Latest Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Virginia Regulator Advises Driving Fewer Miles Could Cut Insurance Cost
Jun 26 2008 // The Virginia State Corporation Commission is advising Virginians on how to save money on auto insurance. The SCC Bureau of Insurance says many insurance companies consider the length of daily commutes to work or school...
West Virginia Disaster Aid Includes Hazard Mitigation Grants
Jun 25 2008 // The federal government approved disaster assistance for a majority of the West Virginia counties Gov. Joe Manchin requested after severe weather caused significant damage in the state from June 3 through June 7. The...
10 West Virginia Counties Eligible for Federal Disaster
Jun 23 2008 // President Bush approved federal disaster assistance for 10 West Virginia counties hit by severe weather earlier this month. State Homeland Security Director Jimmy Gianato said June 19 that assistance to individuals and...
Feds Warn 16 Mining Companies over Safety Issues
Jun 23 2008 // Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration officials said they told 16 U.S. mining companies they have patterns of violating health and safety rules and warned them to clean up their acts or face heightened...
Judge Approves $11M Settlement in Virginia Tech Shootings
Jun 20 2008 // A Virginia judge on Tuesday approved an $11 million state settlement with families of most of the victims in last year’s Virginia Tech slayings that will avoid a court battle over whether anyone but the gunman was to...
Grand Jury in West Virginia Indicts Mercer County Man on Insurance Fraud
Jun 19 2008 // A West Virginia court indicted a Welch, W.Va. man on two felony counts of filing a false claim with an insurance company, according to Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline. A Mercer County Grand Jury indicted Aaron D....
West Virginia Highway Officials: Flood Repairs to Cost at Least $4.5M
Jun 19 2008 // The West Virginia Division of Highways says it will cost at least $4.5 million to repair highways damaged by flooding earlier this month. DOH spokeswoman Karen Zamow says the estimate covers damage in 13 counties in...
Nationwide Insurance to Consolidate in West Virginia
Jun 19 2008 // Nationwide Insurance will open a consolidated state claims office in Kanawha County in July. Nationwide spokeswoman Liz Christopher said June 17 that five claims offices with 72 employees statewide will be moved to one...
Feds to Require Airtight Refuge Chambers in All Coal Mines
Jun 16 2008 // The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration is taking a stab at requiring airtight emergency refuges in the nation’s 624 underground coal mines. Mine operators can either store building materials underground,...
It’s Official: Conference Nixed at West Virginia’s Greenbrier
Jun 16 2008 // A labor dispute has cost The Greenbrier a conference that’s been held annually at the four-star resort in West Virginia for more than 90 years. The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers announced June 2 that it...
Cameras Enhance Public Safety in Morgantown, West Virginia
Jun 12 2008 // Police in Morgantown, West Virginia have a new tool for fighting crime. City-owned surveillance cameras will be tied in with privately owned security systems to create a new surveillance network that covers much of the...
Investigators Test Locomotive Involved in West Virginia Mine Fatality
Jun 11 2008 // Government experts are examining a locomotive involved in a fatal accident at a West Virginia coal mine June 5. Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training spokeswoman Jama Jarrett says the state is testing the...
Tennessee Man Arrested for Workers’ Comp Fraud in Virginia
Jun 11 2008 // A Tennessee trucker faces 193 charges for workers’ compensation fraud in Virginia, according to Virginia authorities. Virginia State Police special agents detained William Douglas Pickel on May 21 as Big Sandy...
West Virginia Gov. Expands State of Emergency in Flood-affected Areas
Jun 10 2008 // After touring flood-affected areas in central West Virginia and other parts of the state, and witnessing substantial damage, Gov. Joe Manchin expanded the state of emergency declared June 4, to six additional counties and...
It’s Official: Insurance Conference Nixed at West Virginia Resort
Jun 4 2008 // A labor dispute has cost The Greenbrier a conference that’s been held annually at the four-star resort in West Virginia for more than 90 years. The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers announced June 2 that it...
West Virginia Conducting Commercial Vehicle Inspection Blitz
Jun 4 2008 // Truck drivers, beware. The West Virginia Public Service Commission is conducting a mandatory road check for commercial vehicles. Starting early on June 3, PSC enforcement officers will conduct nonstop inspections over a...
West Virginia Mining Accident Raises 2008 Death toll to 3
Jun 2 2008 // An 18-year-old International Coal Group employee died in West Virginia’s third fatal coal mining accident of the year. State Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training spokeswoman Jama Jarrett identified the...
Labor Rift at Greenbrier Resort Forcing Insurance Brokers to Move Meetings
Jun 2 2008 // A labor-management dispute at a luxury resort in West Virginia is forcing the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers — a longtime customer — to search for alternate venues for its conferences. The group of...
West Virginia’s Loss at Greenbrier is Virginia’s Gain at The Homestead
Jun 2 2008 // The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers has shifted two conferences with 800 people to The Homestead, a Hot Springs, Virginia, mountain resort, from The Greenbrier, the White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, resort...
Inexpensive roof vent could prevent wind damage
Jun 2 2008 // Hurricanes often lift the roofs off buildings and expose them to damaging conditions, even after the worst of the wind has passed. Now, a roofer, Virginia Tech architecture and engineering faculty members and a graduate...
