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MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia is first for something good. It’s taken years, but each of the state’s four VA medical centers now has its own Medal of Honor Wall commemorating veterans who received the nation’s highest military honor. The final piece of the statewide effort was unveiled Friday morning. Martinsburg VA Medical Center officials were joined by more than 100 people to see the new wall recognizing area Medal of Honor recipients. Hershel... Read More

It was encouraging to read and hear the comments from some members of the West Virginia Congressional delegation after President Trump Saturday offered a compromise on the border wall dispute to try to end the partial government shutdown. Democratic Senator Joe Manchin said, “I’m hopeful the President’s statement tonight will allow us to immediately reopen government, put West Virginians back to work and start long-term immigration reform.” Republican Senator... Read More

HAGERSTOWN, Md. - Bipartisan legislation would provide an incentive for creating and maintaining public shooting ranges. United States Senator Shelley Moore Capito and Senator Michael Bennet reintroduced the Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act. This legislation provides 90 percent of funding for developing public shooting ranges. "There's been a contraction of the number of areas and the number of shooting ranges for availability for sports shooting or target shooting... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. (WTRF) - The 116th Congress is now on the job in Washington, D.C., after swearing in ceremonies at the Capitol. While Republicans control the White House and the Senate, Democrats now control the House. "When you have all Democrats or all Republicans, they tend not to listen to the other side. Now they have to," said Senator Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia). "So, the President has to understand that if he wants anything done, he's got to work with the majority of... Read More

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., on Thursday announced her committee assignments for the 116th Congress. She will continue serving on four U.S. Senate committees: The Committee on Appropriations; the Committee on Environment and Public Works; the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation; and the Committee on Rules and Administration. “I’m very excited to continue serving on these four committees, all of which deal directly with issues that are... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WOWK) - They area gearing up on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. for the arrival of the new Congress.West Virginia lawmakers are zeroing in on issues of great concern to the Mountain State. They include securing the pensions for retired coal miners, as well as expanding broadband internet service and more high-tech options, especially in the state's rural regions.  "I think that having a workforce, having connectivity is very important. And having an opportunity... Read More

CLARKSBURG — At a time when the scrutiny and displeasure of politicians in Washington, D.C., may be at an all-time high, successful ones remain focused on their core constituency and try to do right by those who elected them. Such is the case with U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., who is closing out her fourth year in the Senate and 18th year overall in the nation’s capital after serving 14 years in the House. Capito, daughter of the late Gov. Arch Moore and a... Read More

West Virginia’s senators announced this week more than $4.4 million in federal funding to fix flood damaged roads, and almost half of the money was allocated to Ohio and Hancock counties. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., chairwoman of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Wednesday that $2.1 million had been granted to the two counties. The state received the money through the Federal... Read More

WHEELING — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Wednesday announced $4.4 million for West Virginia through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Public Assistance grant program. Funding will assist the West Virginia Division of Highways with repairs to roadways in Hancock, Lincoln, Monongalia, and Ohio counties that were damaged as a... Read More

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday it is offering millions of dollars as part of a program to build broadband infrastructure in rural America. The ReConnect Program will provide $600 million in loans and grants for telecommunications companies, electric cooperatives, internet service providers and municipalities for the purpose of serving communities in rural America. Areas may qualify if they have a population of fewer than 20,000 residents and... Read More

MARTINSBURG — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering up to $600 million in loans and grants to help build broadband infrastructure in rural areas — a move U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., are applauding.According to a release from Capito, the USDA is offering up to $600 million in loans and grants. Telecommunications companies, rural electric cooperatives and utilities, internet service providers and municipalities are all eligible to... Read More

MORGANTOWN — Just over $1 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) support will be used to address Monongalia County roads damaged by flooding earlier this year. On Wednesday, Senators Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va, announced a total of $4,437,159 through FEMA’s Public Assistance Grant Program for roads in four counties — Monongalia ($1,085,016), Hancock ($1,015,145), Lincoln ($1,217,795) and Ohio ($1,119,210). Earlier this year,... Read More

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering up to $600 million in loans and grants to help build broadband infrastructure in rural America. Telecommunications companies, rural electric cooperatives and utilities, internet service providers and municipalities may apply to USDA’s new program for funding to connect rural areas that currently have insufficient broadband service, according to the release.USDA Rural Development is the primary agency delivering the program, with... Read More

After unanimous passage the Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act in the U.S. Senate, the legislation now goes to the House of Representatives for consideration. The bipartisan bill would, for the first time, create a public health infrastructure across the country to combat Alzheimer’s disease and preserve brain health. “To prevent millions of more Americans and their families from being devastated by Alzheimer’s, we have to... Read More

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R) says she supports the president in his need to address border security. This comes after President Trump's meeting with democratic leaders about money for the his long-promised border wall on the U.S. Southern border. Senator Capito says it’s important to have better, more formidable border security. She says the country needs a border system and should continue enhancing the border. “I will... Read More

PARSONS, W.Va. - As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Shelley Moore Capito has been working closely with the U.S. Department of Transportation to secure funding for Corridor H.  Through the US Department of Transportation’s Better Utilizing Investment to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grants, $20 million will be allocated for the construction of a four-lane expressway in Tucker County. Senator Capito says she has been advocating for the competition of... Read More

WHEELING — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $4.4 million for West Virginia through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Public Assistance grant program. Funding will assist the West Virginia Division of Highways with repairs to roadways in Hancock, Lincoln, Monongalia, and Ohio counties that were damaged as a result... Read More

CHARLESTON — A new report released by the U.S. Department of Energy cites the potential of West Virginia and other Appalachian states for the location of centralized storage hub for natural gas production. The report takes a look at West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania as potential locations for a storage hub for ethane — a byproduct of natural gas. Ethane, when broken down through a process called “cracking,” creates ethylene and is used in the manufacturing of... Read More

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin on Thursday announced $20 million in federal transportation funding for the U.S. 522 Berkeley Springs Bypass in Morgan County, W.Va. “This is a much-needed investment ... that will make West Virginia roadways safer and more efficient,” Capito said in a news release. “Not only is this good for travelers and those living in Berkeley Springs ... but it’s good for commerce and our... Read More

ELKINS — The Robert C. Byrd Corridor H Highway Authority announced Thursday that millions of dollars in funding is being allotted to help with the project in both Randolph and Tucker County. Robbie Morris, Chairman of the Corridor H Highway Authority said the authority is praising the work of Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, Sen. Joe Manchin, III, and West Virginia Secretary of Transportation Tom Smith in securing $20 million for the construction of Corridor H in Tucker County through a... Read More