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"Catwoman" actress Halle Berry and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., hosted a unique birthday celebration for Berry at a West Virginia Girls Rise Up event at Piedmont Elementary School in Charleston's East End Wednesday morning. Berry, who turned 58 Wednesday, told the girls that she had never had a birthday party before. She blew out a candle on a birthday cake with the help of the 21 fifth-graders at the event. Capito gave Berry, who is diabetic, a sugar-free cake. The Girls Rise Up... Read More

WVU’s new robotics engineering program is slated to receive a $1 million NASA grant. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin separately announced the funding, obtained by them through Congressionally Directed Spending requests and included in the Fiscal Year 2024 funding bill. The bachelor’s in science program is launching this coming semester, set to begin Aug. 21, within the Statler College Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering. Capito and Manchin are both members... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt visited Parsons Tuesday after taking a tour of the Kerens to Parsons section of Corridor H, both speaking optimistically about the project. Capito brought Bhatt to Tucker County to show the ongoing construction on Corridor H, to see first-hand the connectivity the finished road will provide and to see the reason for the higher construction costs. Bhatt was driven through the Kerens to Parsons portion of... Read More

A top federal highway official got a firsthand look at ongoing construction Corridor H in Tucker County Tuesday. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito and state Transportation Secretary Jimmy Wriston hosted Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Administrator Shailen Bhatt. The tour included completed sections, bridges currently under construction and excavation efforts. “West Virginians across the state know how important completing Corridor H is, and as Ranking Member of the Senate EPW Committee... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), who has long pushed for federal funding for Corridor H, brought Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt to West Virginia on Tuesday to see how the project is going and the challenges that remain. During the tour, Bhatt traveled the entire 130 miles of Corridor H and was able to see what has been built and what still needs to be built. 12 News spoke with Bhatt to hear his insights on the project thus far. I run a couple of state DOTs and I want to... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., on Tuesday hosted Federal Highway Administration Administrator Shailen Bhatt to see completed and ongoing construction projects on Corridor H. While driving on Corridor H with West Virginia Department of Transportation Secretary Jimmy Wriston, Capito and Bhatt toured newly completed elements of the highway, bridge construction efforts and excavation underway for future projects aimed at completing Corridor H. “West Virginians across the state know how... Read More

Senator Shelley Moore Capito and members of the Federal Highway Administration were in Parsons to check the progress of Corridor H, which will create a highway that goes from I-79 into Virginia. Officials are happy about the project’s current progress in Parsons. “I think I started at the beginning of the Corridor. I’m going to drive the whole 130 miles by the time I am done today, and I’m impressed by what has been built, what is being built, and the potential of what is going to be built... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding to West Virginia University (WVU) to support the creation of a bachelor’s major in Robotics Engineering at the university’s Statler College Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering. This funding was made available through the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made by Senator... Read More

A bipartisan bill proposed by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) would encourage innovation in the development of pediatric drugs for rare diseases. “As I meet with doctors, researchers, and parents, I am often reminded that while children sadly can get adult diseases, they are not, in fact, small adults,” Sen. Capito said on Aug. 7. “That’s why it is essential medicines be studied specifically for children’s use, especially for rare diseases. “This legislation will help ensure pediatric... Read More

West Virginia’s Weirton-made Form Energy batteries will be put to the test in a new energy storage project announced for New England. West Virginia state and federal officials praised an announcement made Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Energy for more than $2.2 billion in funding for electrical grid resiliency projects across the nation through the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed in 2021. “The Biden-Harris Administration is investing in the most crucial component... Read More

A planned energy project in Maine will utilize batteries manufactured in West Virginia, according to U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, I-W.Va. More than $100 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will fund a multi-day battery system in Lincoln, Maine, which will use batteries made by Form Energy in Weirton, according to a press release. “This investment is great news for Weirton and signals that West Virginia will continue our proud tradition of helping power... Read More

A health care association in Barbour County will receive federal grant funding, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced. Belington Community Medical Services Association can expect a $125,000 Drug Free Community grant from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. Capito, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced nine $125,000 DFC grants from the ONDCP for West Virginia communities. Belington Community Medical Services Association is a primary care center... Read More

In a show of bipartisanship, senators voted to inject billions into the nation’s ports, dams and canals, passing a sweeping water infrastructure bill. On Aug. 1, the Democratic-led chamber easily approved its version of the biennial Water Resources Development Act 2024. Bill sponsors said they will meet with House counterparts after the August recess to negotiate a final version. Congressional transportation policymakers expressed interest in clearing the bill for the president’s signature... Read More

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), announced that priorities for West Virginia were included in the bipartisan Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Labor-HHS funding bill. The legislation passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee with overwhelming bipartisan support by a vote of 25-3. While the Senate bill’s committee advancement is a critical step in the... Read More

Three Americans who were held as prisoners in Russia are getting to spend their first weekend back in the country. It was part of a large-scale prisoner swap involving several countries.  Senator Shelley Moore Capito told 7 News Russia continues to unfairly hold other American prisoners. “It’s amazing to me the way the Russians just incarcerate so harshly and then make up all these trumped-up charges. There are still people that are incarcerated in Russia.” Sen. Shelley Moore Capito,... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, voted in favor of the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act, legislation to protect children from online dangers associated with social media and give needed tools back to parents. The legislation is the combination of the Kids Online Safety Act, which Senator Capito helped introduce, and the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act 2.0, of which Senator Capito is a... Read More

The first batch of funding in support of an announced hydrogen hub in the Appalachian region has been made available, according to state and federal officials. The initial $30 million of $925 million announced last fall was released by the U.S. Department of Energy to officially launch the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub, according to information provided Wednesday evening through the office of U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va. “Since our state’s founding in 1863, we have cemented our... Read More

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the bipartisan Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024, which authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to continue implementation of key projects and studies that address water resources challenges in communities across the country, including several in West Virginia. WRDA 2024 is biennial legislation that authorizes flood control, navigation and ecosystem restoration projects for the USACE. The bill authorizes water... Read More

A U.S. Senate panel has moved legislation that would put tighter controls on approval of companies that apply for federal aid to assist with broadband network deployment.The Senate Commerce Committee at the same time gave the green light to a bill directing the Federal Communications Commission to study the effect of the lack of network equipment available for broadband infrastructure projects.The two bills passed as part of a large block of legislation the committee approved by voice vote... Read More

The Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) is a step closer to coming to the Mountain State, Senator Shelley Moore Capito told 7 News.  The Department of Energy released $30 million to officially launch the facility in West Virginia, according to state officials. The money is the first part of a $925 million award that was made possible by provisions included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Capito told 7 News the initial funding marks an important step for the state’s future.  “We... Read More