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BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) -- A groundbreaking has been held on Facebook's plan to expand broadband internet in West Virginia. Gov. Jim Justice, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and others attended a ceremony Monday in Beckley. Facebook is building a fiber optic cable network in a portion of West Virginia through a subsidiary, Middle Mile Infrastructure. The New River Project is part of the company's larger efforts to install cable from Virginia to Ohio through the Kanawha Valley. The... Read More

CHARLESTON – Gov. Jim Justice joined representatives from Facebook, along with United States Senator Shelley Moore Capito, United States Congresswoman Carol Miller, and other state leaders at Tamarack Monday for a ceremonial groundbreaking event to commemorate the beginning of a major broadband development project that will expand internet infrastructure throughout West Virginia. Facebook, through its subsidiary Middle Mile Infrastructure, is building a high capacity fiber optic cable... Read More

Gov. Jim Justice joined Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, Congresswoman Carol Miller, local leaders and representatives from Facebook on Monday morning at Tamarack to ceremonially "break ground" on Facebook's plans to build a 600-mile fiber optic cable from Ohio to Virginia.   The cable will cut through West Virginia for 275 miles. Construction was to begin on Monday in Ashburn, Va., according to statements made Monday by Miller and Kelley Moore, Capito's press secretary. The move will provide the... Read More

Some retired coal miners in West Virginia and Virginia could lose their health care benefits by the year’s end if Congress does not act upon the American Miner’s Act, a necessary measure backed by the region’s congressional delegation in Washington. The Bipartisan American Miners Act of 2019 was reintroduced in the U.S. Senate this month by U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., U.S. Senator Shelly Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and U.S Senator Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. It is also... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- The Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission was in West Virginia on Friday -- his first visit to the state in several years.  FCC Chairman Ajit Pai was in Charleston, meeting with members of the West Virginia Broadcasters Association, discussing various topics including the importance of broadband coverage in the state. WSAZ was part of the event. "We are in here in West Virginia to talk about the importance of communications technology to... Read More

CHARLESTON — For several veterans of the Vietnam War, Veterans Day was not just about celebrating their service to the country, but receiving extra recognition for an unpopular war. In a ceremony Monday in Charleston, 19 Vietnam veterans were awarded the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. Each veteran received a pin and a letter from President Donald Trump. “When you came home, you didn’t get a welcome home like our heroes from World... Read More

  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — Immediately following the program that followed the Veterans Day parade in Charleston, West Virginia, Senator Shelley Moore Capito held a ceremony to honor the Vietnam Veterans that didn’t get the proper welcome home.  "From a great nation, we thank you, we honor you, we welcome you home.” Those were the words that she said to each of the around 25 Vietnam veterans that she placed a pin on. “When the Vietnam veteran came... Read More

SCOTT DEPOT — Flanked by red, white and blue Peterbilt semi-trucks, more than $7 million in federal grant funding for infrastructure projects around the state was announced Monday in an awards ceremony in Putnam County by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. “We’re announcing today another substantial round of projects,” Capito said. “We have people who have driven quite some ways to be here on Veterans Day to get the good news and get the check." Capito was... Read More

SCOTT DEPOT, W.Va. (WOWK)- On Monday U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito was joined in West Virginia by Economic Development Administration Assistant Secretary Dr. John Fleming to announce eight grants for projects across West Virginia. The grants total around seven million dollars.   “… West Virginia is finally getting its fair share to build an ecosystem for entrepreneurship where small businesses and communities can thrive. I was glad to host Assistant Secretary Fleming today... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), both members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, announced the introduction of their Broadband Parity Act, bipartisan legislation that would bring all federal broadband programs to the current definition of what the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) defines as high-speed internet (currently 25/3 Mbps). Their bill would ensure that all communities and entities... Read More

CHARLESTON — A bipartisan agreement has been reached on a bill to help shore up the pension plan for miners, West Virginia's two U.S. senators announced Wednesday. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said there was bipartisan support for the Bipartisan American Miners Act 2019, introduced Wednesday with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., adding his name as a co-sponsor Tuesday night. "It is really a good day because it's a very unusual day... Read More

WASHINGTON — Two U.S. Senators, including one representing West Virginia, have sent a letter to the secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs requesting the release of information related to allegations of sexual misconduct. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., was joined by Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, in making the request of VA Secretary Robert Wilkie, according to a release from Capito's office. Two specific incidents form the basis for the senators' request. The VA... Read More

Two Republican senators are demanding answers from the Department of Veterans Affairs on "alarming" reports of sexual misconduct at VA. Sens. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.V., sent a letter to Secretary Robert Wilkie calling for information to "identify gaps in VA's policies, prevent reoccurrence of such incidents and hold perpetrators accountable." “The recent incidents indicate that there may be lingering issues within VA policies, procedure and system that... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A major construction project on Interstate 64 in Kanawha and Putnam counties is picking up some key federal funding. U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin announced Wednesday the Nitro Interstate 64 bridge and widening project has been chosen for a U.S. Department of Transportation BUILD grant in the amount of $20 million. “Commuters along I-64 know how congested the Nitro-St. Albans bridge section is every morning and evening. Modern surface... Read More

  CHARLESTON, W. Va. (WOWK) — It appears the sun is shining on the coal industry, with the announcement of an agreement on a bill in Congress to rescue pensions for 100-thousand coal miners, retirees and widows. For years, pension protection for miners was blocked by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. But now he’s signed on to a bipartisan bill, that has wide Appalachian support in Congress. “We have Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky. I think this... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 100,000 retired coal miners, future retirees and their families are encouraged about a breakthrough in congressional legislation to protect their pension and healthcare benefits. U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin of West Virginia made the joint announcement of the Bi-Partisan American Miners Act of 2019 on Wednesday. “We’re going to be able to secure the pensions of 92,000 coal miners and protect the healthcare benefits of... Read More

WASHINGTON — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and Rep. Alex Mooney, both R-W.Va., have undertaken an effort aimed at securing funding required to complete the final leg of the Corridor H project. A pair of mirroring bills, introduced by Capito in the Senate and by Mooney in the House of Representatives, would create the “Aid Appalachia Act.” The act, which would amend section 23 of U.S. Code, would allow states with excess funding marked for Appalachian Highway System... Read More

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a grant totaling $877,630 for the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources to support maternal and child health services across the state. Funding is provided by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). “Access to healthcare is essential for all West Virginians and will ensure a brighter future for us and our... Read More

As West Virginia’s water infrastructure ages and deteriorates after a decade of inaction by state officials, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., introduced a bill to Congress Wednesday that would provide resources for small water systems nationwide to improve facilities. The Assuring Quality Water Infrastructure Act of 2019 is a bipartisan bill introduced with Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland. The six page bill proposes amending the Safe Drinking Water Act to include a provision creating a... Read More

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Tuesday that $3,364,003 had been allocated to combat children and youth homelessness in West Virginia. “There are more than 10,500 homeless children and youth in West Virginia. This is an unfortunate and unacceptable issue we are facing,” Manchin said. “Ensuring that our children have a safe, stable and comfortable place... Read More