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WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, on Friday announced $35 million will go through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to address substance abuse in West Virginia. Of that amount, $285,000 will be allocated to Preston-Taylor Community Health Centers Inc. Funding comes through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Health Resources and Services... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Senate passed, by voice vote, a bill to rename the NASA facility in Fairmont after one of the agency’s most famous mathematicians. If approved by the House of Representatives, the Independent Verification and Validation Facility would be renamed after West Virginia native Katherine Johnson, who worked on the orbital mission of John Glenn in 1962. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., introduced the resolution in August. Fellow West Virginia... Read More

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to rename a NASA facility in West Virginia in honor of a state native and former NASA employee. Senate Bill 3389, if it becomes law, would rename Fairmont’s NASA Independent Verification and Validation Facility as the Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility. Originally from White Sulphur Springs, Johnson worked for NASA calculating trajectories for space mission flights, including Alan... Read More

Students gathered for a special assembly Wednesday morning, as U.S. Senator Shelley Moore-Capito had a surprise for the Clay County High School softball team. Senator Capito presented practice equipment for the softball team to use, donated by companies involved with softball games between Congress and the press that raise money for breast cancer survivors. Principal Crystal Gibson began the assembly by stating some facts about Capito’s career. Capito was elected as West... Read More

MARTINSBURG — U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., on Tuesday voted to pass the Opioid Crisis Response Act that provides new funding to fight the nation’s opioid crisis. The Senate passed the bipartisan bill–which includes numerous provisions based on legislation Capito introduced or co-sponsored–by a vote of 99 to 1. “This tells you that on something as big as this problem that we have — not just West Virginia, but the... Read More

HUNTINGTON - Several pieces of legislation worked on by West Virginia representatives in Congress may soon be on the president's desk for signature as part of the Opioid Crisis Response Act passed by the U.S. Senate on Monday. The act has already been passed by the House of Representatives and the two arms of Congress will now need to meet in conference committee to compromise on a final version before it goes to President Donald Trump for his signature. The measure passed by a 99-1... Read More

PARKERSBURG W.Va, (WTAP)- U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded over $1.5 million dollars to the West Virginia Department of Health. More commonly known as Narcan, naloxone is an expensive medicine used to block the effects of opioids, particularly in an overdose. The additional funds for the medicine will increase Narcan supply for first responders all across the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTRF) - U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D - WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R - WV) announced Tuesday that the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will receive $1,567,184 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This funding will expand naloxone distribution to first responders in the Mountain State, including EMS agencies and the West Virginia State Police. "Our first responders are on the front lines of fighting the opioid... Read More

A $1.2 million federal funding award will help to correct chronic water woes in three McDowell County towns. The funding award announced last week by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., will specifically allow the McDowell County Public Service District to begin work on Phase II of the Elkhorn Creek Water Project. The project will improve potable water service in the towns of Kimball, Northfork and Keystone, as well as several... Read More

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and U.S. Rep Alex Mooney, R-W.Va., secured funding to remedy the contamination of drinking water in Martinsburg, which was caused by the use of perfluorooctanic acid in aqueous film forming foams used by the Air National Guard to suppress fires. The funding is included in the compromise spending bill between the House and the Senate, securing its passage. “In 2016, when Martinsburg and other West... Read More

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin and Rep. Alex Mooney jointly announced on Friday that they have secured federal funding to reimburse Martinsburg for cleanup costs related to government contamination of the city's water supply. The contamination discovered in 2016 at the city's Big Springs Water Plant off U.S. 11, prompted a temporary shut down of the facility in May 2016 by the city. The cause of the perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and... Read More

MORGANTOWN — The Green Bank Observatory recently received funding from the National Science Foundation and other entities that will pay for new equipment and increase its annual use by researchers. The National Science Foundation, along with National Radio Astronomy Observatory and Associated Universities Inc., provided $1,345,903 for the observatory in Pocahontas County. Employing 100 people year-round, along with an additional 40 staff during the summer, the Green Bank Observatory... Read More

CHARLESTON — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., will host four "Academy Days" this fall for West Virginia students interested in learning more about admission to U.S. service academies and available Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) scholarships. Members of Capito's staff will be available at each event to provide information on nominations to the following academies: Air Force, Coast Guard, Military/Army, Naval and Merchant Marine. "These events are great... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. - The Senate is expected to vote on the Opioid Crisis Response Act, a large bill targeting multiple aspects of the opioid epidemic in the nation. West Virginia Senator, Shelley Moore Capito has had a total of 24 provisions in the act including the STOP act to halt the flow of fentanyl through the postal service and the CRIB act that provides care for drug addicted infants. Capito says this bill has been worked on by more than 70 senators from both parties and is a joint... Read More

CHARLESTON — Under representation of women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math was the driving force behind the 2018 Women and Technology Conference held in Charleston Monday, according Anne Barth, executive director of TechConnect WV. “The word is starting to spread,” Barth said of the 25 percent growth in attendance this year. “I also think we’re reaching some critical mass from the private sector.” The day-long conference... Read More

CHARLESTON — Leaders in the West Virginia Senate and House of Delegates are calling on the state’s senators in Washington, D.C., to quickly confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court. The press conference, held Friday morning in the Senate President’s Conference Room at the state Capitol, was put on by Judicial Crisis Network, a conservative non-profit group focused on judicial reform. Senate President Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, and... Read More

ELKHORN — The next phase of a remedy to chronic water woes in some McDowell County communities is on the way. A $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of Rural Development was announced Thursday by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., members of the Senate Appropriations Committee. The money will go to the McDowell County Public Service District toward Phase II of the Elkhorn Creek water project,... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. (WTRF) - Questioning for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was still underway Thursday evening by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Wednesday's marathon confirmation hearing stretched late into the evening.   The federal judge was pushed on issues ranging from executive power to abortion.   Like nominees before him, Judge Brett Kavanaugh was careful to avoid disclosing his personal feelings about controversial cases. It appears the vote... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. (WTRF) - West Virginia Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin, along with members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, have announced more than $1 million for West Virginia University. The money is provided through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).  Funding will support research intended to help reduce health disparities among West Virginians and analyze the effectiveness of... Read More

WELCH, WV (WVNS) - A grant of $1,180,000 is headed for McDowell County thanks to a rural development grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).  The money will be used to fund Phase II of the Elkhorn Creek water project.  When complete the project will improve the potable water for Kimball, Northfork and Keystone. "The people of McDowell County and southern West Virginia helped build our nation.  We owe it to them to ensure they have reliable access to basic... Read More