WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Secures CDS Allocation for Marshall University Aviation Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Appropriations Committee, announced a Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) allocation for Marshall University Division of Aviation in Charleston, W.Va. "The Bill Noe Flight School through the Marshall University Division of Aviati  more

NEW YORK, March 5 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Community Service Provider Files Federal Lawsuit to Overturn West Virginia's Deadly and Discriminatory Moratorium on Methadone Clinics * CHARLESTON, W.Va. - West Virginia's largest overdose prevention group filed a federal lawsuit to ove  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 5 [Category: Education] -- The Southern Regional Education Board posted the following news release: * * * Crisis Recovery Network trains 34 Mississippi counselors * Counselors from 20 Mississippi school districts received school crisis training through the Southern Regional Education Board's Crisis Recovery Network in February. School counselors from 20 school districts attended the Crisis Recovery Network training on Feb. 24 and 25, 2026, in Ridgeland, Mississippi.   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Schneider National for Disability Discrimination * Federal lawsuit charges nationwide trucking company with denying employee service dog for applicant with PTSD and withdrawing job offer BALTIMORE - Schneider National, Inc., a Green Bay, Wisconsin-headquartered nationwide transportation and logistics company, violated federal law when it refused to reasonably accommodate an  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 5 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden and Colleagues Urge Schumer to Pass DHS Funding Package * PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden and 20 fellow Republican governors sent a letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, urging him to pass the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding package. You can find the letter here. "A fully funded Department of Homeland Security ensures our national secu  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller Urges USTR Ambassador to Address South Korea's Discriminatory Treatment of American Cloud Providers * Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) and her colleagues sent a letter to Ambassador Jamieson Greer, urging the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to take action against South Korea's discriminatory treatment of American cloud providers. The letter call  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 6 -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * SHERRILL ADMINISTRATION AWARDS $90,000 IN GRANTS TO HELP COMMUNITIES REDUCE RISK IN ADVANCE OF WILDFIRE SEASON Ahead of the spring wildfire season, the Department of Environmental Protection's Forest Fire Service today announced $90,000 in grants to 22 communities statewide to support wildfire risk-reduction projects, part of the Sherrill Administrati  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 5 -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news on March 3, 2026: * * * The Nature Conservancy and Partners Receive More Than $450,000 from NFWF's Cumberland Plateau-Southern Appalachians Stewardship Fund Funds will help restore oak-pine forests in priority Appalachian landscapes. * Today, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and partners announced receiving $451,384 from the 2025 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) Cumberland Plateau-Southern Appalachians   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Senator Cramer Opening Statement at Hearing to Examine Discussion Draft of TSCA Fee Reauthorization Legislation Today, Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) chaired a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee hearing examining a discussion draft of S.__ the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Fee Reautho  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Thanks to President Trump and Secretary Noem, America is Safer * Secretary Noem has been the most successful DHS Secretary in history WASHINGTON - Under the leadership of Secretary Kristi Noem, the Department of Homeland Security had its most successful period ever. Now, President Trump has asked her to continue her work to make America safe again as the Special Envoy for The Shield of   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey, under the U.S. Department of the Interior, issued Scientific Investigations Report 20255110 (2026), titled 'Estimation of Magnitude and Frequency of Floods for Rural, Unregulated Streams in and Near Virginia and West Virginia,' by Terence Messinger, James M. Duda, Daniel M. Wagner, Padraic S. O'Shea, James D. Scott, and Chintamani Kandel, prepared with Federal Emergency Management Agency, West Virginia and Virginia Departments of Trans  more