WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources and Biotechnology released the following testimony by Robert Gordon, senior vice president of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association, from a March 6, 2025, hearing on the Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 471): * * * Chairman Marshall and Ranking Member Bennet, thank you for holding today's hearing to examine the Fix Our Forests Act, H.R. 471, introduced by Hou  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Beckley Woman Sentenced to Prison for Role in Beckley Drug Trafficking Organization BECKLEY, W.Va. - Kimberly Rosetta Logan, 48, of Beckley, was sentenced today to two years and 10 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of fentanyl. Logan admitted to her role in a drug trafficking organizatio  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Capito Attends White House Signing Overturning Democrats' Natural Gas Tax Collection Rule WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Friday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, attended a White House ceremony where President Trump signed the Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval overturning the co  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 17, 2025: * * * Capito Attends White House Signing Overturning Democrats' Natural Gas Tax Collection Rule WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Friday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, attended a White House ceremony where President Trump signed the Congre  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Capito Visits Boone Memorial Hospital MADISON, W.Va. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), visited Boone Memorial Hospital to meet with the hospital's leadership team and tour the facility to view new equipment and hospital upgrade  more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, March 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Michigan Man Sentenced for Role in Drug Trafficking Organization CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Davonta D. Brogdon, 32, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to 150 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine as a part of a larger drug trafficking operation in Harrison County. According to court docum  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Raleigh County Commissioner Greg Duckworth from a Feb. 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Combating the Opioid Epidemic": * * * My name is Greg Duckworth. I am a County Commissioner in Southern West Virginia, a board member of the West Virginia First Foundation (WVFF), and a 26-year retired veteran of the West Virginia State Police. I spent my law enforcement career in the heart of the opioid epidemic,   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Bradley D. Stein, director of Opioid Policy, Tools and Information Center at Rand Corp., from a Feb. 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Combating the Opioid Epidemic": * * * Thank you Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand, and distinguished members of the committee for allowing me to testify on opportunities to enhance the government's efforts to combat the opioid crisis. I am a senior physician poli  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Moore Issues Statement on Extermination Camp in Mexico Washington, D.C. - Congressman Riley M. Moore issued the following statement in response to the Washington Post reporting that a Mexican drug cartel operated an extermination camp outside Guadalajara, Mexico: "The news that the Jalisco New Generation cartel was running an extermination camp in Mexico is beyond horrific. These image  more