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BLUEFIELD — Mercer County’s airport is among the airports across the state that will be receiving Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funding for their modernization efforts, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. announced Tuesday. The Mercer County Airport near Bluefield will be awarded $69,161. This funding will be used to conduct an airport related environmental assessment. Another facility in southern West Virginia, the Logan County Airport, will receive $57,587 to... Read More

HUNTINGTON — Daily train service might soon become a reality again for Mountain State travelers. Amtrak announced on Monday that applications had been submitted for federal grants to improve the long-distance service network, including a return to daily service on the Cardinal line that stops in Huntington, Charleston, Montgomery, Thurmond, Prince, Hinton, Alderson and White Sulphur Springs. Amtrak is the only consistent operator of intercity passenger rail in the state with the Cardinal... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) has announced the provision of $511,427 in Airport Infrastructure Grants from the Federal Aviation Administration for five rural West Virginia airports. The funding will help small county airports in Upshur, Braxton, Grant, Mercer, and Logan counties meet the needs of the state's growing population. “The funding announced today from the FAA will help develop local airports in West Virginia so that they can meet the needs of... Read More

BEECH BOTTOM — A manufacturer of electric pontoon boats getting ready to set up shop in Brooke County expects to have its first models come off the line by the end of the year. Pure Watercraft announced its plans in August to locate a manufacturing operation within the Beech Bottom Industrial Park where it will build its electric outboard motors and electric pontoon boats. Monday morning, company President and CEO Andrew Rebele was joined by local, state and federal officials for a... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va (WDTV) - Senator Shelley Moore Capito announced more than $500,000 for airports across West Virginia on Tuesday. Of the $511,427 announced for airports, a total of $197,779 will be going toward the Upshur County Regional Airport in Buckhannon. Senator Capito says the funding will be used to install an airport beacon and perimeter fencing at the airport. “Every day I am working to improve West Virginia’s infrastructure, including the modernization of our... Read More

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (WVVA) - U.S Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced $511,427 in Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This funding was made available through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and appropriated in Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023. “Every day I am working to improve West Virginia’s infrastructure, including the modernization of our airports,” Senator Capito... Read More

The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee passed legislation that seeks to bolster the nation’s standing as the international leader for nuclear energy technologies. The Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act of 2023, introduced by a bipartisan group of senators, passed out of the committee by a vote of 16-3. “From both a national security and energy independence standpoint, America has everything to gain from being the... Read More

BROOKE COUNTY, W.Va (WTRF) – A new production company cut the ribbon to their new facility that promises more jobs for the Ohio Valley.   Brooke County benefited from a $500,000 Brownfields grant given to the Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle by the Enviromental Protection Agency (EPA). The grant funds are used to assess and revitalize former industrial properties.   Federal, state, county and village officials attended the ribbon cutting ceremony... Read More

Though it took some convincing, the Federal Communications Commission appears to have made important strides in its effort to produce accurate maps of broadband access across the country. Newly released maps give a much better picture of which areas are under served (or not served at all) in West Virginia — but they came after more than 4 million challenges to the original maps by citizens, businesses, local and state governments. Both U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVDN) – Monday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, applauded the announcement that Amtrak has submitted applications for Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) funding for 16 proposed projects around the country that would improve Long Distance reliability, reduce travel times, and expand service. This funding was made available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA),... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — The Mountain Valley Pipeline is expected to be complete by the end of the year thanks to provisions included in the debt ceiling dealing negotiated in Congress, according to its developers. The natural gas pipeline project, first announced nearly a decade ago, could be in operation by this winter, said Natalie Cox, director of communications and corporate affairs for Equitrans Midstream Corp. “We look forward to completing this important infrastructure project... Read More

Though it took some convincing, the Federal Communications Commission appears to have made important strides in its effort to produce accurate maps of broadband access across the country. Newly released maps give a much better picture of which areas are under served (or not served at all) in West Virginia — but they came after more than 4 million challenges to the original maps by citizens, businesses, local and state governments. Both U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe... Read More

We believe we’ve all grown weary of the politics of the day, when party trumps statesmanship and doing what’s right for the American people. So let us revel in the happenings of the past week, when an overwhelming majority of U.S. House and Senate members chose to do the right thing in passing the Fiscal Responsibility Act. As we’ve noted, this is not a perfect solution. There are parts of the bill that Democrats abhor and parts that make Republicans cringe. But it’s the... Read More

MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito took a tour of Mon Health Medical Center Monday afternoon, following a visit to the Northern Panhandle. The tour came at the invitation of Mon Health President and CEO David Goldberg. The first stop was a big green bus, the Ron and Stephanie Stovash Mobile Nursing Lab, operated in collaboration West Virginia Junior College to train staff across the Mon Health System. This is one of three such labs operated by WVJC. This one is named Mary Virginia (the... Read More

BROOKE COUNTY, W.Va. — With the new Pure Watercraft facility and others creating development in areas like Brooke and Hancock counties, there’s now a magnified push for the finish of the nearby Wellsburg-Brilliant Bridge. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito say it’s a vital resource to manufacturing facilities like the one in Beech Bottom now occupied by the electric pontoon manufacturer. "I guess my job next time I talk to the governor is get the bridge open please, as... Read More

BEECH BOTTOM, W.Va. — A manufacturer of electric pontoon boats getting ready to set up shop in Brooke County expects to have its first models come off the line by the end of the year. Pure Watercraft announced its plans in August to locate a manufacturing operation within the Beech Bottom Industrial Park, where it will build its electric outboard motors and electric pontoon boats. On Monday morning, company President and CEO Andrew Rebele was joined by local, state and federal officials... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va (WDTV) - Officials have announced nearly $11 million in awards to help assess, clean up and revitalize brownfield sites across West Virginia. The announcement came last week by U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). Brownfield sites are properties that can be used for redevelopment that may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of hazardous materials, pollutants, or contaminants. Senator Manchin says the funding was made in possible in... Read More

BEECH BOTTOM, W.Va. — West Virginia Economic Development Secretary Mitch Carmichael took a ride Monday on an electric pontoon boat made by Pure Watercraft Monday and he came away impressed. “You couldn’t even hear it running,” Carmichael told MetroNews shortly after climbing off the craft following a short trip on the Ohio River. “The pontoon is so smooth. The boat is going to be an incredible success.” The zero-emission pontoon will be built at a... Read More

The debt ceiling bill, officially the Fiscal Responsibility Act, passed the U.S. Senate Thursday night and was expected to be signed by President Joe Biden by this weekend, but the legislation saw normally cohesive party lines crossed and left few completely satisfied. House members passed the act, which was negotiated between Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to avoid a default in the national debt, 314-177 and it passed the Senate 63-36. Ten Republican amendments and one Democratic... Read More

MORGANTOWN – The debt ceiling bill passed the U.S. Senate late Thursday evening and will head to the president’s desk. The vote was 63-36 with four Democrats plus Bernie Sanders voting against it, along with 31 of the 49 Republicans. West Virginia Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito both voted for it. Included in the bill are provisions to ensure completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Both celebrated the win. along with other West Virginia groups. Here is a look at some... Read More