WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Joins Foreign Relations Chairman, Colleagues in Pushing for Iran Snapback Sanctions * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and 48 of her Senate Republican colleagues in a letter to Jean-Noel Barrot, the French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Johann Wade  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Medicare Open Enrollment in West Virginia, 2026 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) offers seniors, people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and people with disabilities several insurance options, including Medicare Fee-for-Service, Medicare Advantage, and Medicare prescription drug plans. The c  more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Sept. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia posted the following news release on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Chicago Man Convicted of Running Fentanyl Distribution Operation in Northern Panhandle WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A Chicago, Illinois man was convicted of multiple drug charges for leading a drug distribution organization that transported fentanyl from Chicago, Illinois, to Weirton, West Virginia. Gerald Henry, also known   more

AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 27 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release: * * * FirstEnergy Foundation's Largest Hunger-Relief Grant to Date Delivering 1.5 Million Meals in Ohio 14 Ohio food banks and pantries benefit from $2.5 million six-state program * The FirstEnergy Foundation is supporting local communities as part of its Hunger Action Month initiative - awarding $535,000 in grants to 14 Ohio food banks and pantries. In total, the initiative is granting $2.5 million to 104 hunger relief  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Kentucky and West Virginia Attorneys General Back Endangerment Finding Reversal * FRANKFORT, KY. - Twenty-six Republican Attorneys General, led by Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman and West Virginia Attorney General John "JB" McCuskey, have submitted a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency in support of rescinding the longstanding greenhouse gas endangerment finding. The  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Sept. 27 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: * * * Marshall University Graduate Humanities Program and Historic Glenwood Foundation establish Kemp W. Winfree Memorial Scholarship In partnership with the Historic Glenwood Foundation, Marshall University's Graduate Humanities Program has established the Kemp W. Winfree Memorial Scholarship to honor the life and legacy of Kemp W. Winfree (1942-2024.) Winfree dedicated his career to advancing educ  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Sept. 27 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: * * * Marshall University's HATS Program awarded federal funding for 2025-26 Marshall University's Heart of Appalachia Talent Search (HATS) Program has been awarded slightly more than $341,000 in continued federal funding for the 2025-26 academic year, ensuring that hundreds of students in Mason and Wayne counties will continue to receive vital college access support. HATS, a federally funded TRIO p  more