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Despite the name it was given by European settlers, there is nothing “new” about the river responsible for creating West Virginia’s New River Gorge. In fact, the river is believed to be the second oldest in the world, behind only the Nile.The ancient river begins high in the Blue Ridge Mountains and runs about 360 miles through North Carolina and Virginia to West Virginia, where it meets the Gauley River to become the Kanawha River.According to geological evidence, the river is... Read More

WASHINGTON (NEXTSAR) — A group of Senate Democrats is introducing a bill to help workers displaced by the shift to clean energy. The bill would help them find work in other areas by providing training opportunities and offer financial incentives.“People are losing jobs, they’re losing jobs to clean energy,” said Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown.Brown is proposing the legislation to help fossil fuel workers find alternative work in the clean energy field.“We want to make sure... Read More

WASHINGTON — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is not pleased with what she sees coming out of the White House, saying Pres. Joe Biden’s administration is showing no signs of dealing with many major problems happening in the country.During a virtual press conference as well as a speech on the floor of the Senate last week, Capito blasted the Biden Administration’s failure to come up with a plan to tackle things from the border crisis to inflation.New numbers for the year show... Read More

WHEELING — Proposed funding for upgrades at the Challenger Learning Center, the Wheeling Artisan Center and Wheeling City Market all are earmarked in the federal budget bill currently before Congress — courtesy of U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito.Capito, R-W.Va., has included in appropriation bills money for a number of projects taking place in the Northern Panhandle. The proposed projects and the preliminary funding numbers outlined are subject to final passage of the overall federal... Read More

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — As temperatures drop, Americans could see a dramatic rise in heating prices.“No parent or senior should be forced to choose between keeping food on the table and keeping the heat on,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) said.Gillibrand says higher heating costs will increase the financial burden those in her state are already experiencing because of the pandemic.“Nationwide, utility debt grew from 12 billion dollars to an estimated 32 billion... Read More

MORGANTOWN — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito met with members of the West Virginia press Thursday to talk about the federal elections bill, inflation, clean drinking water and other topics.The Senate GOP on Wednesday voted to block the Freedom to Vote Act from coming to the floor — although Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., also voted no so that he can bring it back for future consideration.Capito said again Thursday, “This is a federal takeover of our election... Read More

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. (WDVM) — Back in April, Congress decided to reinstate Congressionally Directed Spending for the Fiscal Year 2022, and Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia could be receiving almost $6.8 million dollars after Senator Shelley Moore Capito earmarked $242 million dollars for the Mountain State.On the itemized request list released by Senator Moore Capito’s office, Shepherd University plans to use the funding for 7 projects ranging from... Read More

All eyes are on Joe Manchin. With a 50-50 split in the Senate, everyone wants to know how our Democratic/moderate/conservative senator plans to vote. Though Sen. Capito isn’t garnering as much attention, she plays an important role in current legislative negotiations. She led discussions with the White House on the initial bipartisan infrastructure bill.Sens. Manchin and Capito serve on the Senate Appropriations Committee, allocating federal funds to government agencies and departments.... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded more than $1 million to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources for maternal and child health services in the state.West Virginia’s U.S. senators, Democrat Joe Manchin and Republican Shelley Moore Capito, announced the award Wednesday.“Access to quality, affordable healthcare is vital to raising healthy children, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic,” Manchin... Read More

West Virginia’s efforts to improve broadband for Mountain State residents and businesses remain a work in progress. But one thing that isn’t lacking is the financing to make it happen.With Gov. Jim Justice’s announcement on Friday that outlined the various sources of funding and how it would be used, the promise of broadband improvement is starting to look more like a reality.“This is surely a landmark day for West Virginia,” said Justice. “We’ve been... Read More

HARPERS FERRY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Jefferson County Convention and Visitors Bureau in Harpers Ferry, W.Va.“As West Virginians, it’s important we share our state’s beauty with the world,” Senator Capito said. “Our tourism and development professionals do a wonderful job telling this story and it’s important that we support them, which is why I... Read More

West Virginia Republicans are speaking out after an Illinois Democrat said their entire state is "an irrelevant part" of the national economy.Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill., took the jab against the Mountain State in a comment to Politico on Monday while pushing the progressive Democrats’ Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP).Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., sent progressives scrambling to rework the climate agenda in the $3.5 trillion spending bill after he told the White House... Read More

U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) sent a letter to Facebook expressing concern that content on Instagram may promote eating disorders among young users, specifically teenagers and girls.In the letter, the senators highlighted Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen’s testimony to the Senate Commerce Committee recently, noting Haugen’s belief that “Facebook knows that they are leading young users to anorexia... Read More

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va, (WDVM) — Jefferson County in West Virginia’s eastern panhandle got the week off to an exciting start with a ribbon-cutting for its new visitors center.In the Mountain State’s fastest-growing region, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R – W.Va.) says the new visitors center can raise the bar for all of West Virginia.“This is where I think you can be the example for the rest of the state: how to grow… sensibly and what’s attracting... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WOWK) – A group of U.S. Senators has sent a letter to Facebook to express their concern the social media site Instagram may promote eating disorders among its younger users.U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV.), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) say their concerns come from the testimony Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen gave to the Senate Commerce Committee. They highlighted that during that testimony, Haugen said she believes... Read More

HUNTINGTON — Marshall University on Wednesday launched its new Institute for Cyber Security with a ribbon cutting ceremony.The institute will bring together hardware and software engineers, forensic scientists, cybersecurity practitioners and policy experts to address emerging needs in cybersecurity through multidisciplinary, cutting-edge research, education and outreach programs.On hand for Wednesday’s event was U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. Capito helped directly support... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Senate will consider this week whether to advance a sweeping voting bill that lacks Republican support.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced in a letter to the Senate Democratic Caucus he will file cloture on the Freedom to Vote Act on Monday. The vote would happen Wednesday, in which 60 senators would have to agree to move forward.Democrats have made voting rights a leading issue after several Republican-led state legislatures... Read More

West Virginia’s efforts to improve broadband for Mountain State residents and businesses remain a work in progress. But one thing that isn’t lacking is the financing to make it happen.With Gov. Jim Justice’s announcement on Friday that outlined the various sources of funding and how it would be used, the promise of broadband improvement is starting to look more like a reality.“This is surely a landmark day for West Virginia,” said Justice. “We’ve been... Read More

The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee learned more about the challenges of rural infrastructure at a meeting in Beckley on Thursday. The committee heard from state and regional administrators who work on water and wastewater projects, every day.Committee Chairman Tom Carper of Delaware joined ranking U.S. Senate member Shelley Moore Capito to assess drinking water and wastewater services in the region.The committee was also joined by Sen. Joe Manchin to hear from a panel... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice says the state will use $1 billion in state and federal funds in the months to come to expand broadband to some 200,000 homes and businesses.“Today I am announcing a billion dollars, a billion dollar broadband strategy,” Justice said. “It’s like nothing that we’ve ever done before.”Justice, who was joined at the announcement by the members of the state legislature and the state’s congressional delegation,... Read More