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Washington, DC (WOAY) – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY) release statements on the Government’s Accountability Office’s (GAO) report on the impact of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) on small refineries.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) denied 61 petitions from small refineries for relief under the RFS for 2019, 2020 and 2021 compliance years.EPA rejected the petitions claiming the RFS compliance costs for small refineries are... Read More

ATHENS — Concord University’s new nursing program is now accepting students for the 2023 spring semester.President Kendra Boggess and Dr. Michelle Holt, department chair and Director of Nursing, made the announcement Wednesday morning.Three different nursing tracks are offered: four-year traditional bachelor of science degree in nursing (BSN), a BSN from a bachelor’s degree in another field, and an online RN (Registered Nurse) to BSN.Holt said rural health care will be the... Read More

WELCH — A $2.8 million federal funding award will allow for a voluntary buyout of approximately 30 structures located with a McDowell County floodplain, officials said Tuesday.According to U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., the $2,817,600 award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be used to strengthen flood protection and flood damage reduction in the Elkhorn Creek/Tug Fork River Watershed.The funding is through the Natural Resources... Read More

Charleston, WV (WOAY) – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Representative David McKinley (R-WV) announce West Virginia received $140,751,000 from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.The funding will help West Virginia ensure the health and safety of the state’s coal communities and reinforce their local economies by reclaiming abandoned mine lands.In West Virginia, The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act have helped the State’s... Read More

WELCH — A $2.8 million federal funding award will allow for a voluntary buyout of approximately 30 structures located within a McDowell County floodplain, officials said Tuesday.According to U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., the $2,817,600 award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be used to strengthen flood protection and flood damage reduction in the Elkhorn Creek/Tug Fork River Watershed.The funding is through the Natural... Read More

Charleston, WV (WOAY) – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced $2,453,962 in funding for West Virginia’s DHHR and DEP and West Virginia University through several U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant programs.Individual awards include:$1,000,000 – West Virginia UniversityThe research project will identify the various technology options implemented at lagoon facilities serving less than 10,000 people to remove ammonia, total... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) have announced that $26,656,638 will go to the West Virginia School Building Authority to help rebuild Herbert Hoover High School.The 2016 floods severely damaged Herbert Hoover High School, so the funding, made available through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), will go to reconstruction efforts.“As devastating as the flood... Read More

Charleston, WV (WOAY) – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) announce $998,262 to help strengthen students’ math and science skills and assist veterans’ post-secondary academic development in West Virginia.The U.S. Department of Education’s Veterans Upward Bound Program and the Upward Bound Math and Science Program.Individual awards listed below:Veterans Upward Bound Program: $423,188 – Davis & Elkins College  Upward Bound... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) have recently announced that $998,262 will go to Upward Bound programs meant to help students develop their math and science skills, as well as help veterans in “postsecondary academic development.”The funding comes as part of the U.S. Department of Education’s Veterans Upward Bound Program and the Upward Bound Math & Science Program.“Our veterans have given so... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $998,262 to help strengthen students’ math and science skills, and assist veterans in postsecondary academic development in West Virginia. This funding was made available through the U.S. Department of Education’s Veterans Upward Bound Program and the Upward Bound Math & Science Program.“Our veterans... Read More

Charleston, WV (WOAY) – U.S. Senator Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV) announces the West Virginia Emergency Management Division (WVEMD) will receive $1,663,000 through two congressionally directed spending requests.The funding will help supply alternate power to facilities and plants across West Virginia. Additionally, the funding will improve reliability, particularly during emergencies, alleviate the need for crisis response and improve public health and safety.Individual awards listed... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is still looking for answers on the recent baby formula shortage, and a plan to make sure it doesn’t happen again.Capito and her Republican colleagues, led by Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., who is a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) seeking answers on recent baby formula shortages.They also asked for an investigation into the impact sole-source contracts in the Special Supplemental... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) – With Halloween quickly approaching, kids are excited to receive candy through trick-or-treating. One U.S. Senator is urging people to keep an eye out for one thing in their goodie bag that might not be candy.U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R) is trying to educate people on ‘rainbow fentanyl‘ and its dangers.“Rainbow fentanyl comes in a variety of bright colors, shapes, and sizes, including pills, powder, and blocks that resemble sidewalk... Read More

CHARLESTON – Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $440,681 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources.The funding was made possible through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which passed the Senate and was signed into law in June and will help expand mental healthcare services for children in West Virginia.“The COVID-19... Read More

WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — Ghosts and goblins aren’t the scariest thing about Halloween….it’s what could be in YOUR child’s treat bags. It’s a deadly drug that looks JUST like candy. Rainbow fentanyl is real and it’s right here in the Mountain State.Every year as soon as October hits kids get excited for Halloween, from picking out their costume, to trick or treating. But as much fun as that... Read More

Charleston, WV (WOAY) – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) announce $775,700 in grants from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF).The funding is part of the Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense (Chesapeake WILD) program for two West Virginian projects.Individual awards include $499,800 to West Virginia Land Trust to help preserve and restore one of two remaining populations of the... Read More

Charleston, WV (WOAY) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) made a statement regarding the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data on migrant encounters at the U.S. southern border in September.“The reports that migrant border crossings broke a record for the past year are stunning in scope, but sadly not surprising. Seeing illegal crossings for FY22 at 2.34 million, topping the previous high, which was last year, should startle even this administration into... Read More

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — Clorox has opened a new West Virginia cat litter plant that is expected to create more than 100 new jobs.The company says the Martinsburg facility officially opened on Friday, with plans to bring $190 million into the local economy.The facility is in a West Virginia Eastern Panhandle community that includes suburbs of Washington. The plant is expected to reach full capacity by early next year.The project includes a 97,000-square-foot main building and 450,000... Read More

MORGANTOWN – As Halloween approaches, elected officials and medical experts are warning parents – and kids – to be aware of a growing trend of drug traffickers disguising fentanyl as candy.Sen. Shelley Moore Capito has joined 12 other GOP senators to put out a public service announcement about the problem. And following a Monongalia County drug bust where so-called “rainbow fentanyl” was seized, three WVU pharmacy professors joined to issue their own... Read More

SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — The National Weather Service office in Kanawha County now has a newer and bigger home. And it has some neat “bells and whistles” to go along with it.Ribbon-cutting ceremonies were held Thursday morning for an expanded National Weather Service office in South Charleston. The agency simply outgrew its cramped quarters on Corridor-G.The new offices are in a bigger building at the West Virginia Regional Technology Park in South Charleston. It also... Read More