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An appropriations request submitted to a Congressional committee would block the use of defense dollars to shutter Fort Bragg's 440th Airlift Wing.

The request, submitted by North Carolina U.S. Reps. Renee Ellmers, David Price, Richard Hudson and Mike McIntyre, would "prohibit funding for the inactivation, relocation or any other measure that would disrupt the mission, personnel or aircraft of the 440th Airlift Wing," according to Hudson's office.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- U.S. lawmakers pressed airport and security officials Friday about problems responding to the Los Angeles International Airport shooting last year and said the incident illuminated similar gaps that needed to be addressed at airports across the nation.

The hearing at LAX before a House transportation security subcommittee was marked by pointed questions about preparedness and the deployment of officers after two recent reports were critical of airport security and the emergency response.

WASHINGTON— Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) today announced that Congressman Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) is the recipient of the 2014 ACI-NA Commissioners Congressional Leadership Award, in recognition of his support of the U.S. airport industry.

It's “a boondoggle of epic proportions,” an exasperated Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., told Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson at a recent congressional hearing, “if you're in the middle of a huge mess, you stop digging.”

LUMBERTON — Starting in the fall, the first group of 48 Robeson Community College students will begin their entry-level health care training as part of a new program funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. A total of 336 students will eventually participate in the Better Occupational Outcomes with Simulation Training Program.