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WASHINGTON (WV News) — Nearly $5 million has been awarded by the Appalachian Regional Commission to help fund water infrastructure projects in the Mountain State.ARC is a partnership between the federal government and several state governments that aims to promote economic development in the region. "ARC’s investments water and wastewater systems directly benefit the region’s economic development, public health and natural resource protection," said ARC Federal Co-Chair... Read More

WASHINGTON — A $79,200 grant has been awarded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration to Paden City, West Virginia.The grant will support the city as it implements property improvements and transforms a vacant industrial space into a manufacturing or related business space.U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., jointly announced the funding Monday. Both senators serve on the Senate... Read More

Women make up almost half of the U.S. labor force. According to the American Association of University Women (AAUW), women outnumber men in earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees and are nearly on par in getting medical and legal degrees. Yet from corporate boardrooms to Congress, men are far more likely than women to rise to the highest paying and most prestigious leadership roles.Karen Bowling, Executive VP Government Affairs for West Virginia University Health System and the... Read More

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WV News) — More than 40 students from across North Central West Virginia learned more about military service academies at Bridgeport High School on Sunday.The event was hosted by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, and included representation from several military service academies, including those affiliated with the Air Force, Coast Guard, Navy, and Merchant Marines. A Department of Defense Medical Examination Review Board representative was also among... Read More

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito hosted one of her four Academy Days at Bridgeport High School for West Virginia students interested in learning more about admissions to the U.S. Service Academies and ROTC scholarships.Members of Senator Capito’s staff will be available at each event to provide information on academy nominations. Admission to a service academy is a two-tiered process. First, the candidate must apply through the Academy directly. There are five... Read More

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WDTV) - Senator Shelley Moore Capito’s office made their last stop of Academy Days at Bridgeport High School.Academy Days was an event run by Capito and her team to introduce students to the different military school opportunities in West Virginia.Capito was not at the Bridgeport event. However, she recorded a video message for the students that was played at the beginning of the moderated Question-and-Answer session.“I hope this event will be a chance... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (WOAY) – Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announce that West Virginia will receive additional funding to boost substance use disorder provider workforce.West Virginia is one of five states that will receive reimbursements for increases in Medicaid expenditures to boost substance use treatment provider capacity. This funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will support substance use... Read More

Wheeling, W.Va. (WTRF) – The mayor of Del Rio, Texas says Haitian migrants are no longer camped out there as of today.The news comes after nearly 15,000 people had gathered over the weekend under a bridge at the border town.It’s the latest chapter of a debate over immigration policy that goes back decades and faced every administration of the 21st century.Opinions in Congress still vary widely, not just over who crosses our border but over who should stay in the country.Some have... Read More

CHARLESTON — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito wants answers from President Joe Biden regarding the controversial pull-out of U.S. forces from Afghanistan and the growing crisis at the U.S. southern border.Capito held a virtual briefing Thursday from her Capitol Hill office with members of the West Virginia press corps.The Senate was back this week after a work period designated for members to return to their states.While attention this week is on negotiations between moderate and progressive... Read More

BEECH BOTTOM — Recurring problems related to a deteriorating stormwater line in Beech Bottom may be near an end, thanks to a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., have announced $1,086,166 has been secured through the agency to upgrade the line.Mayor Becky Uhlly said it will be the first of three equal installments for a $3,480,000 project involving the replacement of a deteriorating line that carries runoff... Read More

CHARLESTON — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito wants answers from President Joe Biden regarding the controversial pull-out of U.S. forces from Afghanistan and the growing crisis at the U.S. southern border.Capito held a virtual briefing Thursday from her Capitol Hill office with members of the West Virginia press corps. The Senate was back this week after a work period designated for members to return to their states.While attention this week is on negotiations between moderate and... Read More

WASHINGTON — One of West Virginia’s senators met Wednesday with United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson along with a bipartisan group of senators at the U.S. Capitol.During the meeting, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and the other senators discussed a range of topics with Johnson including Afghanistan, international trade and climate agreements, coal and renewable energy, and easing COVID-19 travel restrictions between the two countries.“Discussing West... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), also a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,086,166 for a flood control project in the Village of Beech Bottom. This funding will be used to upgrade the current storm sewer system to mitigate future flooding events.“West Virginia’s mountainous terrain and steep valleys make our communities... Read More

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Thursday that $5,057,961 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will go to the Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority at Yeager Airport. This funding will be used to conduct an Environmental Impact Study of the proposed Yeager Airport Runway Safety Project to expand the airport runway safety... Read More

MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito shared her thoughts with West Virginia press Thursday on the ongoing chaos in Afghanistan, the southern border crisis and the new Freedom to Vote Act.“It was a rushed and hurried exit,” she said of Afghanistan. “Quite frankly, I think it was humiliating for the United States for the world to see.”News reports indicate the State Department has been unable or unwilling to pin down how many American citizens, green card holders... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – Yeager Airport’s runway could be getting an upgrade thanks to a $5.6 million grant the Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority received from the Federal Aviation Administration.The grant was provided in order to conduct an Environmental Impact Statement, airport officials say. The Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority proposed the Yeager Airport Runway Safety Project to establish a standard 1,000-foot-long by 500-foot-wide runway safety... Read More

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Thursday that $5,057,961 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will go to the Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority at Yeager Airport. This funding will be used to conduct an Environmental Impact Study of the proposed Yeager Airport Runway Safety Project to expand the airport runway safety... Read More

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) – It’s a question as old as the pizza box itself - can they be recycled?According to US Senator Shelly Moore Capito (R, WV), it’s also a question that her staff has been mulling over prior to her hearing with experts on a circular economy.Addressing an Executive Director at the American Forest & Paper Association, Brian Hawkinson, she asked, “Are pizza boxes recyclable?”With a chuckle, Hawkinson responded, “Yes, and thank you for... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — West Virginia is set to receive more than $518,000 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.The funding was jointly announced Tuesday by U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., both of whom serve on the Senate Appropriations Committee.The bulk of the funding will go to West Virginia University, where it will be used in agricultural research efforts, according to a press release from the senators.A grant of about $320,000,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced she will host four Academy Days this fall for West Virginia students interested in learning more about admissions to the U.S. Service Academies and ROTC scholarships. Members of Senator Capito’s staff will be available at each event to provide information on academy nominations.It will be held from 2-4 p.m. Saturday at Jefferson High School, 4141 Flowing Springs Road, Shenandoah Junction.“One of my most... Read More