Latest Virginia Headlines
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Judge Rejects Virginia County School Board Bid to Halt Grand Jury Probe
Jul 15 2022 // A judge on Monday rejected an effort by the Loudoun County School Board to shut down a special grand jury investigating the school system’s handling of two sexual assaults. The school board says the special grand...
Virginia Declares State of Emergency Due to Severe Flooding
Jul 14 2022 // Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin declared a state of emergency Wednesday to assist with response and recovery efforts in the wake of heavy rainfall and severe flooding. Officials estimated that 44 people are missing and...
West Virginia Governor Pushes Back After Feds Deny Flood Assistance
Jul 7 2022 // West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said he plans to appeal a ruling that denied federal assistance for flooding in three counties. Justice said Tuesday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency ruled that May 6 storm damage...
West Virginia Requiring New Notices, Info on Workers’ Comp Claims Decisions
Jul 6 2022 // West Virginia’s insurance commissioner is reminding workers’ compensation stakeholders about statutory changes that took effect this month on claims and adjudication of claims. “As a result of these...
Drug Distributors Prevail in $2.5 Billion West Virginia Opioid Case
Jul 5 2022 // Major U.S. drug distributors McKesson Corp., AmerisourceBergen Corp., and Cardinal Health Inc. are not responsible for fueling an opioid epidemic in a part of West Virginia, a federal judge ruled on Monday. U.S. District...
Lawsuits Over Sex-Assaults Advance Against Virginia School System
Jul 5 2022 // FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A pair of lawsuits that for years has plagued Virginia’s largest school system with allegations that it ignored students’ accusations of sex assaults are back in front of federal...
Another Emergency Declared after Flooding in West Virginia
Jun 22 2022 // West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice declared a state of emergency for Mingo County due to damage caused by severe weather that struck last week. The storm last Friday caused flash flooding, downed trees and power lines and...
Former Virginia Police Chief Files Lawsuit Against Charlottesville
Jun 20 2022 // CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—A former Virginia police chief is suing the city she served as well as several current and former officials over her firing, saying in her $10 million lawsuit that she was terminated because of her...
Teva, Allergan Reach $161.5 M Opioid Settlement with West Virginia
May 26 2022 // Teva Pharmaceutical Industries TEVA and AbbVie’s Allergan unit reached a settlement worth $161.5 million to resolve claims the companies fueled an opioid epidemic in West Virginia, state attorney general Patrick...
Virginia’s Loudoun School Board Sues to Halt Grand Jury Work
May 24 2022 // The Loudoun County School Board has asked for a temporary injunction that would halt the work of a grand jury convened as part of an ongoing state investigation into the district. The board filed a civil complaint Thursday...
Judge Advances Suit Alleging Virginia Police Officers Protected Sex Traffickers
May 17 2022 // A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a lawsuit against two former police officers accused of protecting a sex trafficking ring in northern Virginia in exchange for sex can move forward. The former Fairfax County officers,...
16 State Attorneys General Back Local Virginia School Board on Admissions Policy
May 16 2022 // A coalition of 16 state attorneys general is supporting a Fairfax County, Virginia school board that has been challenged in court for implementing a new high school admissions policy that aims to increase diversity of all...
In Virginia, These Dogs May Hunt on Private Farm Even If Owner Objects
May 13 2022 // WILSONS, Va.— Soon after Jim Medeiros bought his 143-acre (58-hectare) cattle and poultry farm in rural Virginia a decade ago, he and his wife were startled by the sounds of 20 hunting dogs barking and howling as they...
West Virginia Governor Declares Emergency After Flooding in Three Counties
May 9 2022 // West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice declared a state of emergency for three counties following heavy rains that caused significant local flooding. The emergency was declared for Cabell, Putnam and Roane counties. The severe...
Jury Awards $15M in Wrongful Death of University of Virginia Lacrosse Player
May 4 2022 // A former University of Virginia lacrosse player is liable for fatally beating his girlfriend in 2010 and must pay $15 million in damages in a wrongful death lawsuit, a jury found Monday. George Huguely V is currently...
People Moves: Oberg Joins S&S Marine; UFG Surety Adds Kyner, Virginia Office
May 3 2022 // Oberg Joins S&S as Commercial Account Executive Rhode Island-based Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage (S&S) reports that Nathan Oberg has joined its commercial division and will focus on the marine...
ATV Is Not a Farm Vehicle, Virginia Court Rules
May 2 2022 // The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) is not a “farm type vehicle” covered by a homeowner’s insurance policy, reversing a lower court decision. The lower court ruled for...
Virginia AG to Probe NFL’s Commanders Over Financial Wrongdoing Allegations
Apr 27 2022 // Virginia’s attorney general has launched an inquiry into the Washington Commanders following allegations of financial improprieties raised by a congressional committee. Attorney General Jason Miyares, a Republican,...
Supreme Court Lets Virginia School Continue Controversial Admissions Policy
Apr 27 2022 // The Supreme Court has turned away a plea from parents to block a new admissions policy at a prestigious high school in northern Virginia that a lower court has found discriminates against Asian American students. The high...
A Decade After Murder Conviction, Civil Trial Begins in Death of Virginia Lacrosse Player
Apr 26 2022 // A decade ago, University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely V was convicted of second-degree murder after a sensational criminal trial in the killing of his on-again, off-again girlfriend, Yeardley Love, a member...
