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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Monongalia County is just the beginning for the eighth-largest cable provider in the country, Breezeline. President Frank van der Post said they are building a 500-mile fiber network with the goal of reaching more than 40,000 homes. “We’ve invested close to $40 million, and that will run up to $50 million to really connect the greater Morgantown area to a state-of-the-art fiber network,” Mr. van der Post said. The company has completed construction and... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WBOY) — $3,769,158 from the Department of Transportation (DOT)’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) program will go to the improvement of natural gas pipelines in West Virginia, Senator Shelley Moore Capito announced Thursday. According to a release from the office of Senator Capito, the upgrade will help distribute natural gas to power homes and businesses within the state. “The funding announced today will continue to... Read More

To better support local television broadcasting, U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) joined a bipartisan contingent of more than two dozen of his colleagues in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prioritize a faster rollout of the Next Generation Television standard, also known as ATSC 3.0. The Next Gen TV standard technology will allow local stations to better serve their viewers with improved pictures and sound, interactive features, including expanded local news, advanced emergency... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — West Virginia will get just over $62 million for drinking water infrastructure construction and upgrades in the coming years. The money was announced this week by the Biden Administration as West Virginia’s share of $6 Billion allocated to the work nationally in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. “Every community deserves access to safe, clean drinking water,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “Thanks to President Biden’s... Read More

CHARLESTON — Last week, U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., introduced a resolution recognizing the 30th anniversary of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program (NGYCP). This resolution recognizes the NGYCP’s 30 years of successfully mentoring at-risk youth in our communities, commends the accomplishments of the program’s graduates and reaffirms the Senate’s commitment to supporting the program’s work developing our nation’s... Read More

SANDSTONE — The Conservation Fund and the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) Monday announced the addition of 963 acres to the preserve portion of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve near Sandstone. The added acreage, which is poised to significantly increase the amount of public land available for hunting and outdoor recreation activities while yielding a variety of other public benefits, is in an area commonly known as Irish Mountain. According to a press release from The... Read More

NEW YORK — Charleston business owner George Manahan was honored on Saturday at the national Team Fox / The Michael J. Fox MVP event as the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research first recipient of the Hero of Advocacy Award in recognition of his steadfast dedication to advance new treatments and a cure for Parkinson’s disease. Rather timely to recognize Manahan who stands out as one of the Michael J. Fox Foundation’s most active advocates.... Read More

The EPA's recently finalized rule intended to help downwind states reach air quality standards has drawn the ire of Republican leaders who have questioned whether the agency has adequately considered its effects on industry and electric generation. On March 15 the EPA finalized its "good neighbor" plan, which aims to reduce cross-state smog pollution from power plants and other industrial sources by requiring the use of emissions reduction technologies. Beginning during this year's summer ozone... Read More

We applaud U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, who continue to represent West Virginians — and all Americans — well by working to strengthen this nation’s energy independence. Unfortunately, the senators’ efforts continue to run into obstacles put in place by the Biden administration, as well as by a process that allows far too many energy project challenges through regulatory and legal maneuvering. The latest example came Monday, as the 4th Circuit of the... Read More

The US Senate Energy & Public Works Committee (EPW) has introduced new legislation based on bipartisan support for advanced nuclear reactor developments, including expanding levels of interagency and international cooperation in advanced nuclear, with many provisions of the bill directed at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). A bipartisan group of senators—five Republicans and five Democrats—led by Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate EPW, along with... Read More

SANDSTONE — The Conservation Fund and the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) Monday announced the addition of 963 acres to the preserve portion of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve near Sandstone. The added acreage, which is poised to significantly increase the amount of public land available for hunting and outdoor recreation activities while yielding a variety of other public benefits, is in an area commonly known as Irish Mountain. According to a press release from The... Read More

MORGANTOWN — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito made a series of stops in Morgantown on Thursday, visiting WVU Medicine facilities and Longview Power, and celebrating a milestone with broadband provider Breezeline. Capito started the day at WVU Medicine Children's Hospital, where she met with members of the leadership and staff, and toured the facility. "Having the best available health care options is incredibly important for West Virginians, especially our children, " Capito said. "The doctors,... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It’s Children’s Hospital Week, and U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito spent Thursday morning at WVU Medicine Children’s in Morgantown. The facility is also celebrating six months of operation. “It’s just a magnificent facility, far exceeding the number of patients they would have, so really great for the WVU team,” Capito said. WVU Medicine Children’s opened its doors Sept. 29 as the region dealt with what was called the... Read More

West Virginia University will receive $8 million, through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, to develop a first-of-a-kind facility to extract and separate rare earth elements and critical minerals and materials from mining waste. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $16 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to bring critical mineral supply chains to America and reduce reliance on competitors like China. The funding will support projects in West Virginia and North... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va (WDTV) - Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) had the opportunity to get the baseball game between WVU and Marshall University underway on Wednesday. Senator Capito had the honor of throwing out the first pitch for the game. She got the full experience, including spending time in the dugout. She also tweeted saying she had a blast at the game with her family. Senator Capito was perfectly qualified to throw out the first pitch since she also happens to be the Captain of the... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — The National Science Foundation's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research is sending almost $550,000 to West Virginia University. The funding will support research that uses artificial intelligence to identify and personalize treatments for cancer patients to increase the effectiveness of treatment and improve health outcomes. News of the grant came from U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. “Once again, WVU is leading the way in research... Read More

HINTON — A historic industrial center is set to become the home of a park that will improve access to the New River in the Hinton area. Batteau Beach at Hinton Landing is a project to revitalize a river landing at the site of a former industrial center in the Avis community. Batteau is an Americanized spelling of the French word bateau, a long, flat-bottomed boat historically used for river transport in Eastern and central North America. The architect of the project, Buckhannon-based... Read More

RALEIGH COUNTY, W.Va. (WVVA) - Today marks the 13th anniversary of the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster, and W.Va. lawmakers commented on the anniversary remembering the victims. Governor Jim Justice mentioned the UBB disaster in his administration update briefing saying, “Today is an anniversary, with my family being in the coal mining business, it’s an anniversary that is terribly sad. It’s the UBB anniversary, it’s 13 years since that terrible explosion at Upper Big... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently led a bipartisan bill to facilitate American nuclear leadership, develop and deploy new nuclear technologies, preserve existing nuclear energy, and strengthen the nation’s nuclear fuel cycle and supply chain infrastructure. “America can and should be a leader when it comes to deploying nuclear energy technologies, and this bipartisan legislation puts us on a path to achieve that goal,” said Sen. Capito, ranking member of the U.S.... Read More

A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill that seeks to further America’s leadership in nuclear energy. The bill, the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act of 2023, would establish leadership in several ways. One, it would empower the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to lead in international forums to develop regulations for advanced nuclear reactors. It would also establish a joint Commerce Department and Energy Department... Read More