Latest Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Civic Clubs Added to West Virginia Church Abuse Lawsuit
May 27 2008 // A West Virginia teenager suing a Roman Catholic Diocese claiming he was sexually abused has added a service organization to his lawsuit, his lawyer says. The Clarksburg teen, who was not identified in court papers, is...
West Virginia’s Loss is Virginia’s Gain in Greenbrier Resort Dispute
May 27 2008 // A Washington-based insurance trade organization has shifted two May conferences to The Homestead, a Hot Springs, Virginia, mountain resort. A nearby tavern is hosting sold-out dinner parties, and alcohol sales are soaring...
West Va. Judge OKs Hospital Settlements with 9 More King Patients
May 27 2008 // A circuit judge has approved settlements totaling more than $10 million in nine more malpractice lawsuits that accused a former West Virginia doctor of harming patients. Lawyers for Putnam General Hospital and the...
Contract Dispute Could Force Insurance Group to Drop Ritzy Greenbrier Resort
May 20 2008 // A labor-management dispute at a luxury resort in West Virginia is forcing the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers — a longtime customer — to search for alternate venues for its conferences. The group of...
Inexpensive Roof Vent Could Prevent Wind Damage
May 19 2008 // Hurricanes often lift the roofs off buildings and expose them to damaging conditions, even after the worst of the wind has passed. A local roofer, Virginia Tech faculty members from architecture and engineering, and a...
It Figures
May 19 2008 // 45 The number of ATV-related deaths in West Virginia in 2007, prompting Huntington’s City Council’s vote to ban all-terrain vehicles from public roads and property. The unanimous vote on April 28 modifies a...
Passage of Time Hampers Investigation of West Virginia Mining Accident
May 16 2008 // A West Virginia official says the passage of time makes it impossible to determine what caused a fatal 2005 coal truck crash. Administrator Terry Farley said May 14 the Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training...
Mine Officials Say Violations Contributed to West Virginia Death
May 14 2008 // Federal investigators issued two citations for safety violations they say contributed to the death of a West Virginia coal miner last year. A federal Mine Safety and Health Administration report released May 12 says Long...
Virginia to Hold First Tax Holiday for Hurricane Preparedness
May 12 2008 // Virginians looking to prepare for hurricane season can thank the state for an upcoming tax holiday on items to keep their families ready in case of a storm. Virginia is holding its first hurricane preparedness tax holiday...
Coal Mining Company Cited for Violations in West Virginia Mine Death
May 9 2008 // Federal investigators cited coal operator Massey Energy Co. for safety violations that contributed to the death of a West Virginia miner last year, according to a federal report released May 7. The U.S. Mine Safety and...
Judge in West Virginia Approves Settlements of 3 King Lawsuits
May 8 2008 // A circuit judge has approved settlements totaling $2.4 million of three malpractice lawsuits that accused a former West Virginia doctor of harming patients. Lawyers for Putnam General Hospital and the hospital’s...
Buchanan to Manage New Ohio Casualty Office in Virginia
May 7 2008 // Ohio Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, has opened a new branch office in suburban Richmond to provide commercial lines and inland marine underwriting services for agents in central and southern...
West Virginia Officials: Source of Fires May Never be Known
May 5 2008 // West Virginia Officials may never know the source of gas buildup that caused two small fires and prompted a handful of evacuations in the Marion County community of Metz. The Delaney family was asleep when an explosion...
2 Sentenced for Insurance Fraud in West Virginia
May 2 2008 // West Virginia officials sentenced two McDowell County men after charging them with conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, according to West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline. Cline said Harold Patrick Estep,...
Seat Belt Usage Rate Nets $5 million for West Virginia
May 2 2008 // West Virginia’s efforts to encourage motorists to buckle up have paid off. The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a $5 million grant April 30 to the governor’s highway safety program because the state...
Virginia’s Had Worse Tornadoes than Most Recent Outbreak
May 1 2008 // Only one other tornado outbreak in Virginia’s history caused more injuries than this Monday’s, although several others have been more prolific and deadly, according to the Virginia Department of Emergency...
Update: West Virginia Cancels Mine Seal Meeting
May 1 2008 // The state Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety has put off plans to revisit West Virginia’s regulations for sealing abandoned sections of coal mines. State law requires the board to review West Virginia’s...
West Virginia to Revisit Mine Seal Rules
Apr 30 2008 // The state board of Coal Mine Health and Safety plans to revisit West Virginia’s regulations for sealing abandoned sections of coal mines. State law requires the board to review West Virginia’s regulations...
West Virginia City Votes to Ban All-Terrain Vehicles
Apr 30 2008 // West Virginia’s second largest city has voted to ban all-terrain vehicles from public roads and property. Huntington’s City Council voted unanimously April 28 to endorse the measure that was sought by police...
Virginia Tornado Victims Cope with Injuries, Demolished Homes
Apr 30 2008 // Weary residents of the southern Virginia city of Suffolk, some awakening in emergency shelters, braced themselves to see what was left of their homes and livelihoods Tuesday after three tornadoes smashed houses, piled cars...
