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West Virginia University says it has been picked by the National Science Foundation to help lead a major, long-term effort aimed at improving the nation’s power grid and developing new energy-related technology in Appalachia. WVU said it will lead the Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure (RETI) Consortium, working with the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University and dozens of other partners. In simple terms, the group plans to create a regional “hub,” meaning a network of... Read More

The Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure Consortium, led by West Virginia University in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, and more than 60 regional partners, will use $321 million in public and private funding to develop the nation’s next leading industrial energy innovation hub in the heart of Appalachia. After a competitive two-year selection process, the U.S. National Science Foundation today (July 14) announced the RETI Consortium as one... Read More

West Virginia University says it has been picked by the National Science Foundation to help lead a major, long-term effort aimed at improving the nation’s power grid and developing new energy-related technology in Appalachia. WVU said it will lead the Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure (RETI) Consortium, working with the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University and dozens of other partners. In simple terms, the group plans to create a regional “hub,” meaning a network of... Read More

In an attempt to simplify its rules and bring some stability to today’s chaotic college sports landscape, the NCAA implemented new eligibility rules. The result has been a new round of chaos and legal challenges to the impotent organization’s authority. The NCAA Division I Cabinet adopted a new age-based, 5-year eligibility rule. Athletes will have five years to compete in five seasons once their eligibility clock begins. The rule eliminates redshirt seasons and waivers, which have come under... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelly Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) cosponsored the Protect College Sports Act yesterday. The bill would establish national standards governing NIL, transfers, eligibility and enforcement. It was advanced with bipartisan support through the Commerce Committee. “I am proud to cosponsor the Protect College Sports Act and support this effort to bring structure and stability back to college athletics,” Senator Capito said. “This legislation serves as an updated playbook to repair a fractured... Read More

A new contract for Corridor H has been awarded to extend the highway from Wardensville to the Virginia state line. This is the first contract to be awarded by the West Virginia Division of Highways for the Wardensville section. Triton Construction Inc. was awarded the $85,425,000 contract to fabricate the approximately 3.74 mile section from Trout Run Cutoff Road to Waites Run Road, according to the state Department of Transportation. The Triton contract includes grading and drainage work, two... Read More

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released bipartisan legislation Monday that seeks to address major water infrastructure priorities and bar the Trump administration from canceling congressionally authorized projects. The Water Resources Development Act of 2026 would authorize eight new Army Corps of Engineers projects to reduce flood risk, restore ecosystems, and improve ports and navigation. The new Senate bill addresses a broader suite of issues when compared to companion... Read More

The West Virginia Division of Highways awarded a construction contract July 7 for the first of several projects to extend Corridor H from Wardensville to the Virginia state line. Triton Construction Inc. was awarded a contract for $85,425,000 to build an approximately 3.74-mile section of Corridor H from Trout Run Cutoff Road to Waites Run Road. The contract includes grading and drainage work, the construction of twin bridges at Trout Run and paving for approximately the first 1.5 miles of new... Read More

A bipartisan, bicameral contingent of lawmakers led by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) are urging the Trump administration to make American hardwood lumber a priority in trade talks with China. The members argue that any new Chinese purchasing commitments should focus on finished lumber rather than raw logs to protect U.S. sawmills, manufacturing jobs, and rural communities that depend on the hardwood industry. “We believe that if the Board of Trade... Read More

U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) led a bipartisan, bicameral group of U.S. Senators and Representatives, in a new letter urging United States Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer to explicitly include American hardwood lumber within the recently established U.S.-China Board of Trade. Representatives GT Thompson (R-Pa.-15) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.-03) led the letter in the U.S. House of Representatives. “We write to urge the Administration... Read More

Community Care of West Virginia (CCWV) broke ground on a new integrated health and education center in Buckhannon, expanding services throughout Upshur County and surrounding areas. CCWV serves as north central West Virginia’s federally qualified health center, providing healthcare services for more than 50,000 patients across eight counties, including Upshur, Harrison, Lewis, . Services include primary and pediatric care, addiction medicine, and school-based healthcare. Rosemary Thomas,... Read More

West Virginia is one step closer to finishing a decades-long highway project after the state awarded its first construction contract to extend Corridor H from Wardensville to the Virginia state line. The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) awarded an $85.4 million contract to Triton Construction Inc. to build a 3.74-mile section of the highway from Trout Run Cutoff Road to Waites Run Road. The work includes grading, drainage, constructing twin bridges at Trout Run, and paving for the... Read More

The rehabilitation of the Eugene A. Carter Memorial Bridge is moving forward after the West Virginia Division of Highways awarded a $74.5 million contract for the project. The DOH announced Tuesday that it awarded the contract to Triton Construction. The Eugene A. Carter Memorial Bridge, also known as the Fort Hill Bridge, carries Interstate 64 over the Kanawha River in Charleston and serves approximately 100,000 vehicles each day. The project follows the development of several potholes during... Read More

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding West Virginia’s law restricting transgender girls from competing on girls’ school sports teams has reshaped the national debate over athletics, civil rights and state authority, drawing praise from Republican leaders while prompting sharp criticism from LGBTQ+ advocates and the attorneys who represented the student at the center of the case. In a 6-3 decision, the court ruled that federal civil rights law and the Constitution allow states to maintain... Read More

The rehabilitation of the Eugene A. Carter Memorial Bridge is moving forward after the West Virginia Division of Highways awarded a $74.5 million contract for the project. The DOH announced Tuesday that it awarded the contract to Triton Construction. The Eugene A. Carter Memorial Bridge, also known as the Fort Hill Bridge, carries Interstate 64 over the Kanawha River in Charleston and serves approximately 100,000 vehicles each day. The project follows the development of several potholes during... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Labor, Health, and Human Services (LHHS) Appropriations Subcommittee, applauded the availability of up to $250,000 in Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants from the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). The funding will support mine safety, health education, and mine emergency preparedness efforts. The Brookwood-Sago Grant Program honors the West Virginia miners lost in the 2006 Sago Mine disaster.... Read More

On this episode of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, presented by Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery, hosts Ryan Decker and Cody Nespor had the chance to sit down with US Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) to talk about the Protect College Sports Act, which Capito helped get out of committee in the Senate and would make sweeping changes to the landscape of college athletics. Listen to the latest episode on podcast platforms like Apple and Spotify, or at the top of this page. Gold and Blue... Read More

The current state of college athletics has been described by some as the “Wild, Wild West,” but there is an effort within Congress to provide more structure than the NCAA has been able to apply in recent years with the Protect College Sports Act. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation that recently advanced the bill to the Senate floor, sat down for an exclusive interview with Gold and Blue Nation this week to... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito visited the Prime 6 manufacturing facility at the former Philips Lighting property in Fairmont on Tuesday, returning to the site less than two years after attending its 2024 groundbreaking. Prime 6, founded by Riki and Oron Franco, produces eco-friendly products from hardwood waste, including a clean-burning biomass fuel marketed as a replacement for traditional charcoal. The company gained national attention with a 2020 appearance on “Shark Tank.” Capito said the... Read More