Latest Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
SBA Loans Available for Virginia Residents With Storm Damage
Jun 14 2016 // Low-interest disaster loans are available for people with damage from February’s storms to pay for repairs. The U.S. Small Business Administration loans are available to homeowners, renters, business owners and...
West Virginia Law Regulating Medication Treatment Programs Takes Effect
Jun 14 2016 // Programs that use medication to treat substance abuse are now more tightly regulated under West Virginia law. The law endorsed by Democratic Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and the GOP-led Legislature took effect Friday. It provides...
West Virginia, Alpha Natural Reach $300M Mine Cleanup Deal
Jun 13 2016 // West Virginia environmental officials say they struck a $300 million-plus deal for mine cleanup with bankrupt coal giant Alpha Natural Resources. The Department of Environmental Protection said the agreement would cover...
West Virginia University Says 5-Year Fracking Study Off to Successful Start
Jun 8 2016 // Those involved in a West Virginia University fracking project are praising its success after the first year. The Exponent Telegram reports WVU began the Marcellus Shale Energy Environmental Laboratory project last...
People – East
Jun 6 2016 // The Progressive Corp. announced that Glenn Renwick, president and chief executive officer, will retire after more than 15 years as CEO and almost 30 years with the company, effective July 1. He will continue as executive...
Compare.com to Expand Headquarters in Virginia
Jun 6 2016 // Compare.com, an auto insurance comparison website, said it will expand its Glen Allen, Virginia, headquarters and move into a larger facility to accommodate its continued growth. The new headquarters office on 140 East...
Records Show Rural West Virginia Flooded with Painkillers
Jun 6 2016 // Information about pill shipments that prescription drug distributors being sued by the state had sought to keep secret show that the firms flooded rural West Virginia with hundreds of thousands of painkillers. The...
4th Suit Linking Illnesses to DuPont C8 Dumping Goes to Trial in Ohio
Jun 1 2016 // One of more than 3,500 lawsuits alleging links between people’s illnesses and DuPont discharging C8 into drinking water and the Ohio River is headed to trial in federal court. The lawsuits are part of a multidistrict...
Atlantic, Gulf States, Metro Areas Ranked by Homes Exposed to Storm Surge: CoreLogic
Jun 1 2016 // More than 6.8 million homes on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are in danger of hurricane storm surge damage. The total cost for reconstruction of the homes located in 19 states and the District of Columbia is more than $1.5...
Unsealed Records Show Drug Firms Flooded Rural West Virginia With Painkillers
May 27 2016 // Information about pill shipments that prescription drug distributors being sued by the state had sought to keep secret show that the firms flooded rural West Virginia with hundreds of thousands of painkillers. The...
West Virginia Motorcyclist Wins $500K in Suit Against Travelers, Truck Driver
May 25 2016 // A jury has awarded more than $500,000 to a motorcyclist in South Charleston, W. Va., who was injured in a lumber spill wreck. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports jurors reached the verdict last week in Larry Keeling...
Independent Insurance Agents of Virginia Names New Education Director
May 25 2016 // Carter Hope Lyons The Independent Insurance Agents of Virginia (IIAV) has hired Carter Hope Lyons as director of Education and Professional Development. Based in IIAV’s Richmond, Virginia, office, Lyons will also...
West Virginia Drug Diversion Squad to Aid in Fight Against State Drug Abuse
May 24 2016 // A new tactical diversion squad through the Drug Enforcement Agency will help north central West Virginia fight the state’s growing drug problem. WBOY-TV reports that starting next month the diversion squad will...
West Virginia Town Issued ‘Do Not Drink’ Advisory Over Chemical Level in Water
May 23 2016 // West Virginia officials have issued a “Do Not Drink” advisory for Vienna water after the Environmental Protection Agency announced a new limit for the amount of a chemical present in Wood County’s...
Virginia Reminds Insurers: Rates Must Be Cost-Based
May 23 2016 // Virginia Insurance Commissioner Jacqueline Cunningham has issued an administrative letter reminding insurers to review the rate standards outlined in Virginia Code §38.2-1904 to ensure compliance. Cunningham also noted...
W. Virginia AG Announces New Initiative Against Prescription Drug Abuse
May 20 2016 // West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey plans to purchase incinerators for the disposal of unwanted and expired prescription medication in a state that leads the nation in the rate of overdose deaths. Morrisey...
Blankenship Headed to Jail After Judge Denies Appeal Request
May 13 2016 // Former Massey Energy CEO Donald Blankenship is headed to prison even as he appeals his conviction for conspiring to flout mine-safety laws in connection with the worst U.S. coal industry disaster in almost 40 years. The...
Compare.com to Expand Headquarters in Virginia
May 13 2016 // Compare.com, an auto insurance comparison website, said it will expand its Glen Allen, Virginia, headquarters and move into a larger office to accommodate its continued growth. The new headquarters office on 140 East Shore...
Jury Rules Billionaire’s Coal Co. Didn’t Contaminate West Virginia Drinking Wells
May 9 2016 // A West Virginia jury has ruled that a coal company owned by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jim Justice did not contaminate the drinking water wells of residents, but the plaintiffs’ attorneys say the jury may...
Judge Grants Class Action Status to West Virginia Miner Lawsuit
May 6 2016 // A lawsuit filed by miners in West Virginia who say they were unlawfully laid off in Wyoming County has been certified as a class action. The Register-Herald reports Judge Irene Berger granted the certification Tuesday in...
