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WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center’s emergency room, built in 1978, is set for a major renovation and expansion as hospital leaders work to keep up with growing demand and modernize the department. “It was built for about 20 to 24,000 patients a year, but we get over 40,000. So we need to modernize and grow,” said Kelli McCoy, director of communications & marketing, WMC. The expansion and renovation project is expected to cost about $15 million. On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito... Read More

Kanawha County unveiled a brand-new mobile command center and fire truck on Tuesday that will boost emergency response efforts. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Kanawha County Commission President Ben Salango, and more gathered at the Shawnee Sports Complex to showcase the new equipment. These investments, made up of federal and local county funds, totaled north of $1.5 million. The emergency mobile command post cost more than $1 million with more than $500,000 invested for the engine. Kanawha... Read More

Shawnee Sports Complex was filled with local and state leaders on Tuesday morning to unveil two new emergency response vehicles: a mobile command unit and a new fire engine. Both vehicles are replacing older equipment. The mobile unit dates back to 2001, and the previous fire truck was purchased in 2009. The mobile command unit will be called out for major issues, like flooding, to reach areas that might be inaccessible. The unit has radio and satellite communication, the ability to respond to... Read More

Kanawha County unveiled a brand-new mobile command center and fire truck on Tuesday that will boost emergency response efforts. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Kanawha County Commission President Ben Salango, and more gathered at the Shawnee Sports Complex to showcase the new equipment. These investments, made up of federal and local county funds, totaled north of $1.5 million. The emergency mobile command post cost more than $1 million with more than $500,000 invested for the engine. Kanawha... Read More

More than 80 households in the Leatherwood area of Kanawha County are one step closer to having running water following the groundbreaking for the long-awaited project to extend West Virginia American Water’s lines. With $7.9 million secured at the local, state, and federal levels, Leatherwood residents, some of whom have waited nearly 70 years for running water, can see the light at the end of the tunnel. “It’s unfortunate that those have to be campaign promises, that we want to get water to... Read More

More than 80 households in the Leatherwood area of Kanawha County are one step closer to having running water following the groundbreaking for the long-awaited project to extend West Virginia American Water’s lines. With $7.9 million secured at the local, state, and federal levels, Leatherwood residents, some of whom have waited nearly 70 years for running water, can see the light at the end of the tunnel. “It’s unfortunate that those have to be campaign promises, that we want to get water to... Read More

The Putnam County Development Authority has received $500,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending, according to a news release from the office of U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee. The award comes from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to support economic development projects across West Virginia. The Putnam County Development Authority will use the funding to provide ready-to-use industrial space in the county, according to... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced a series of federal awards through the U.S. Small Business Administration to support economic development projects across West Virginia. The funding was secured through congressionally directed spending requests made by Capito for fiscal year 2026. The projects are aimed at supporting business development, entrepreneurship, workforce training, agriculture, child care and economic revitalization efforts. “These awards are a significant investment... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced federal awards from the U.S. Small Business Administration to support economic development projects across West Virginia. The Congressionally Directed Spending awards will fund business incubation, economic revitalization and education programs. Capito said the projects are intended to help small businesses grow and improve quality of life in communities across the state. “These awards are a significant investment in the economic development of... Read More

A bipartisan permitting reform bill led in part by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is drawing support from labor unions, energy producers, environmental groups, business organizations and state and local government groups. Capito, who chairs the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, joined Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., in introducing the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 last week. The legislation is... Read More

United States Senators Jon Husted (R-Ohio) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and U.S. Representative Dave Taylor (R-Ohio) toured the Centrus Energy facility in Piketon on Wednesday, highlighting the site’s role in producing nuclear fuel and its potential economic impact on the region. The Centrus facility enriches uranium used to produce nuclear fuel. During the tour, lawmakers discussed efforts to expand domestic uranium enrichment and reduce the country’s reliance on foreign sources. Husted... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) traveled to Fayetteville, W.Va., to cut the ribbon on Hill Hall Hotel. This hotel is a part of a two-phase development by Mountain Shore Properties to repurpose two closed school buildings. “It was great to be in Fayetteville to celebrate the grand opening of Hill Hall Hotel, an investment that represents a new chapter for Fayette County,” Senator Capito said. “I’m proud to see companies like Mountain Shore Properties continuing to invest in our state.... Read More

The Town of Fayetteville is making an investment back into the community. Organizers tell 59News that the Hill Hall Hotel is open for business. The building used to house the town’s old middle and high school. The historic site has that was constructed in the early 1900’s will now be a forty-room hotel. Organizers of the event tell 59News that the Department of tourism and the office of U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito were essential in getting the project done. “How great to come to a place... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito joined local officials and developers Tuesday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the opening of Hill Hall Hotel in Fayetteville. The hotel is part of a two-phase Mountain Shore Properties project focused on repurposing two former school buildings. “It was great to be in Fayetteville to celebrate the grand opening of Hill Hall Hotel, an investment that represents a new chapter for Fayette County,” Capito said. “I’m proud to see companies like Mountain Shore... Read More

Two Beckley-area economic development organizations are among nine West Virginia recipients of more than $7.4 million in Congressionally Directed Spending awards announced by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito. The New River Gorge Regional Development Authority and WV Hive Network each received $750,000 from the U.S. Small Business Administration to support economic development and small-business growth. The New River Gorge Regional Development Authority will use its award to implement a... Read More

What once was a school is now a Marriott hotel. West Virginia Tourism Secretary Kayla Kessinger cut a ceremonial ribbon Tuesday afternoon to open the Hill Hall Hotel at the former Fayetteville High School. Ninety-six year old Lita Yon Eskew graduated from the school -- home of the Pirates -- in 1948. “It brought tears to my eyes. Years ago, when I graduated, I never thought I’d see such a beautiful, beautiful building,” Eskew said. Family ties to the building Eskew’s father, an Italian stone... Read More

The Hill Hall Hotel celebrated its grand opening at an event in Fayetteville on Tuesday, although it has been hosting guests for two months now in the newly renovated former Fayetteville High School and Middle School. “Our first guest was Aug. 13,” said Amy Summerford, general manager of Hill Hall Hotel. “It’s been really nice to hear all the stories of people who have been over the years.” Tuesday marked an official ribbon-cutting celebration for the business, which aims to take advantage of... Read More

This weekend, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), made stops in Bridgeport and Morgantown to celebrate first responders and veterans in West Virginia. She also made a visit to Summersville for a building dedication. To begin the day, Senator Capito delivered remarks at the WV Chiefs of Police Association Annual Conference in Bridgeport, W.Va. to celebrate the successes of West Virginia’s police force, which she continuously supports through the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS)... Read More

West Virginia State University is moving forward with a project to preserve two historic Kanawha Valley homes with the help of a federal grant. The university was recently awarded a $398,000 historic preservation grant from the U.S. Department of Interior National Park Service through a program that helps preserve properties on the National Register of Historic Places. The school aims to preserve two buildings it owns in the Malden Village Historic District in Kanawha County: the Hale House and... Read More

The Marshall University Forensic Science Center (MUFSC) has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the Forensic Genomic Institute project. The DOJ funding will support the MUFSC’s capacity to generate SNP DNA profiles to support forensic investigative genetic genealogy (FIGG) testing in West Virginia. FIGG uses the SNP DNA data and genealogy research to try to help identify unknown individuals in unsolved forensic cases. The grant was supported by U.S. Sen.... Read More