FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve leader honors fallen at Princeton Battlefield 99th Readiness Division - "Our hats are off to all those men who gave their lives in sacrifice to our nation," said Maj. Gen. Kris A. Belanger, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve's 99th Readiness Division, during the 248th anniversary reenactment of the Battle of Princeton held Jan. 5 here at Princeton Battlefield State Park.  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina issued the following news release: A Burlington, North Carolina man was sentenced today in Winston-Salem to 9 years in prison after pleading guilty to a drug charge and a related firearm charge, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston of the Middle District of North Carolina (MDNC). FREDRICK DONTAE SLADE, age 50, was sentenced to 108 months imprisonment plus 3 years sup  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: * * * Subject Arrested Before Boarding a Flight to Allegedly Join ISIS * * * U.S. Attorney Michael F. Easley, Jr., announced today the unsealing of a criminal complaint against a Durham man charged with attempting to provide material support to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Alexander Justin White, age 29, was arrested on Wednes  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: A Nashville man was sentenced to 48 months in prison, and three years of supervised release, for orchestrating a scheme to fraudulently obtain emergency rental assistance designated for households affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. On August 12, 2024, Joe Lewis Jefferson, age 50, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and one coun  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025: President Joseph R. Biden Jr. recently appointed Davey Grubbs of North Carolina as a new member to serve on the Advisory Committee of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). Grubbs will serve as a member representing the interests of the general public. "Davey will contribute his expertise, perspective, and experience to our Advisory Committee," said PBGC Acting Director Ann Y  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Realistic medical training challenges U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers, Italian Red Cross VICENZA, Italy - Wounds from a groaning Italian man leaked on Caserma Ederle's fitness center floor as Pfc. John Faire worked feverishly to wrap his arm - a gory and bloody stump. Faire was among fellow 2500 Digital Liaison Detachment Soldiers, who were spread out across the gym binding wounds and offering fi  more

TYLER, Texas, Jan. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas issued the following news release: A former Texas hospital chief executive officer has been sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for conspiring to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs. Jeffrey Paul Madison, 49, of Burnet, Texas; Susan L. Hertzberg, 66, of New York, New York; Matthew John Theiler, 58, of Pinehurst, North Carolina; David Weldon Kraus, 66, of Maryvi  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * The 990th Engineer Company completes departure ceremony for overseas deployment FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES - Approximately 150 Soldiers from the 990th Engineer Company began their overseas mobilization with a departure ceremony at the Jonah E. Kelley Army Reserve Center located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst January 6, 2025. Capt. Joseph D'Antuono, commander of the 990th Eng  more