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CHARLESTON — The Friday before election day, Carol Miller — soon to be elected as the next U.S. representative for the 3rd Congressional District — took the stage after being introduced by President Donald Trump to the crowd at Huntington Tri-State Airport for one final rally. Standing nearby was the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate in West Virginia history, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, who had warmed up the crowd at the start of the rally. With Miller’s election... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced that she will be nominating 31 West Virginia high school seniors to attend the various national service academies. Those nominations include three students from the Register-Herald distribution area. Michael Lewis Smith, of Raleigh County, has been nominated by Capito to attend the Air Force Academy, while Victoria Lynn Carson, Nicholas County, and Jordan Ray Nibert, Fayette County, have been nominated by the senator to attend the... Read More

MARTINSBURG — West Virginia lawmakers expressed their sadness Saturday over the death of former President George H.W. Bush. Bush — who was 94 — died Friday in Houston, Texas. His death follows that of his wife, Barbara Bush, eight months earlier. On Saturday, state Del. John Overington, R-Berkeley, took to social media to remember the 41st president. In the summer of 1992, Overington visited the White House with more than a dozen state legislators from... Read More

HUNTINGTON — Sadness over the passing of former President George H.W. Bush echoes throughout the mountains of West Virginia as the state's representatives and people recall his legacy and mourn the country's loss. Bush, a World War II hero who served as the nation's 41st president, died late Friday night at his Houston home at the age of 94. He will be honored with a state funeral in the nation's capital Wednesday, Dec. 5. Following an arrival ceremony Monday, Dec. 3, his body will lie in... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito hosted Thursday her second West Virginia Girls Rise Up event this month during a stop at Sistersville Elementary School. Capito, R-W.Va., launched the program in 2015 — the year she was sworn in as the first female U.S. Senator from West Virginia — to instill confidence in young West Virginia women and empower them to be strong, confident and kind female leaders, according to a statement from the senator’s office. The event in... Read More

SISTERSVILLE — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., was at Sistersville Elementary School Thursday hosting one of her Girls Rise Up events. This is Capito’s 16th Girls Rise Up event overall but her first in Tyler County. Capito launched Girls Rise Up in 2015 after she became the first female senator from West Virginia. The purpose of the initiative is to empower young women through education, physical fitness, and self-confidence. Over the past few years, the senator... Read More

WHEELING — The magic of the Christmas season was captured Thursday evening by a petite young third-grader and a box of crayons. Lakin Chambers, a student at Woodsdale Elementary School, created a new birthday-themed light display for Oglebay’s 90th anniversary and the park’s Winter Festival of Lights. Her rendition of a giant birthday cake with fireworks is now on display at Oglebay’s Speidel Golf Course as part of the 33rd annual Winter Festival of... Read More

The federal funding floodgates have been opened in recent weeks with millions of dollars being awarded for local projects of great importance. The bulk of that funding will go toward infrastructure improvement and tourism and economic development projects in southern West Virginia. Those federal funding awards announced or recommended for approval, include: • U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., traveled to Mercer County last week to deliver a $1 million federal Economic... Read More

WHEELING, W.Va.(WTRF) - The holiday season is here as Oglebay Park flipped the switch on its 31st annual Winter Festival Lights on Thursday night.  Every community has it's own traditions, but in Wheeling this tradition is so well-known that people from across the country visit in order to experience it first-hand.  "The Festival of Lights is a long tradition since 1985 and I have been here since 1985," said Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia). "We... Read More

TYLER COUNTY, W.Va. — Students and staff at Sistersville Elementary School welcomed State Senator Shelley Moore-Caputo for a tour of the school and County’s first West Virginia Girls Rise Up Event on Thursday morning. “I talk to the 4th and 5th grade girls about leadership, about being healthy, good study habits, and self-confidence so that they will be the leaders of tomorrow,” Capito said. Capito was led by members of the student council to meet with... Read More

OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. — The switch was flipped for another year of Oglebay’s Festival of Lights on Thursday night in Ohio County. It's a tradition that began in 1985, and has grown like wildflowers during the years. “Whether that's from Pittsburgh, Ohio, Canada -- all the over to South Carolina -- we have people that come visit us from all over,” Wilson Lodge General Manager Beth Whitehouse Said. More than a million people are expected to visit to check... Read More

PLEASANTS COUNTY, W.Va. (WTAP) - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R) visits Pleasants County on Thursday to see how she can advocate for Mid-Ohio Valley businesses when she gets back to Washington D.C.Senator Capito toured the Sistersville Tank Works facility in Pleasants County. The business is based in neighboring Tyler County. The family-owned business makes products like custom ASME code pressure vessels and shell-and-tube heat exchangers. Tank Works officials say the business is... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) - In 1992 a surge of female senate candidates led people to label it the "Year of the Woman", now in 2018 another wave of women gunning for Washington has people calling it the "Year of the Woman 2.0". This wave includes West Virginia. The state known for their 'Mountain Mamas', has not sent many of them to Capitol Hill, one of the few was Sen. Shelley Moore Capito.  "The pushback was your kids aren't grown yet because I went from basically being a stay at... Read More

PRINCETON — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., made stops in Mercer County Wednesday to announce grants, attend a grand opening and to bring her “Rise Up” program to an elementary school. She stopped at the Mercer County Economic Development Authority office in Princeton (Mercer County War Museum Building) where she announced two grants, one to develop the Exit 1 area on I-77 in Bluefield and another to repurpose the Wood Resource Center at Exit 14 of I-77. Capito,... Read More

OAKVALE, WV (WVVA) U.S.  Sen. Shelley Moore Capito stopped by Oakvale Elementary on Thursday to encourage young girls to dream big. Capito started the “Girls Rise Up” initiative after becoming West Virginia’s first female senator. The idea is to empower girls to excel in education, fitness, and self confidence. As well as inspire them to get involved and set goals on their journey to becoming our next generation of leaders. Read More

FAYETTEVILLE — Obviously, Maura Kistler likes it when anybody walks in to Water Stone Outdoors and eventually opts to open their wallets to make a purchase. When it's a United States senator on whom Kistler can also bounce off some ideas, it's an added bonus. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., was in Fayette County Tuesday to take part in several events. In addition to her stop at Water Stone, she earlier took part in a grant announcement event at Canyon Rim and later... Read More

More than $663,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been earmarked to support the expansion of telemedicine services in several West Virginia counties. The funding comes through the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant program. Services will primarily focus on behavioral health and ensuring a continuum of care for those suffering from chronic kidney disease. “Broadening access to health care in rural areas saves lives," said U.S. Sen.... Read More

PRINCETON, WV (WVNS) - U.S Senator Shelley Moore Capito was in Mercer County today. Capito went on a tour of Oakvale Elementary School before doing various group exercises with fourth and fifth grade girls as part her program called, 'West Virginia Girls Rise Up!' After experiencing her own struggles in government and politics, Senator Capito started the program to teach leadership and life skills to young women, while inspiring them to be confident in themselves. "As the... Read More

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Berkeley County native Victoria Grace always knew there was more to life than being a passenger, the wise words of her childhood role model and pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart. Now, Grace is a pioneering aviator of her own, being the first female single-engine private pilot to be certified at Fairmont State University. “I remember being a little girl, I watched her movie. I was like, ‘I want to do that. I really want to be her,'” she... Read More

There was a time not too very long ago when North Central West Virginia Airport was struggling to fly 10,000 passengers in a year. The number was important in order to secure federal aviation funds. CNN even did a story showing a nearly empty terminal and questioning why such an underused airport was getting federal subsidies. Well, that was then. This is now. Last week, we reported that the airport was on track to reach — and perhaps exceed — 30,000 passengers by the... Read More