Latest Virginia Headlines
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West Virginia Woman Awarded $1.5M Over Deputy Crash Into Home
Aug 15 2017 // A West Virginia woman who filed a lawsuit after being injured when a deputy crashed into a townhome has settled for $1.5 million. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the settlement was finalized Thursday. Samme Gee sued...
Anthem to Exit Obamacare Plans in Virginia as Legislative Uncertainties Continue
Aug 14 2017 // U.S. health insurer Anthem Inc. said on Friday [Aug. 11] it will exit Obamacare markets in Virginia and reduce its plan offerings in Washington and Scott counties and the city of Bristol next year. The move comes nearly...
West Virginia Car Dealer Settles Suit With Former Employee for $2.1M
Aug 11 2017 // An attorney says a settlement has been reached in a lawsuit involving a West Virginia car dealership and a former employee. John Howard Motors Attorney Johnnie Brown told The Dominion Post that the car group and its owner...
Fatalities Rising as Coal Mine Production Increases
Aug 8 2017 // Ray Hatfield Jr. was six months into his latest coal job when he was crushed to death in a Kentucky mine. Hatfield, a 23-year industry veteran, was cleaning a conveyor belt that shuttled coal to the surface of the...
Virginia Man Gets Life Without Parole for Killing Son for Insurance
Aug 4 2017 // A Virginia man convicted of murdering his 15-month-old-son to collect on life insurance was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole. Joaquin Rams of Manassas, Va., was convicted earlier this year in the 2012...
West Virginia Floods Prompt State of Emergency
Jul 31 2017 // West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice declared a state of emergency Saturday for parts of northern West Virginia with flooding from heavy rains. Counties included in the Saturday morning declaration are Ohio, Marshall, Wetzel,...
Portion of Hospital Parking Garage in West Virginia Collapses; Injures 3 Workers
Jul 28 2017 // A hospital spokesman says three construction workers have been injured when a small section of a hospital parking garage collapsed in West Virginia. Charleston Area Medical Center spokesman Dale Witte says crews were...
1 Person Killed by Weekend Flooding in West Virginia, Kentucky
Jul 27 2017 // Heavy rains that pounded parts of West Virginia and Kentucky last weekend left one person dead and two people missing, authorities said Monday. In West Virginia, Ohio County Emergency Management Agency Director Lou Vargo...
Sick Employee Blamed for Norovirus in Closing of Virginia Chipotle
Jul 26 2017 // Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. is retraining kitchen crews on food safety and enforcing a zero-tolerance policy for employees refusing to abide by new rules, after identifying a sick employee as the cause of a Norovirus...
G.F.H. Insurance Acquires Peyton, Cheely and Woodle Insurance in Virginia
Jul 25 2017 // G.F.H. Insurance Agency Inc., a Richmond, Va.-headquartered insurance broker, has acquired Peyton, Cheely and Woodle Insurance of Richmond, Va., effective June 12, 2017. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Peyton,...
Chipotle to Reopen Virginia Restaurant After Norovirus Reports
Jul 20 2017 // Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. said it will reopen a Virginia restaurant on Wednesday, two days after it was closed due to reports that several customers had fallen ill with suspected norovirus. Shares of the restaurant chain...
How Mapping Disasters Can Help Devastated Communities Rally
Jul 17 2017 // On Meredith Beers’ laptop, the intensity of the twister that touched down here in February is marked in green, yellow and red. The colors illustrate light, medium and heavy damage from the 150-mile winds that tore...
New Study Reaffirms Virginia Flooding Predictions as Sea Levels Rise
Jul 14 2017 // A new study reaffirms predictions that parts of coastal Virginia will face chronic flooding if nothing is done about sea-level rise. The Union of Concerned Scientists said Wednesday that a city like Poquoson, Va., could...
$1.23M Fine Against West Virginia Gov. Justice’s Coal Company Upheld
Jul 14 2017 // A federal appeals court has upheld $1.23 million in civil contempt fines ordered against one of Gov. Jim Justice’s family coal companies. The court says it lacks jurisdiction to hear an appeal of the $30,000 daily...
Independent Insurance Agents of Virginia Names Chairman, Board Members
Jul 12 2017 // During its recently held annual meeting at the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Va., the Independent Insurance Agents of Virginia (IIAV) named Douglas B. Megill of McLean Insurance Agency chairman of the board of...
Federal Judge Halts West Virginia $151M Water Crisis Settlement
Jul 12 2017 // A federal judge has declined to grant preliminary approval to a $151 million settlement stemming from a 2014 chemical spill that sparked a water crisis in West Virginia. Local news outlets report Judge John T. Copenhaver...
Kentucky Reduces Number of Coal Mine Safety Inspections to Cut Costs
Jul 11 2017 // Kathy Bartlett watched helplessly this spring as Kentucky lawmakers cut back on mine safety inspections and replaced them with coaching sessions on miners’ safety habits. She knows more than most what’s at...
Midwest States Show Slightly Better Return-to-Work Results
Jul 10 2017 // From 10 to 18 percent of injured workers never reach “substantial return to work,” according to new research by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) comparing outcomes for injured workers in six...
Veterans Can Now Be Reimbursed for Virginia Insurance License Exam Fees
Jun 29 2017 // Veterans of the United States Armed Forces and some active duty military and reservists now have a new incentive to become licensed insurance agents in Virginia. The State Corporation Commission’s Bureau of Insurance...
West Virginia City Sues Liberty Mutual for $20M Over Claim Denial
Jun 28 2017 // A West Virginia city has filed a federal lawsuit seeking a $20 million insurance claim to cover damages at its hydroelectric plant. The Intelligencer reports that the lawsuit was filed this month in U.S. District Court in...
