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CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Additional help is on the way to North Central West Virginia in the continuing fight against opioid abuse in the Mountain State. In conjunction with the cities of Bridgeport and Clarksburg and officials at the state and federal level, West Virginia’s second Tactical Diversion Squad will officially launch in Clarksburg. A TDS combines resources at federal, state, and local levels in an effort to disrupt the supply of controlled substances. Senator... Read More

More than $20 million in grant funding from the federal Department of Health and Human Services has been awarded to 11 West Virginia health centers. U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. and U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. announced the grants, which are intended to cover the costs of caring for uninsured or underinsured patients and to attract, recruit and retain medical staff at the state's rural clinics and health centers. "All West Virginians deserve access to primary and... Read More

ELKINS – City firefighters can breathe a little easier thanks to a $200,000 grant for new air packs. U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announced Tuesday the Elkins Volunteer Fire Department will receive $200,000 through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. The funds will go toward operations and safety improvements at the station. Chief Tom Meader said the funding will be used to purchase new self-contained... Read More

CLARKSBURG — A new Drug Enforcement Agency Tactical Diversion Squad will soon be formed in the Clarksburg area to target the prescription drug abuse epidemic. In announcing the new tactical diversion squad, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said she "believes that the prescription drug problem across the state is ransacking us." "It is ruining lives," Capito said. "The resolution is to work with the DEA to partner with local law enforcement in order to combat this issue."Bridgeport City... Read More

C.H.A.N.G.E. Inc. is among six health centers receiving a portion of more than $5 million announced Monday by U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito. Capito, R-W.Va., and Manchin, D-W.Va., announced a total of $5,285,486 in federal funds for health centers throughout West Virginia. The funding will be used to renovate and update facilities to accommodate more patients and increase access to services. C.H.A.N.G.E. Inc., with services provided in Hancock and Brooke counties, will receive... Read More

Six West Virginia health centers will soon receive millions of federal dollars to help fund renovations. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin announced the funding Monday. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the 5.3 million dollars in grants will help almost 11,000 patients in need. The funding will be used to renovate and update facilities in order to accommodate more patients and increase access to care. Camden-on-Gauley Medical Center, Change, Inc, Minnie... Read More

Some good news out of Washington that could have a real positive effect for those of us living and working in Preston County. On Wednesday, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. and Angus King (I-Maine) wrote a bipartisan letter to the USDA requesting that the agency modernize the Community Connect Grant Program with increased broadband speed and service definitions. The USDA’s website says it provides the grants to help rural areas extend access where broadband service is the least... Read More

FAIRMONT — Small businesses from across West Virginia gathered in Fairmont Wednesday afternoon for an awards luncheon. The U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) West Virginia District Office presented the awards luncheon to celebrate National Small Business Week at the Robert H. Mollohan Research Center. “Each year since 1963, the president has issued a proclamation calling for the celebration of National Small Business Week,” the SBA press release said. “This... Read More

BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) - U.S. Sens. Angus King and Shelley Moore Capito are asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to increase broadband speed definitions for a grant program that serves rural communities. The senators sent a letter to the USDA requesting that the agency modernize the Community Connect Grant Program with increased broadband speed and service definitions. The USDA’s website says it provides the grants to help rural areas extend access where broadband service is the least... Read More

Legislation introduced last week by U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va., would help to improve care for babies born with a syndrome caused by exposure to opioids during pregnancy. The important measure is the latest legislation introduced by Jenkins dealing with the neonatal abstinence syndrome crisis. Jenkins started working on the NAS crisis about five years ago. In the last few years it has impacted more than 1,000 babies in West Virginia, according to the West Virginia lawmaker. “Two... Read More

Guest editorials do not necessarily reflect the views of The Register-Herald. Although partisan politics have divided Congress to the disapproval of many Americans, West Virginia’s senators and representatives are working together to combat an issue that has affected many lives. On Wednesday, Sens. Joe Manchin, a Democrat, and Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican, introduced “Jessie’s Law,” which would require a hospital patient’s history of opioid addiction to be... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WSAZ) – A West Virginia legislator and a New Hampshire legislator have introduced a bill that would improve "long-term, strategic drug interdiction efforts." U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) introduced legislation to strengthen the National Guard Counterdrug Program. The Shaheen-Capito bill would help local law enforcement and community organizations fight the heroin and opioid pandemic, according to a press release. The program... Read More

HUNTINGTON — West Virginia representatives introduced legislation this week in both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives aimed at helping the smallest victims of opioid addiction. The Nurturing and Supporting Healthy Babies Act, authored by Rep. Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va., will expand knowledge of care for babies with neonatal abstinence syndrome, or NAS, including the prevalence of NAS in the United States, the number of NAS babies covered by Medicaid, the settings for care for NAS... Read More

Although partisan politics have divided Congress to the disapproval of many Americans, West Virginia’s senators and representatives are working together to combat an issue that has affected many lives. On Wednesday, Sens. Joe Manchin, a Democrat, and Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican, introduced “Jessie’s Law,” which would require a hospital patient’s history of opioid addiction to be prominently featured in his or her medical records if the patient gives... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and five other Republicans introduced legislation yesterday to roll back implementation of U.S. EPA's new ozone standard and overhaul the broader system for updating air quality benchmarks. The bill, S. 2882, is a companion to Texas Republican Rep. Pete Olson's H.R. 4775 introduced in response to arguments from businesses and elected officials that the new 70-parts-per-billion ozone standard is impossible to meet in some areas. In the face of a "never-ending... Read More

West Virginian Jessie Grubb fought a long battle against opioid addiction. She nearly won. But the 30-year-old woman fell through one of the many cracks in how we Americans handle substance abuse, and it killed her. During a town hall meeting on substance abuse last fall in Charleston, President Barack Obama heard Grubb's story from her father. For seven years, the Charleston man explained, his daughter had battled addiction to opioids. By last fall she seemed to have made dramatic progress. But... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The story of Jessie Grubb's battle with heroin addiction changed the president's perception of the opioid epidemic. And though the 30-year-old's tragic overdose shortly thereafter may have closed a chapter, Jessie's story does not end with her death. On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., introduced Jessie's Law, a bill that would require a patient's addiction history to be prominently displayed on their medical records with... Read More

Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito Wednesday introduced “Jessie’s Law,” legislation that will help ensure medical professionals have full knowledge of a patient’s previous opioid addiction when consent is given. The law is named for Jessie Grubb, who battled addiction for seven years. After becoming sober, she focused on making a life for herself in Michigan. As she was training for a marathon, she suffered a running-related injury which required surgery. Her... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former state Senator David Grubb says his daughter’s short life can help save many lives with a measure soon to be introduced in Congress called “Jessie’s Law.” Grubb and his wife appeared with U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito for a news conference Wednesday afternoon on Capitol Hill to talk about the proposal that will open lines of communication between health care professionals who are treating those who have... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito stopped in Hedgesville to spotlight a unique program that uses bee-keeping to help veterans with post-traumatic stress. Capito visited Geezer Ridge Farm in Hedgesville Monday. The farm is home to thousands of honey producing bees, and gives community members and veterans a chance to learn about bee-keeping. For many of those veterans the practice is also a form of therapy. Geezer Ridge is one of six apiaries in West Virginia working with the West... Read More