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CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS)  – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that The Martinsburg Initiative (TMI) will receive $500,000 through aCongressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request she made. TMI is a police, school, community, health, and education partnership working to prevent substance use disorders, build strong families, and empower the Martinsburg community.In total, Senator Capito secured... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – On Saturday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) made several stops in Charleston, W.Va. where she met with leadership from The Mountain Mission and community business leaders, followed by a visit to the Rock Steady Boxing Class, hosted by The West Virginia Parkinson’s Support Network.First, Senator Capito traveled to the West Virginia State Capitol where she witnessed The Mountain Mission team break a Guinness Book of World Record by... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — President Joe Biden’s comments Friday night about shutting down coal-fired power plants brought swift reaction Saturday in West Virginia.Biden, when speaking at an event in California Friday night said, “So it’s going to become a wind generation and all they’re doing is gonna save them a hell of a lot of money and using the same transmission line that transmitted coal fired electric on. We’re gonna be shutting these plants down all... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) has recently announced that West Virginia University (WVU) will receive $227,963 after Senator Capito made a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request.According to the announcement, the funding will be used to support the “use of telepresence robots to strengthen STEM education and support STEM educators in Raleigh County schools.”“Emphasizing the importance of STEM education to our... Read More

MARTINSBURG — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., recently announced that The Martinsburg Initiative (TMI) will receive $500,000 through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request she made.TMI is a police, school, community, health and education partnership working to prevent substance use disorders, build strong families and empower the Martinsburg community, according to the official description.Those involved in the program locally are thrilled about the funding and looking... Read More

ELKINS, W.Va. (WBOY) – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R) and Joe Manchin (D) announced $998,262 to help strengthen students’ math and science skills, and assist veterans in post secondary academic development in West Virginia.The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s Veterans Upward Bound Program and Upward Bound Math and Science Program.“This program has been in existence here at Davis & Elkins since 1990, and without it, it’s just another... Read More

Washington, DC (WOAY) – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY) release statements on the Government’s Accountability Office’s (GAO) report on the impact of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) on small refineries.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) denied 61 petitions from small refineries for relief under the RFS for 2019, 2020 and 2021 compliance years.EPA rejected the petitions claiming the RFS compliance costs for small refineries are... Read More

ATHENS — Concord University’s new nursing program is now accepting students for the 2023 spring semester.President Kendra Boggess and Dr. Michelle Holt, department chair and Director of Nursing, made the announcement Wednesday morning.Three different nursing tracks are offered: four-year traditional bachelor of science degree in nursing (BSN), a BSN from a bachelor’s degree in another field, and an online RN (Registered Nurse) to BSN.Holt said rural health care will be the... Read More

WELCH — A $2.8 million federal funding award will allow for a voluntary buyout of approximately 30 structures located with a McDowell County floodplain, officials said Tuesday.According to U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., the $2,817,600 award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be used to strengthen flood protection and flood damage reduction in the Elkhorn Creek/Tug Fork River Watershed.The funding is through the Natural Resources... Read More

Charleston, WV (WOAY) – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Representative David McKinley (R-WV) announce West Virginia received $140,751,000 from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.The funding will help West Virginia ensure the health and safety of the state’s coal communities and reinforce their local economies by reclaiming abandoned mine lands.In West Virginia, The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act have helped the State’s... Read More

Charleston, WV (WOAY) – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced $2,453,962 in funding for West Virginia’s DHHR and DEP and West Virginia University through several U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant programs.Individual awards include:$1,000,000 – West Virginia UniversityThe research project will identify the various technology options implemented at lagoon facilities serving less than 10,000 people to remove ammonia, total... Read More

WELCH — A $2.8 million federal funding award will allow for a voluntary buyout of approximately 30 structures located within a McDowell County floodplain, officials said Tuesday.According to U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., the $2,817,600 award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be used to strengthen flood protection and flood damage reduction in the Elkhorn Creek/Tug Fork River Watershed.The funding is through the Natural... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) have announced that $26,656,638 will go to the West Virginia School Building Authority to help rebuild Herbert Hoover High School.The 2016 floods severely damaged Herbert Hoover High School, so the funding, made available through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), will go to reconstruction efforts.“As devastating as the flood... Read More

Charleston, WV (WOAY) – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) announce $998,262 to help strengthen students’ math and science skills and assist veterans’ post-secondary academic development in West Virginia.The U.S. Department of Education’s Veterans Upward Bound Program and the Upward Bound Math and Science Program.Individual awards listed below:Veterans Upward Bound Program: $423,188 – Davis & Elkins College  Upward Bound... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) have recently announced that $998,262 will go to Upward Bound programs meant to help students develop their math and science skills, as well as help veterans in “postsecondary academic development.”The funding comes as part of the U.S. Department of Education’s Veterans Upward Bound Program and the Upward Bound Math & Science Program.“Our veterans have given so... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $998,262 to help strengthen students’ math and science skills, and assist veterans in postsecondary academic development in West Virginia. This funding was made available through the U.S. Department of Education’s Veterans Upward Bound Program and the Upward Bound Math & Science Program.“Our veterans... Read More

Charleston, WV (WOAY) – U.S. Senator Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV) announces the West Virginia Emergency Management Division (WVEMD) will receive $1,663,000 through two congressionally directed spending requests.The funding will help supply alternate power to facilities and plants across West Virginia. Additionally, the funding will improve reliability, particularly during emergencies, alleviate the need for crisis response and improve public health and safety.Individual awards listed... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is still looking for answers on the recent baby formula shortage, and a plan to make sure it doesn’t happen again.Capito and her Republican colleagues, led by Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., who is a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) seeking answers on recent baby formula shortages.They also asked for an investigation into the impact sole-source contracts in the Special Supplemental... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) – With Halloween quickly approaching, kids are excited to receive candy through trick-or-treating. One U.S. Senator is urging people to keep an eye out for one thing in their goodie bag that might not be candy.U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R) is trying to educate people on ‘rainbow fentanyl‘ and its dangers.“Rainbow fentanyl comes in a variety of bright colors, shapes, and sizes, including pills, powder, and blocks that resemble sidewalk... Read More

CHARLESTON – Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $440,681 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources.The funding was made possible through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which passed the Senate and was signed into law in June and will help expand mental healthcare services for children in West Virginia.“The COVID-19... Read More