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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVDN) – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), and James Lankford (R-Okla.) introduced bipartisan legislation to extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program, which is set to expire on July 27th. The program was created after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and ensures that facilities holding high-risk chemicals have security measures in place to reduce the risk of chemicals... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — “Every resident” in West Virginia will have access to affordable, high speed internet thanks to more than $1.2 billion in federal funds, according to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. The state will receive $1,210,800,969.85 through the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program, which was established through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021. “This is a huge day for West Virginia,” Raimondo said during a... Read More

WEST VIRGINIA (WVVA) - West Virginia’s U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced that West Virginia will be receiving more then $1.21 billion for broadband expansion across the state. The money is the result of federal funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The money was allocated based on the Federal Communications... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced that West Virginia will receive $1,210,800,969.85in funding through the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program to deploy high-speed internet networks. The BEAD program, and the funding for it, was made available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). “Connecting West Virginia has been a top priority of mine since Day One in the U.S. Senate, and today’s announcement has the ability to... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) — The Mountain State should soon be gaining better access to broadband internet and cell service soon thanks to newly announced funds. Recently, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced $1,210,800,969.85 in federal funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. This funding was based on... Read More

President Biden on Monday is set to announce more than $42 billion to expand high-speed internet access nationwide, commencing the federal push to help an estimated 8.5 million families and small businesses finally take advantage of modern-day connectivity. The money, which the administration plans to parcel out to states over the next two years, serves as the centerpiece of a vast and ambitious campaign to deliver reliable broadband to the entire country by 2030 — ensuring that even the... Read More

ELKVIEW, W.Va. (WV News) — On Thursday, June 23, 2016, approximately 8 to 10 inches of rain fell in less than a 12-hour period throughout parts of West Virginia. The heavy thunderstorms, which most devastatingly impacted Greenbrier County, resulted in catastrophic flash flooding, historic river flooding and 23 fatalities, according to information from the National Weather Service. The fatalities were the highest in the state since November 1985 flooding, when 47 died. During the flooding,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Both U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito reported Friday that the Mountain Valley Pipeline had received its final permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to allow for construction to be completed. Manchin said the approval of the Sec. 404 permit was great news for West Virginia and the nation. “The Mountain Valley Pipeline is essential to ensuring our nation’s energy and national security and providing affordable, reliable natural gas... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday issued the final permit needed for the Mountain Valley Pipeline project. With this final authorization, the long-contended pipeline project will be able to move forward, with the developers hoping to finish construction by the end of the year. The announcement was celebrated by West Virginia’s U.S. Senate delegation. “This announcement that the Mountain Valley Pipeline finally has all permits needed to resume... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVDN) — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced on Thursday, June 22, 2023, three grants totaling $25,852,107 through the Department of Transportation’s RAISE grant program for three transportation projects across West Virginia. “Through my roles on the EPW and Appropriations committees, I’ve consistently... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVDN) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement on Friday, June 23, 2023, in remembrance of the 23 lives lost during the severe flooding that occurred seven years ago on June 23, 2016: “We will never forget the 23 West Virginians we lost on June 23, 2016, and the scars that it created in our communities. Families’ lives were changed forever, schools were decimated, businesses were forced to close, and many West... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVDN) — 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, announced on Thursday, June 22, 2023, $1,112,042 in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR). The funding will be used to support the DHHR to look at evidence-based strategies to evaluate and... Read More

U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) requested a detailed update on the planned next steps of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in implementing a new definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS). In May, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the Sackett v. EPA case that the Biden administration’s proposed WOTUS definition was illegal, the lawmakers wrote in a June 21 letter sent to EPA... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVDN) — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced on Thursday, June 22, 2023, $599,999 in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to West Virginia University (WVU) for research that seeks to integrate and retain more college students in the STEM fields. “Ensuring students have the bedrock knowledge, skills, and a path to... Read More

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Biden administration’s proposed definition of the “waters of the United States” is illegal, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., wants to know what steps the administration is taking to adhere to the high court’s ruling. Capito, along with a coalition of Republicans lawmakers in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House, are requesting a briefing from EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan and Assistant Secretary of the Army for... Read More

PARKERSBURG — West Virginia’s U.S. senators on Thursday announced the award of nearly $11 million to widen a heavily used south Parkersburg road. The $10,960,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s R.A.I.S.E. (Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity) grant program will be used to expand West Virginia 14, Pike Street, from three to five lanes for nearly half a mile from Blizzard Drive to 26th Avenue, according to releases from Sens. Shelley... Read More

Washington, DC (WOAY) – Senator Shelley Moore Capito announces $2,028,724  from the U.S. Department of Education for West Virginia Higher Education Centers.  Capito secured the funding by submitting congressionally directed spending requests on behalf of West Virginia through the Fiscal Year 2023 funding bill.   Awards granted from the requests include $433,000 for the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission to support open education resource projects,... Read More

KINGWOOD, W.Va. - The West Virginia National Guard and the Irregular Warfare Center hosted a two-week exercise for more than 420 members of the U.S. military, special operations community, allies and partners from 16 nations, and observers to provide validation for deploying special forces in an irregular warfare scenario. The Ridge Runner Irregular Warfare Exercise 23-01 was held throughout West Virginia and wrapped up June 16 at Camp Dawson. The Department of Defense’s summary of the... Read More

KINGWOOD, W.Va. (WV News) — The West Virginia National Guard’s Ridge Runner Irregular Warfare Exercise 23-01, co-hosted by the Irregular Warfare Center, wrapped up June 16 at Camp Dawson, Kingwood, West Virginia. The nearly two-week-long exercise that spanned throughout West Virginia brought more than 420 members of the U.S. military, special operations community, allies, and partners from 16 different nations, and observers to provide validation for deploying special forces elements... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVDN) – 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, announced $625,000 for five Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Programs across West Virginia. The funding comes from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and will be used to mobilize communities to prevent and combat youth substance use. “Community-based solutions are... Read More