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Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is going full steam ahead on pursuing federal perming reform, which would help speed up the process of completing the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP).Capito said last week during a virtual press briefing two different committees are being urged to work on a compromise bill that would shorten the time it takes for permitting, especially in the energy sector.The MVP, a 300-mile, 42-inch diameter natural gas pipeline from north central West Virginia running to... Read More

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced last week that Preston County Public Service District 4 will receive a $2.3 million grant.The money is part of $4,887,325 in grants from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to communities in West Virginia.Preston County Economic Development Authority Executive Director... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) – The Northern West Virginia Dance Council, Inc. will certainly be dancing a little happier in the coming days as the group received $10,000 of funding through the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).The group was one of four to receive funding through the endowment.U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) made the announcement alongside members of the Senate Appropriations Committee.“West Virginia has a rich cultural history, and it’s important... Read More

U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced Wednesday they had introduced legislation to prevent future Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) system outages.The NOTAM Improvement Act would require the FAA to create a task force to look into the resiliency and cybersecurity of the Notice to Air Mission (NOTAM) system that alerts airplane pilots and crews of any hazards along their flight routes. Companion legislation was introduced earlier this... Read More

U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) last week signed on as original cosponsors of a bipartisan bill to improve the nation’s aviation safety notification system by preventing Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) outages.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operates the NOTAM system, which alerts pilots of safety and location hazards on flight routes. The NOTAM on Jan. 11 failed, subsequently grounding flights nationwide.That NOTAM failure, said Sen. Capito, now requires... Read More

CHARLESTON — A student from Huntington is one of two selected to represent West Virginia in the 2023 United States Senate Youth Program.High school students Alissa Morgan Davis of Huntington and Henry Oscar Phillips of Buckhannon, West Virginia, were selected from among the state’s top student leaders to be part of the 104 national student delegation.U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Republican co-chair of the 2023 United States Senate Youth Program, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) made the... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Recent investments in I-79 from Harrison County to the Pennsylvania state line have totaled more than $180 million.State highway officials say the projects have added lanes to handle increased commerce and traffic and rehabilitated bridges that are more than 50-years-old.The section of interstate in Marion County from the South Fairmont to the Pleasant Valley exits is being widened to three lanes in each direction at a cost of $72.5 million by Pennsylvania-based Swank... Read More

WHEELING – Law enforcement brought Tom Burgoyne to Wheeling and Ohio County. He chose to stay and make a long, accomplished life here.Burgoyne, a former Ohio County Sheriff, retired FBI agent and Wheeling community leader passed away Thursday. He was 82.Burgoyne was a native of Lancaster, Massachusetts, whose FBI career brought him to Wheeling. He would meet his late wife Kathy in Wheeling and put down roots.He was known as a larger-than-life figure who always wore a smile and had a kind word.... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Through the Congressionally Directed Spending from the offices of Senators Joseph Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito the Historic Morgantown Post Office Building, Inc. (HPO), will receive $1,000,000. The total cost of renovation of the 110-year-old building is estimated at $10 million.Last summer, some emergency repairs were made by Sutter Roofing & Metal Co., Arch Masonry & Restoration, and the HE Neuman Company to prevent further weather-related damage.“We have saved the... Read More

Securing the southern border is a necessary step in solving the crisis of record numbers of migrants coming into the country, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said Thursday.Capito said during a virtual press briefing another record was set in December as more than 250,000 migrants were apprehended.The numbers are “skyrocketing,” she said, and there is still no plan in place to be used as a deterrent, and migrants are “signaled” that they can come here and get into the country easily through... Read More

WASHINGTON (LOOTPRESS) – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, reintroduced their bipartisan No Budget, No Pay Act, which would prohibit lawmakers from receiving pay if Congress fails to pass the annual budget resolutions and appropriations bills by the start of the Fiscal Year (FY), October 1st. The legislation also prohibits retroactive pay for any period missed.“Every American, every business and every state has to... Read More

ELKINS — Senate Appropriations Committee members Senators Joe Machin (D-W.Va.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced on Wednesday that two local health centers will receive a total of $2,399,819 in support.Valley Health Care in Elkins and Mill Creek was awarded $1,202,457, while the Barbour Community Medical Services Association in Belington will receive $1,197,362.The funding comes directly from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services... Read More

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Senator Moran has helped to introduce legislation in the U.S. Senate that would help prevent future system outages in the Federal Aviation Administration.U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) announced on Thursday, Jan. 26, that he and Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) Introduced legislation to study and help prevent Federal Aviation Administration system outages.“The FAA has a responsibility to make certain air travel in the U.S. is as safe and... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A pile of rubble and a wall are all that remained of a Charleston apartment building a day after a devastating fire fought by 75 firefighters left 35 families homeless.The Regal apartment building fire was reported Wednesday afternoon and raced through the structure in the 1400 block of Kanawha Boulevard East. Firefighters battled the fire for hours and demolition began in the evening as crews tried to reach hard-to-get-to areas in the building.In a news release... Read More

WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — The long shadow of COVID still hangs over many professions, but none have struggled as much as nursing.So many were driven away by the pressure and danger that it’s become a years-long campaign to hire them back.But with so many having left the field—Congress is focused on making sure the next generation of nurses is equipped to handle an uncertain future.The Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown co-sponsored TRAIN Act takes aim at what are called clawbacks.The Centers for Medicare... Read More

WASHINGTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., has teamed up with Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Jerry Moran, R-Kan., on a bill aimed at preventing future problems with air travel in the U.S..The NOTAM Improvement Act would require the Federal Aviation Administration to establish a task force to strengthen the resiliency and cybersecurity of its Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system.On Jan 11, failures of the NOTAM system, which alerts pilots of safety and location hazards... Read More

The Fish and Wildlife Service postponed tightening protections for the northern long-eared bat Wednesday in order to develop flexible management tools that might ease industry and other concerns about potential conflicts with an endangered species.The two-month delay puts off until March 31 the bat’s status change under the Endangered Species Act, and it comes as key Republican lawmakers push the federal agency for leeway in handling a bat that can inhabit dozens of states.“We recognize that the... Read More

In a letter sent Tuesday to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the West Virginia Republican argues that in-person work collaboration would help the agency streamline regulatory decisions and better engage with private stakeholders.“It is imperative that the NRC staff is taking all steps to facilitate a successful review and approval process, both with the NRC staff review team as well as with applicants," Capito wrote. "Face-to-face meetings are necessary to achieve that goal.”If the agency does... Read More

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is appropriating $2.4 million to two West Virginia health care centers.Valley Health Care in Mill Creek will be getting $1,202,457 and Belington Community Medical Services Association in Belington will be receiving $1,197,362, according to a joint news release on Wednesday from the offices of Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.The funding is made possible... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – An afternoon blaze spelled the end for a longstanding structure in the Kanawha Blvd area of Charleston on Wednesday.Units with the Charleston Fire Department were dispatched to Kanawha Blvd late Wednesday afternoon in response to a fire call regarding an ongoing situation at Regal Apartments.Dozens of residents were left without of home following the event, which fortunately has resulted in no reported deaths or injuries.The location of the fire drew the attention of... Read More