WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2025: ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that small businesses, private nonprofit (PNP) organizations, homeowners and renters in North Carolina have until Feb. 6 to apply for federal disaster loans to offset losses from physical damage caused by Tropical Storm Helene. Eligible small businesses and PNPs of any size are eligible to ap  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A North Carolina man pleaded guilty today to assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. 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 Paul Daniel, 37, of Mint Hill, North Carolina, pleaded guilty to a fe  more