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WASHINGTON (WV News) — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., wants answers about allegations of “unethical, illegal and almost criminal treatment” of inmates in the federal prison at Hazelton. Capito, during her weekly briefing Thursday, said she hopes the letter that she and a group of congressional colleagues recently sent to the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Prisons will spark an immediate investigation into assertions made by whistleblowers about the high-security federal... Read More

BOONE COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), today announced funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Boone Memorial Hospital, Inc. This funding, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made by Senator Capito, will be used to renovate the rural health... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and several congressional colleagues are calling for an investigation into the high-security federal prison in Bruceton Mills. The senators sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, and Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Colette Peters calling for an immediate investigation of whistleblower reports regarding Federal Correctional Complex Hazelton, including United States Penitentiary... Read More

(WTRF) – Inflation in the United States is on the rise for the first time since June of last year, increasing to 3.7% as a sharp uptick in energy prices pushed prices upward at the end of the summer.  This is up 0.2% since July and is the second consecutive increase after inflation had declined for 12 months.  Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown responded to this increase stating that companies use “predatory pricing practices” and they need to be held accountable. ”We know that drug companies, and oil... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito is one of three lawmakers who have sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and Colette Peters, Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director calling for action regarding allegations of serious misconduct at Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) Hazleton. U.S Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), also signed the letter. The senators called for an immediate investigation following... Read More

HAZELTON, W.Va. (WBOY) — A group of senators is asking for a full investigation after a whistleblower claimed that staff at Federal Corrections Complex (FCC) Hazelton in Preston County are covering up misconduct, including releasing the wrong inmates, urinating on prisoner property and beating and assaulting inmates.  According to a press release from Senator Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV), the whistleblower accuses staff members of: “Releasing the wrong incarcerated individual from the facility... Read More

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — Some of West Virginia’s Republican lawmakers are blaming “Bidenomics” in the wake of the August inflation report, which found that the consumer price index rose 3.7% year over year. Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows the 0.6 increase 1-month percent change in August 2023 is the largest since June 2022, when inflation hit a 40-year record high. President Joe Biden has made his economic policies, “Bidenomics,” a focal point of his re-election campaign; but an... Read More

WEST VIRGINIA (LOOTPRESS) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) yesterday sent a letter, led by Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), regarding allegations of serious misconduct occurring at Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) Hazelton. The letter was sent to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, and Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director Colette Peters In their letter, the senators called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) and BOP... Read More

BRUCETON MILLS, W.Va (WDTV) - On Wednesday, 5 Investigates reported on a report of U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) calling for an investigation into reports of multiple abuse allegations against Federal Corrections Complex Hazleton in Preston County. Now, Sen. Capito is detailing the next steps of the investigations. Below is security camera footage shared to us by a man whose property is right behind FCC Hazleton. In the video, he’s holding what we’ve... Read More

This fall, Congress has an opportunity to address an issue that impacts the health and safety of many of our constituents. PFAS — commonly called “forever chemicals” since they do not degrade in the environment — have been found nationwide. We shouldn’t hesitate to deliver solutions that clean up and reduce risks posed by PFAS in a scientific, bipartisan, and responsible manner. I’ve championed efforts on PFAS cleanups for years as West Virginia has borne the weight, and been a leader among the... Read More

WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and over three dozen Republican colleagues sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency asking it to withdraw a proposed rule that would reduce emissions by coal and natural gas-fired plants.  “EPA’s proposal relies on proven, readily available technologies to limit carbon pollution and seizes the momentum already underway in the power sector to move toward a cleaner future,” said EPA Administrator Michael Regan in a statement. The agency said... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced a number of federal funding awards Thursday for the area, most of which will be used to support health care programs and opioid response initiatives. “From making sure every West Virginia mother has care available for herself and her children, to fighting the scourge of opioids, to making quality health services available throughout the Mountain State, I am proud to have secured vital resources for dozens of our communities,” Capito said.... Read More

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - There is a new option for local seniors in need of additional care and supervision. On Friday, Tri-State Lifecare’s Adult Day cut the ribbon on their new center. It is the first medical adult day center in the state of West Virginia. The center is located in a newly renovated 5,000 square foot space, off the Fifth Street exit in Huntington. Some of the services include skilled nursing care, medical services, assistance with personal care needs and much-needed social... Read More

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — West Virginia's only medical adult day care center is set to open in Huntington in a couple weeks. On Friday, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and other community leaders were on hand to tour to the new facility. With the cutting of the ribbon, a dream with a price tag of more than a half a million dollars becomes a reality. "A medical adult day care center is all the things you would get in a social day care with fun activities, food and these types of things," said Hospice... Read More

The U.S. Department of Education has misinterpreted the language of a specific law to exclude certain educational activities from receiving federal resources and it must fix its related guidance, according to U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and a bipartisan contingent of 17 other lawmakers. “Once again, the Biden administration has taken a misguided interpretation of laws passed by Congress,” Sen. Capito said on Sept. 6. “I’ve heard from countless West Virginians who would be impacted by... Read More

WHEELING, W.Va (WTRF) – Some federal money is on its way to help some fire departments in West Virginia, and Wheeling is one of them.  West Virginia Senator Shelly Moore Capito just announced the funding from the federal emergency management agency.  The Wheeling Fire Department is in line to get nearly 50,000 dollars.  It’s all a part of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program that focuses on supporting local fire departments and first responders.   Chief Jim Blazier says they are using... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVDN) — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as well as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF), to support several health care programs, opioid response and Drug Free Community (DFC) programs, and research projects at West Virginia University (WVU) and West Virginia State University (WVSU). HHS... Read More

CHARLESTON — Members of the U.S. Senate spent much of August in recess, spending time in their states. But lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill this week as a deadline to prevent a government shutdown looms. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito talked to members of the press Thursday afternoon in a virtual briefing as she wrapped up her first week back in the Capitol. Capito, R-W.Va., spent much of August traveling the state, announcing new earmarks for volunteer fire departments, research at West... Read More

HUNTINGTON — Providing caregivers with a needed break while giving older people a chance to socialize with their peers and alleviate the isolation and loneliness that many experience is the goal of West Virginia’s first medical adult day care center. On Friday, Hospice of Huntington, through its non-hospice service line, Tri-State LifeCare, cut the ribbon on its new 5,000-square-foot Tri-State LifeCare AdultDay facility on Stonecrest Drive, just off the 5th Street Road exit of Interstate 64. “We... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — Now returned from Congress’ August recess, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said that September will be a big month for her and her peers. Capito spoke during a press conference Thursday afternoon about the congressional challenges coming up this month, especially with the federal fiscal year ending Sept. 30. “We are going to have three appropriations bills up next week in regular order with amendments, and I’m very happy about that,” she said. “That’s what we should be doing,... Read More