesday, May 8. The meeting--slated to begin at 10 a.m.--will be held in-person at the NCDOL Lake Boone Trail Office in Raleigh. The 11-member OSH Advisory Council is composed of safety and health professionals who advise, consult with and make reco  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 25 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: As part of an ongoing effort to transform North Carolina's behavioral health crisis response system, the NC Department of Health and Human Services today announced a $22 million investment to expand community crisis centers and peer respite care across the state. This investment will increase North Carolina's capacity for community-based crisis tre  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 25 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: North Carolina Health and Human Services Secretary Kody H. Kinsley will be the keynote speaker at the second annual 'Why Us Kids?' rally in Franklin, NC. The event was created by Gracie Parker, an 11-year-old youth mental health activist who shares her lived experience to raise awareness of the ongoing youth mental health crisis and advocate for school-based, trauma  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57088) involving GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC, Wilmington, North Carolina: * * * Rep Org: Global Nuclear Fuel Licensee: GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC Region: 2 City: Wilmington State: NC License #: SNM-1097 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Ralph Hayes HQ OPS Officer: Adam Koziol Notification Date: 04/22/2024 Notification Time: 14:33 [ET] Event Date: 04/22/2024 Eve  more

MORRISVILLE, North Carolina, April 25 -- Raleigh-Durham International Airport issued the following news release: The Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority and mutual aid partners responded to an accident at approximately 10:10 a.m. involving a general aviation aircraft in the grass near RDU Runway 5R-23L. The aircraft, arriving at RDU from Wilmington, N.C, had two people on board - one pilot and one passenger. Both were transported to area hospitals. The Federal Aviation Administration and Nationa  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 25 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Today, Governor Roy Cooper released his recommended budget for FY 2024-2025, Securing North Carolina's Future. The Governor's plan would raise teacher pay by 8.5% and invest over $1 billion in public schools across North Carolina instead of more taxpayer-funded private school vouchers. The Governor's budget builds on the state's success as the top state to do business in   more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, April 24 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: SALT LAKE CITY - Prevention. Training. Intervention. Response. All are part of the Army's Sexual Harassment and Assault Awareness Program, but now the stakes in the response are higher. "In the military, [if there is a] sexual assault, we are great at responding [to the victim]. We have advocates out there that know where to go and the process to help. [We are focused on] turnin  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: When hurricanes threaten tropical shores, "super grids" could come to the rescue. Caribbean islands are starting to shift away from importing expensive fossil fuels, using instead their own abundant sun and wind to make electricity. However, their frequent hurricanes can put a damper on solar energy generation. Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Na  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A North Carolina man was sentenced on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, for assaulting law enforcement and other charges related to his conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. David Jo  more

SPRINGVILLE, Alabama, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: The Department of the Interior today announced more than $70 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for 43 projects in 29 states that will improve fish passage around outdated or obsolete dams, culverts, levees and other barriers fragmenting the nation's rivers and streams. Projects receiving funding showcase a diverse po  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: HONOLULU -- U.S. Indo-Pacific Command service members and Pearl Harbor National Park Service employees attended the memorial ceremony in honor of the last survivor from USS Arizona, Louis Al. (Lou) Conter, on April 23, 2024. The ceremony was held at the same time as his burial service in Green Valley, California, where he was laid to rest next to his late wife of 45 years, Valerie. H  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 23 -- The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation issued the following news release: A Virginia state project to acquire 1,900 acres of contiguous forest in Suffolk for biodiversity conservation and future public access will receive a $5.6 million federal grant. Officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration today announced a total of $123 million in recommended habitat protection and restoration awards, in partnership with state coastal  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 12, 2024: * * * President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 8,100 More Borrowers in North Carolina, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt - New announcement brings debt cancellation to over 82,410 people in North Carolina under Biden-Harris Administration Today, President Biden announced that 277,000 more borrowers across the country will get their student debt cancelled,   more