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MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito shared her thoughts with West Virginia press Thursday on the ongoing chaos in Afghanistan, the southern border crisis and the new Freedom to Vote Act.“It was a rushed and hurried exit,” she said of Afghanistan. “Quite frankly, I think it was humiliating for the United States for the world to see.”News reports indicate the State Department has been unable or unwilling to pin down how many American citizens, green card holders... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – Yeager Airport’s runway could be getting an upgrade thanks to a $5.6 million grant the Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority received from the Federal Aviation Administration.The grant was provided in order to conduct an Environmental Impact Statement, airport officials say. The Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority proposed the Yeager Airport Runway Safety Project to establish a standard 1,000-foot-long by 500-foot-wide runway safety... Read More

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) – It’s a question as old as the pizza box itself - can they be recycled?According to US Senator Shelly Moore Capito (R, WV), it’s also a question that her staff has been mulling over prior to her hearing with experts on a circular economy.Addressing an Executive Director at the American Forest & Paper Association, Brian Hawkinson, she asked, “Are pizza boxes recyclable?”With a chuckle, Hawkinson responded, “Yes, and thank you for... Read More

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Thursday that $5,057,961 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will go to the Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority at Yeager Airport. This funding will be used to conduct an Environmental Impact Study of the proposed Yeager Airport Runway Safety Project to expand the airport runway safety... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — West Virginia is set to receive more than $518,000 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.The funding was jointly announced Tuesday by U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., both of whom serve on the Senate Appropriations Committee.The bulk of the funding will go to West Virginia University, where it will be used in agricultural research efforts, according to a press release from the senators.A grant of about $320,000,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced she will host four Academy Days this fall for West Virginia students interested in learning more about admissions to the U.S. Service Academies and ROTC scholarships. Members of Senator Capito’s staff will be available at each event to provide information on academy nominations.It will be held from 2-4 p.m. Saturday at Jefferson High School, 4141 Flowing Springs Road, Shenandoah Junction.“One of my most... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — 16 small businesses and agriculture producers in rural West Virginia are receiving more than $177,000 from a federal government program that helps install renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvements.U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced the awards Wednesday as well as $50,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to Woodlands Community Lenders through the Rural Business Development Grants program.The energy grants are... Read More

BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) – The Woodrow Wilson High School Auditorium was host to U.S Senator Shelley Moore Capito for a day as she makes her way around to four different high schools in the state as part of Academy Days, a program that teaches young West Virginians about U.S Service Academies and the various opportunities they provide.“This is our Academy Day, I do the nominations as well as Senator Manchin and Congresswoman Miller, we want to get our best and brightest West Virginia... Read More

BECKLEY, W. Va. (WVVA) – United States Senator Shelley Moore Capito stopped in Beckley on Sunday for southern West Virginia's "Academy Day".It was an event created to highlight various military academies across the state.Senator Shelley Moore Capito said she created Academy Days to prepare students for the rigorous process of applying to the United States service academies."We want to get our West Virginia best and brightest students in, so today is to really make sure, our students know... Read More

Wheeling Heritage received a boost from Washington D.C. on Thursday that will help foster economic development and preserve historic buildings in the area.U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced that Wheeling Heritage would receive a $750,000 Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant. It was one of two such grants awarded to West Virginia groups. The Preservation Alliance of West Virginia received $550,000.The Bruhn grant funds preservation projects for... Read More

We’ve made it clear that the nation — and the world — aren’t ready to rapidly shift from coal as a power-generating force.But it is equally clear that market conditions are trending away from coal, in part because major seams have been mined out, making the cost of extracting the resource more expensive.This shift, which has been expedited by some government regulations, has led to a major negative impact on many long-time coal-producing communities.That’s where... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (WOAY) – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Joe Manchin (D-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,238,860 from the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) to support the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security’s Justice and Community Services section.This funding was made available through the OVW’s STOP (Services, Training, Officers, Prosecutors) Violence Against... Read More

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito fielded questions about the ongoing battle against drug addiction in the Eastern Panhandle, the region's traffic challenges and the spread of COVID-19 during a visit here Wednesday.Capito, R-W.Va., talked about the issues as she toured the Berkeley County Day Report Center next to the Berkeley County Sheriff's Department on South Raleigh Street. She also met separately with other government officials in the county... Read More

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. (WDVM) — A voting rights bill has been tied up on Capitol Hill for months. West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin is now on board with a compromise. How is that playing back home?It’s a showdown over voting rights. The compromise bill would require 15 days of early voting in every state, same-day registration at all polling sites by 2024 and formalize the process for mail-in voting. Manchin’s support unifies the Senate Democratic Caucus. What was the reaction... Read More

President Biden's nominee to lead EPA's waste office has set his sights on bolstering the agency's work on contaminated sites and ramping up regulations targeting so-called forever chemicals.During a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing yesterday, Carlton Waterhouse listed cracking down on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as a key agenda item for the Office of Land and Emergency Management.In an exchange with Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Waterhouse said his office was working... Read More

CHARLESTON — Former West Virginia State Health Officer Dr. Rahul Gupta made his first appearance before U.S. Senators on Tuesday as they consider his nomination to be the new national drug czar.The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee met Tuesday morning to consider several nominations by President Joe Biden for federal judgeships and other offices, including Gupta’s nomination as the new director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.“I’m honored that President Biden... Read More

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito was in Martinsburg Wednesday, touring the new Martinsburg Police Department headquarters and talking to some old friends.Capito told MetroNews affiliate WEPM Radio, “I want to support Mayor (Kevin) Knowles in his new position.  He’s done a great job.  We’ve known each other a long time.  I also want to support the chief (Police Chief George Swartwood),” Capito said. “Law enforcement is so... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (W.Va.), the top Republican on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, on Wednesday questioned President Biden’s nominee to oversee Superfund cleanup about a six-year-old tweet containing an exhortation to "#ResistCapitalism.Carlton Waterhouse, Biden’s nominee for assistant administrator for the Office of Land and Emergency Management at the Environmental Protection Agency, was one of three nominees who came before the committee... Read More

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (WDVM) — With all the craziness on Capitol Hill these days — budgets, taxes, foreign policy, voting rights — West Virginia U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito slipped away midweek for a few hours to pay a visit to Martinsburg’s new mayor, Kevin Knowles.Capito also took the time to meet with Martinsburg’s police chief and discuss pressing demands in the Mountain State’s fastest growing county. Public safety and transportation are important... Read More

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WDTV) – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced she will host four Academy Days this fall for West Virginia students interested in learning more about admissions to the U.S. Service Academies and ROTC scholarships.During each event, admissions representatives from the following U.S. Service Academies will be on site to answer questions: Air Force, Coast Guard, Military (Army), and Naval Academies, while information will also... Read More