Latest Virginia Headlines
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Five People Die in Private Jet Crash in Rural Virginia Woods
Mar 12 2024 // A small private jet crashed in woods and burned Sunday afternoon near a small airport in rural Virginia, killing all five people aboard, police said. The twin-engine IAI Astra 1125 went down amid trees along an airport...
Towers Watson Again Denied Coverage for $90M Settlements Over 2016 Willis Merger
Mar 11 2024 // Towers Watson has been hit with another roadblock on its long and winding road to reach coverage for $90 million in settlements of two lawsuits related to its merger with broker Willis in 2016. A Virginia federal district...
University of Maryland Suspends Fraternities and Sororities Pending Investigation
Mar 4 2024 // The University of Maryland has ordered fraternities and sororities on campus to suspend social and recruitment activities after the school received multiple reports of unsafe activities. A letter sent Friday from...
WV Governor’s Coal Company Found in Contempt, Must Pay BrickStreet for Comp Loss
Feb 28 2024 // A coal company owned by West Virginia’s governor has been found in contempt of court and must face fines of $2,500 a day until it pays its contractual obligations to its workers’ compensation insurance carrier,...
Jury Must Decide If Virginia Sheriff’s Killing of Dog Was Constitutional
Feb 28 2024 // A Virginia deputy sheriff must face a jury over whether his shooting to death of a dog was justified or if it was unconstitutional before it can be determined if he is entitled to qualified immunity, a federal appeals...
Leaking Underground Propane Tank Found Before Deadly Virginia House Explosion
Feb 20 2024 // When firefighters arrived at a home in a Washington, D.C., suburb to investigate a report about a gas smell Friday night, they discovered a 500-gallon underground propane tank with a leak on the side of the...
West Virginia Bill Stokes Fears About Pesticide-Producing Logging Facility
Feb 15 2024 // CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia bill approved by the House of Delegates on Tuesday that limits counties from regulating agricultural operations is stoking fears that a logging company could resurrect plans to...
How Worker Won Workers’ Compensation for Mental Health Care After Car Crash Injury
Feb 15 2024 // A Virginia employer cannot assert that an injury is unrelated to a workplace accident while also arguing that the medical care for that injury is unauthorized; instead the employer must choose one or the other position,...
Bank Plans to Auction Off Greenbriar Lots Owned by West Virginia Governor
Feb 9 2024 // CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Virginia bank that is seeking to recover more than $300 million in longstanding unpaid business loans to the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is planning to auction off land at a...
Virginia Doctor Who Prescribed More Than 500K Doses of Opioids Granted New Trial
Feb 8 2024 // A Virginia doctor who was sentenced to 40 years in prison after prescribing more than half a million doses of highly addictive opioids in two years has been granted a new trial by a federal appeals court that found the...
People Moves: Schaninger Joins Arthur Hall; Virginia Reappoints WC Commissioner Marshall
Feb 6 2024 // Arthur Hall Insurance, headquartered in West Chester, Pennsylvania, named Mike Schaninger its small business unit (SBU) team lead and account manager. Schaninger currently serves as an adjunct professor at Widener...
Authorities: Man Fleeing Police in Alabama Caused Crash That Injured Gayle Manchin
Feb 5 2024 // HOMEWOOD, Ala. (AP) — A man fleeing police caused the Alabama car crash that injured Gayle Manchin, head of an economic development partnership of the federal government and 13 state governments and the wife of U.S. Sen....
West Virginia Construction Firm to Buy Bankrupt College Campus
Feb 2 2024 // CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A federal bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved the sale of a defunct private university’s campus to the owner of a West Virginia construction firm for $5 million. Craig G. Phillips, owner...
Judge Rejects Virginia School System’s Request to Toss Student’s Sex Assault Lawsuit
Feb 2 2024 // A federal judge has rejected a request by Virginia’s largest school system to toss out a lawsuit accusing it of indifference to a middle school student’s claims of sexual abuse and harassment. The Fairfax...
Virginia Police Officer Denied Workers’ Compensation Despite Statutory Presumption
Jan 30 2024 // A Virginia police officer has been denied workers’ compensation benefits for a heart condition despite the state law that his condition is presumed to be work-related. The Virginia Workers’ Compensation...
West Virginia Bill Would Allow Teachers to Carry Guns at School
Jan 26 2024 // West Virginia’s Republican-dominated Legislature pushed forward a slate of contentious bills Wednesday that would arm teachers, allow people to sue libraries over books that offend them and restrict where transgender...
Virginia Lawmakers Advance Nominees to Fill Powerful Regulatory Agency Vacancies
Jan 26 2024 // Virginia lawmakers nominated experienced attorneys on Tuesday to fill two long-standing vacancies on the state’s powerful regulatory panel that oversees interests ranging from utilities to insurers. The openings on...
Risk Strategies Acquires Medical Liability Agency in Virginia
Jan 25 2024 // National specialty insurance brokerage Risk Strategies announced it has acquired Professional Risk Associates, Inc. (PRA), a Virginia-based specialty healthcare insurance agency focused on medical professional...
School Crossing Guard Beats City’s Bid to Stop Her Workers ‘ Compensation Benefits
Jan 25 2024 // The Virginia city of Chesapeake has lost its bid to deny workers’ compensation medical benefits to a school crossing guard who injured her wrist when she fell while keeping her eyes on children around her...
Family Warned School About Threats to Son Killed at Graduation: Report
Jan 23 2024 // An 18-year-old student fatally shot last year after his high school graduation in Virginia had been kept home for months because of fears for his safety but was still allowed to attend commencement ceremonies, according to...
