Latest Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Study: Fentanyl Deaths up 122% in West Virginia
May 15 2019 // West Virginia University researchers say fentanyl deaths are up 122% in the state. The college released the results of a study into the powerful synthetic opioid last month. Analysts looked at all drug-related deaths in...
Last Lawsuit in Virginia Boy’s Septic Tank Drowning Settled
May 14 2019 // A wrongful death lawsuit filed in connection with the drowning of a five-year-old Virginia boy in a septic tank has been settled with a $200,000 insurance payment to his parents and sister. The Roanoke Times reports the...
Officials Say Two Dead, Four Injured in Virginia Gas Station Explosion
May 13 2019 // Authorities say an explosion at a Virginia gas station has left two people dead and four people injured. According to The Roanoke Times, Rockbridge County Fire and EMS Chief Nathan Ramsey said the remains of two people...
W. Virginia Governor’s Coal Companies Sued by Feds Over Safety Violations
May 9 2019 // The U.S. government sued nearly two dozen of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s coal companies Tuesday to get them to pay about $4.8 million in unpaid mine safety fines. The civil lawsuit was filed by federal...
The Hilb Group Acquires Summit Insurance Services
May 8 2019 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Summit Insurance Services LLC (SIS), the insurance operations of Summit Financial Group Inc. of Moorefield, West Virginia. The transaction became effective May 1, 2019. SIS is an...
The Hilb Group Acquires Summit Insurance Services of West Virginia
May 8 2019 // The Hilb Group, LLC has acquired Summit Insurance Services, LLC (SIS), the insurance operations of Summit Financial Group, Inc. of Moorefield, West Virginia. The transaction became effective May 1, 2019. Virginia-based SIS...
NHC: Hurricane Florence 9th Most Destructive Storm, Caused $24B in Damage
May 7 2019 // Hurricane Florence killed 22 people across three Southeastern states, was the ninth most destructive storm in terms of property damage in U.S. history and spawned 44 tornadoes, a report from the National Hurricane Center...
More States Could Settle Opioid Suits in Wake of West Virginia’s McKesson Deal
May 6 2019 // McKesson Corp.’s settlement of an opioid lawsuit with West Virginia — the state with the highest U.S. rate of drug-overdose deaths — may encourage other states to seek quick cash to cope with the rising...
McKesson to Pay $37M to Resolve West Virginia Opioid Suit
May 6 2019 // Drug distributor McKesson Corp has agreed to pay $37 million to resolve a lawsuit by the state of West Virginia alleging it helped fuel a U.S. opioid epidemic by failing to stop suspicious orders of painkillers by...
Virginia Glass Products Employee Crushed to Death by Plate Glass
May 3 2019 // A Virginia man was crushed to death when plate glass he was loading onto a truck fell on top of him. Henry County Sheriff’s Capt. Wayne Davis said Damarcus Laquan Calloway died April 22. Calloway was an employee of...
West Virginia Hospitals Seek Damages from Opioid Companies in New Lawsuit
May 3 2019 // Hospitals in West Virginia have banded together to sue some of the country’s largest opioid companies, saying they flooded Appalachia with powerful painkillers and forced medical centers to deal with the financial...
Federal Flood Repair Projects in West Virginia Behind Schedule
May 1 2019 // Hundreds of federally funded flood disaster assistance projects in West Virginia are behind schedule. The Intelligencer reports it’s been more than a year since the flood damage was declared a disaster, yet about 43...
Alphabet’s Wing Is First Commercial Drone Unit Certified as Airline
Apr 24 2019 // An offshoot of Alphabet Inc.’s Google has become the first drone operator to receive government approval as an airline, an important step that gives it the legal authority to begin dropping products to actual...
Business Moves
Apr 15 2019 // National NSM, Embrace Pet Insurance Program specialist NSM Insurance Group has acquired Embrace Pet Insurance, a Cleveland-based national provider of pet health insurance for dogs and cats. Embrace offers an accident and...
Virginia Prosecutors Charge Anti-Opioid Addiction Drug Maker with Fraud
Apr 12 2019 // Federal prosecutors say the company that makes a drug meant to curb opioid addiction has been lying for years about the relative safety of its product. Prosecutors in Virginia filed fraud charges Tuesday against...
Southeast States Push Industry Over Cleanup of Toxic Coal Ash Ponds
Apr 11 2019 // It’s the other dirty problem for U.S. coal — one that could cost utilities billions to clean up. Even as the Trump administration tries to revive the industry, some states are pushing utilities including Duke...
Virginia Woman Accused of Embezzling $93K from Company for Wedding
Apr 1 2019 // A Virginia woman is accused of embezzling more than $93,000, which she allegedly funneled toward her wedding, among other expenses. News outlets report 32-year-old Vanessa Cline worked as a bookkeeper for No Limits...
NOAA Retires Hurricane Names Florence, Michael
Apr 1 2019 // The names of two hurricanes that caused widespread devastation from Florida to Virginia last year have been retired. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says Florence and Michael will be replaced with...
West Virginia to Receive $14.6M in Federal Funds to Fight Opioid Addiction
Mar 25 2019 // West Virginia will receive $14.6 million in federal funds to fight opioid addiction. U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced the funding in a news release Thursday from the U.S. Department of Health and...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Virginia’s McLean Insurance Agency
Mar 25 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Potomac Falls, Va.-based McLean Insurance Agency Inc. Established in 1971, McLean Insurance Agency offers retail property and casualty, life and employee benefit brokerage and...
