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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVNS) - A bill was introduced to the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018 to change the designation of the New River Gorge.  U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) presented the legislation. If passed, the New River Gorge National River would become New River Gorge National Park.  It includes more than 70,000 acres of land along 53 miles of the New River.  The area extends from Bluestone Dam to Hawk's Nest Lake. "The New River Gorge is a special part... Read More

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed on Wednesday a legislative package with multiple measures aimed at combatting the opioid epidemic. The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act includes efforts to improve communication between medical personnel and patients, support for developing non-opioid pain treatment, funding for programs that offer trauma-informed care for youth and new policies on Medicaid and Medicare. Medicaid payments can go toward covering... Read More

The New River Gorge National River would become New River Gorge National Park, under a bill introduced on Tuesday by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. The re-designation as a national park would not change the way the 72,808-acre preserve of canyons, cliffs, forested plateaus and whitewater rapids is currently managed, with hunting, rafting, fishing, bicycling and Bridge Day BASE-jumping permitted as “traditional” uses of the land. The New River Gorge National River has been a... Read More

Legislation was introduced Tuesday in the U.S. Senate which would change the New River Gorge’s designation from the “New River Gorge National River” to the “New River Gorge National Park.”  The designation currently includes more than 70,000 acres of land along 53 miles of the New River, stretching from the Bluestone Dam to Hawk’s Nest Lake. The legislation, introduced by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., aims to encourage tourism... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin, both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Monday, announced $5,583,112 for West Virginia through the U.S. Department of Justice. Funding will support services for children adversely impacted by the opioid crisis and its related crime, as well as for those currently struggling with addiction. It will also support the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault crimes, and improve engagement with... Read More

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport south of Martinsburg was awarded $22,500 in federal funds to complete an economic-impact study for the airfield, U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Monday. The purpose of the study is to assess the economic value that the airport has on the local and regional economy of the Eastern Panhandle and surrounding area, the senators said in a news release. The funding award was among... Read More

NORTHFORK — A McDowell County fire department is among more than a dozen departments across West Virginia that are sharing more than $3.2 million in grants through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency, a senator announced Monday. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., chairman of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, said $3,258,095 for several fire departments in West Virginia. Funding comes through the Assistance... Read More

President Donald Trump has signed into law an important bipartisan amendment that aims to increase coal miner participation in a national program that detects black lung disease. The hope is that by improving outreach efforts, more miners will be screened thus improving the chances of doctors catching cases of black lung early. The bipartisan measure — a rarity nowadays in Washington — was backed by a number of lawmakers, including U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito,... Read More

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded grants for rural economic development projects in Lewisburg and Talcott. Specifically, the Greenbrier County Health Alliance in Lewisburg will receive $50,000 for the development of the Local Foods Skill Center and Waste Not Produce Market. Funds from this grant award will be used to support personnel costs, supplies and contractual expenses. The project is expected to assist a minimum of three businesses/farmers and create... Read More

WOOD COUNTY, West Virginia (WTAP) - Several fire departments in West Virginia will be getting thousands of dollars from a grant. The Mineral Wells Volunteer Fire Department is one of them. It's one of the 22 departments that will get funds from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito made the announcement Tuesday. She's part of the committee that helped secure the money. In all, over three million dollars will be distributed to the... Read More

PRINCETON — Child Protect of Mercer County has been awarded $750,000 in federal funding, according to two West Virginia lawmakers. U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Monday announced $5,583,112 in federal funding for different agencies across West Virginia through the U.S. Department of Justice. The funding awards will support services for children adversely impacted by the opioid crisis and its... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - High school students and their families headed to University High School to attend the last of four Academy Day events hosted throughout the area.Senator Shelley Moore Capito hosts the fall events as a way to offer students the chance to learn more about the opportunities available through United State Service Academies and ROTC scholarships.  West Point Field Force Representative Diane Kinney said the event is a great way for students to make first impressions and... Read More

FAIRMONT — Hoping to rename the NASA Independent Validation and Verification Facility in Fairmont after legendary mathematician Katherine Johnson, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., have helped pass a bill in the United States Senate. The bill, which as of Friday awaits approval from the House of Representatives, would add Johnson’s name to the facility, something that’s long overdue, according to Capito. “We’re one step... Read More

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