CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Feb. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Berkeley County Man Admits to Role in Drug Trafficking Organization MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - James Reyes, age 55, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to working with others in a large-scale drug operation in the Eastern Panhandle. Reyes pled guilty to the distribution of cocaine. According to court documents and statements made  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Votes to Confirm Jamieson Greer as U.S. Trade Representative WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement after voting to confirm Jamieson Greer to serve as United States Trade Representative (USTR): "West Virginia workers and businesses count on the USTR to advocate for them and secure the best deal possible around the wo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Leads Hearing on Surface Transportation Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act To watch Chairman Capito's opening statement, click here. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing examining the implementation of surface transportation pol  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Chairman Rick Scott Leads Aging Committee Hearing on Combating the Opioid Epidemic WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Chairman Rick Scott and Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, convened a hearing entitled, "Combating the Opioid Epidemic." The hearing included testimony from expert witnesses discussi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Feb. 20, 2025, from Monongahela Power Co., Fairmont, West Virginia: * * * To: EPA Docket Center U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Mail Code 28221T Washington, DC 20460 RE: Monongahela Power Company Comments on the Proposed Air Plan Disapproval; West Virginia; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan for the Second Implementation Period Docket   more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Feb. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Jefferson County Man Sentenced for Cocaine Charge MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jamie Green, age 47, of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine. According to court documents and statements made in court, the United States Postal Servi  more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Feb. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Ohio County Man Sentenced to Decade for Role in Drug Trafficking Operation WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Daryl Smith, 50, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 120 months in federal prison for the distribution of cocaine base. According to court documents and statements made in court, Smith was selling cocaine base in Ohio County a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education's Statement on Title IX Compliance Office for Civil Rights commends Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association, which have changed their athletic policies to conform to President Trump's Executive Order and antidiscrimination laws. WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights today rele  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 27 -- Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R-West Virginia, issued the following news on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * West Virginia Receives Major Disaster Declaration from President Donald Trump CHARLESTON, WV - Governor Patrick Morrisey announced today that the federal government accepted his request for Individual Assistance in McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, and Wyoming counties. Other counties in the request still remain under consideration by FEMA. The Individual Assistance (IA) Prog  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 27 -- The West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy issued the following news release: * * * WVCBP Statement on February 25 advancement of U.S. House Budget Resolution This week West Virginia's U.S. House members, Carol Miller and Riley Moore, both voted to advance a budget resolution that will take Medicaid and food assistance from millions of Americans and increase the deficit--all to pay for huge tax cuts for ultra-wealthy households and businesses. Kelly A  more