Press Releases
North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement special agents and the Raleigh Police Department arrested seven people during a raid at an illegal nightclub in Raleigh early Friday morning.
Media Advisory:
30th Infantry Division Association honors WWII Veterans
What:
30th Infantry Division Association honors WWII Veterans for 70 year anniversary
When:
Friday, July 24, 10 a.m. to noon
Where:
NCNG Joint Force Headquarters, 1636 Gold Star Drive, Raleigh
Media Contact On Site:
Lt. Col Matt DeVivo, Cell: (919) 612-5061
At approximately 3 a.m. on Sunday, July 19, the State Highway Patrol responded to a head-on collision on I-85 near mile-marker 163 in Orange County.
A preliminary investigation has revealed that a 2005 Jeep Wrangler, operated by Chandler Michael Kania, 20, of 847 Anns Court, Asheboro, NC, was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of travel on I-85 near mile-marker 163 when he collided head-on into a 2007 Suzuki passenger vehicle. The Suzuki passenger vehicle contained a total of four occupants. Three of the four occupants died upon impact.
The North Carolina Department of Public Safety currently has positions available and is now hiring correctional officers at Polk Correctional Institution in Butner and at Warren Correctional Institution in Manson. Numerous positions are available at each location.
Governor Pat McCrory has instructed the Department of Public Safety and the North Carolina National Guard to step up security measures at the NCNG recruiting centers, armories and readiness centers statewide. The heightened security measures are in response to the shootings at the two military recruiting centers in Chattanooga that left four United States Marines and one Navy sailor dead.
July 14 Update:
The driver from the fatal collision in Harnett County has been identified:
Kody Ray Johnson
, 22, of 4837 Lemon Springs Road, Sanford.
Attention All News Editors/Producers:
A preliminary investigation has revealed on Sunday, July 12, at 10:39 p.m. the State Highway Patrol responded to a single vehicle collision on Simon Road near Buck Road in Johnston County.
What:
IBM Vice President of Global Citizenship Initiatives Diane Melley, CASY CIO Erin Voirol, NCWorks Executive Director Will Collins, and local veterans to launch new initiative connecting vets to high-skilled tech jobs.
When:
Tuesday, July 14th at 10 a.m.
Where:
NCNG Joint Force Headquarters, Auditorium, 1636 Gold Star Drive, Raleigh
Media Contact On Site:
Sgt. 1st Class Robert Jordan Cell: (919) 612-5061
Two store clerks, one in Brunswick County and one in New Hanover County, face weapons charges today following separate investigations by North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement agents.
Chad Jeffrey Allen Vasos, 21, of Wilmington, is charged with carrying a concealed weapon at an establishment licensed by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission. Agents charged Vasos, an employee at Monkey Junction Pit Stop, 4902 Carolina Beach Road, Wilmington, on July 9.
What:
State Command Chief Warrant Officer Change of Responsibility Ceremony
When:
Friday, July 10, 2 p.m.
Where:
NCNG Joint Force Headquarters, 1636 Gold Star Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27607
Media Contact On Site:
Lt. Col Matt DeVivo, Cell: (919) 612-5061
By Sgt. Gina Russell
First Combined Arms Battalion, 252nd Armor Regiment Alpha Company, assumed responsibility for the Multinational Battle Group-East, or MNBG-E, Forward Command Post, or FCP, during a transition of authority ceremony at Camp Marechal de Lattre De Tassigny, or CMLT, in Kosovo, July 4.
The battalion is a North Carolina National Guard unit out of Fayetteville.