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US Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., was joined by actress Halle Berry on Wednesday for an event in Charleston. Berry joined Capito at Piedmont Elementary for a Girls Rise Up event promoting female empowerment, education, fitness and self-confidence. “Inspiring the next generation of West Virginians — especially our young women — is so important to me,” Capito said. “It was so special to have an accomplished female actress like Halle Berry here with me in Charleston to help deliver this... Read More

Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry is teaming up with U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito to promote the health, education, well-being and empowerment of West Virginia’s women and girls, specifically regarding research around menopause. Alongside Capito, Berry paid a visit to the Capital City Wednesday where the duo made an initial stop at Piedmont Elementary for a Girls Rise Up event before making their way to the main branch of the Kanawha County Public Library to lead a roundtable... Read More

Award-winning actress Halle Berry is in Charleston today, on her birthday, to help empower the next generation of leaders and to advocate for women’s health. Berry’s first stop this morning was at Piedmont Elementary School in the Capital City. She accompanied U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on a school visit to promote the senator’s West Virginia Girls Rise Up program. The purpose of the Girls Rise Up initiative is to empower young women through education, physical fitness and... Read More

On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., hosted actress Halle Berry in West Virginia’s capital city to hold a roundtable discussion on menopause with local leaders, healthcare professionals and community members. The pair are advocating for the newly introduced Advancing Menopause Care and Mid-Life Women’s Health Act, a bipartisan bill co-sponsored by Capito that would put $275 million toward research and education around menopause, the significant hormone shift women go through in... Read More

"Catwoman" actress Halle Berry and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., hosted a unique birthday celebration for Berry at a West Virginia Girls Rise Up event at Piedmont Elementary School in Charleston's East End Wednesday morning. Berry, who turned 58 Wednesday, told the girls that she had never had a birthday party before. She blew out a candle on a birthday cake with the help of the 21 fifth-graders at the event. Capito gave Berry, who is diabetic, a sugar-free cake. The Girls Rise Up... Read More

WVU’s new robotics engineering program is slated to receive a $1 million NASA grant. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin separately announced the funding, obtained by them through Congressionally Directed Spending requests and included in the Fiscal Year 2024 funding bill. The bachelor’s in science program is launching this coming semester, set to begin Aug. 21, within the Statler College Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering. Capito and Manchin are both members... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt visited Parsons Tuesday after taking a tour of the Kerens to Parsons section of Corridor H, both speaking optimistically about the project. Capito brought Bhatt to Tucker County to show the ongoing construction on Corridor H, to see first-hand the connectivity the finished road will provide and to see the reason for the higher construction costs. Bhatt was driven through the Kerens to Parsons portion of... Read More

A top federal highway official got a firsthand look at ongoing construction Corridor H in Tucker County Tuesday. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito and state Transportation Secretary Jimmy Wriston hosted Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Administrator Shailen Bhatt. The tour included completed sections, bridges currently under construction and excavation efforts. “West Virginians across the state know how important completing Corridor H is, and as Ranking Member of the Senate EPW Committee... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), who has long pushed for federal funding for Corridor H, brought Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt to West Virginia on Tuesday to see how the project is going and the challenges that remain. During the tour, Bhatt traveled the entire 130 miles of Corridor H and was able to see what has been built and what still needs to be built. 12 News spoke with Bhatt to hear his insights on the project thus far. I run a couple of state DOTs and I want to... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., on Tuesday hosted Federal Highway Administration Administrator Shailen Bhatt to see completed and ongoing construction projects on Corridor H. While driving on Corridor H with West Virginia Department of Transportation Secretary Jimmy Wriston, Capito and Bhatt toured newly completed elements of the highway, bridge construction efforts and excavation underway for future projects aimed at completing Corridor H. “West Virginians across the state know how... Read More

Senator Shelley Moore Capito and members of the Federal Highway Administration were in Parsons to check the progress of Corridor H, which will create a highway that goes from I-79 into Virginia. Officials are happy about the project’s current progress in Parsons. “I think I started at the beginning of the Corridor. I’m going to drive the whole 130 miles by the time I am done today, and I’m impressed by what has been built, what is being built, and the potential of what is going to be built... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding to West Virginia University (WVU) to support the creation of a bachelor’s major in Robotics Engineering at the university’s Statler College Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering. This funding was made available through the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made by Senator... Read More

A bipartisan bill proposed by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) would encourage innovation in the development of pediatric drugs for rare diseases. “As I meet with doctors, researchers, and parents, I am often reminded that while children sadly can get adult diseases, they are not, in fact, small adults,” Sen. Capito said on Aug. 7. “That’s why it is essential medicines be studied specifically for children’s use, especially for rare diseases. “This legislation will help ensure pediatric... Read More

West Virginia’s Weirton-made Form Energy batteries will be put to the test in a new energy storage project announced for New England. West Virginia state and federal officials praised an announcement made Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Energy for more than $2.2 billion in funding for electrical grid resiliency projects across the nation through the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed in 2021. “The Biden-Harris Administration is investing in the most crucial component... Read More

A planned energy project in Maine will utilize batteries manufactured in West Virginia, according to U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, I-W.Va. More than $100 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will fund a multi-day battery system in Lincoln, Maine, which will use batteries made by Form Energy in Weirton, according to a press release. “This investment is great news for Weirton and signals that West Virginia will continue our proud tradition of helping power... Read More

A health care association in Barbour County will receive federal grant funding, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced. Belington Community Medical Services Association can expect a $125,000 Drug Free Community grant from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. Capito, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced nine $125,000 DFC grants from the ONDCP for West Virginia communities. Belington Community Medical Services Association is a primary care center... Read More

In a show of bipartisanship, senators voted to inject billions into the nation’s ports, dams and canals, passing a sweeping water infrastructure bill. On Aug. 1, the Democratic-led chamber easily approved its version of the biennial Water Resources Development Act 2024. Bill sponsors said they will meet with House counterparts after the August recess to negotiate a final version. Congressional transportation policymakers expressed interest in clearing the bill for the president’s signature... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced that priorities for West Virginia were included in the bipartisan Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Labor-HHS funding bill. The legislation passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee with overwhelming bipartisan support by a vote of 25-3. While the Senate bill’s committee advancement is a critical step in the... Read More

Three Americans who were held as prisoners in Russia are getting to spend their first weekend back in the country. It was part of a large-scale prisoner swap involving several countries.  Senator Shelley Moore Capito told 7 News Russia continues to unfairly hold other American prisoners. “It’s amazing to me the way the Russians just incarcerate so harshly and then make up all these trumped-up charges. There are still people that are incarcerated in Russia.” Sen. Shelley Moore Capito,... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, voted in favor of the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act, legislation to protect children from online dangers associated with social media and give needed tools back to parents. The legislation is the combination of the Kids Online Safety Act, which Senator Capito helped introduce, and the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act 2.0, of which Senator Capito is a... Read More