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PADEN CITY, W.Va. (WTRF) – After a nearly a full month the residents of Paden City have water once again. Back in August, a mechanical failure in a by-pass valve resulted in resulted in Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) entering the water system. The system has now been flushed and the order was lifted on Tuesday. The City has said they’re exploring other options to establish an emergency plan in the event of a failure in the future. West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito has been working closely... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced she will host four Academy Days this fall for West Virginia students interested in learning more about opportunities at the U.S. service academies and available Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) scholarships. “One of my most important responsibilities as a U.S. Senator is nominating young West Virginians for admission to our nation’s service academies, and it is one that I always look forward to every year. I... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) has joined her colleagues in introducing new legislation that would raise the federal minimum wage and permanently establish the E-Verify system. The Higher Wages for American Workers Act would gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $11 over four years, including a slower phase-in for small businesses with fewer than 20 employees, and then index it to inflation every two years moving forward, according to a Friday release from the office of... Read More

Washington, D.C. – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced she will host four Academy Days this fall for West Virginia students interested in learning more about opportunities at the U.S. service academies and available Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) scholarships. One will be at Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley on Sunday, Sept. 17, from 2 to 4 p.m. During the event, various service academy admissions representatives and local ROTC scholarship program representatives will be... Read More

PARKERSBURG — American support for Ukraine in the war against Russia is vital for national security, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Thursday. Nations have their eyes on the United States and lessening aid to Ukraine could be interpreted as a sign of weakness by other nations, Capito, R-W.Va., said. China is among those and what the United States does can impact what the Chinese might do against Taiwan, a sovereign nation, she said. Supporting Ukraine “is in our best national security... Read More

U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Sept. 13 joined several other Republicans to introduce legislation that would gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $11 an hour over four years. The Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2023, S. 2785, which is sponsored by U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and has five original cosponsors, including Sens. Cassidy, Capito, and Collins, also would permanently establish the E-Verify employment eligibility... Read More

SHEPHERDSTOWN—Thanks to $1.4 million in Congressionally Directed Spending from the U.S. Small Business Administration, Shepherd’s Agricultural Innovation Center is moving forward to create a small business incubator space at its 158-acre Tabler Farm. West Virginia Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin secured the funding to make the incubator project possible. The incubator will be located on a 10-acre field just inside the farm’s main entrance. The field will be divided into quarter- to... Read More

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. (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