Latest Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jury Awards $7.6M to Family of West Virginia Pedestrian Killed in Hit-And-Run
Dec 3 2018 // A West Virginia man has been ordered to pay $7.6 million in damages to the family of a pedestrian who was killed in a hit-and-run accident. The Dominion Post reports the Monongalia County Circuit Court jury issued the...
New Virginia Building Code Could Alter Coastal Neighborhoods
Nov 30 2018 // A regulation in Virginia’s new building code could alter the look and feel of some neighborhoods near the state’s coast in the coming decades. The Virginian-Pilot reported Tuesday that the change will impact...
Company Building West Virginia Pipeline Fined $122K for Environmental Violations
Nov 30 2018 // A company building a natural gas pipeline in West Virginia has agreed to pay $122,350 for environmental violations. The Charleston Gazette-Mail cited a consent order made public Monday in reporting that Columbia Gas...
Fire Damages Macy’s Distribution Center in West Virginia
Nov 28 2018 // A fire official says operations have been suspended at a Macy’s distribution center in West Virginia after a fire broke out. No one was hurt. Hedgesville Volunteer Fire Capt. Brian Mulligan tells The Herald-Mail of...
West Virginia Gov Makes 3 Appointments to Miners’ Health Safety Office
Nov 16 2018 // West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has made three appointments to the state’s Office of Miners’ Health Safety and Training. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that Justice said in a news release that he appointed...
Climate Groups Warn About Virginia Tax Cut for Homes in Flood-Prone Areas
Nov 9 2018 // A measure approved by Virginia voters this week to cut taxes on homes in flood-prone areas of the flood-prone commonwealth has climate experts warning that it might encourage people to remain in vulnerable areas –...
Jackson Sumner & Associates Hires Winfree as Virginia Marketing Rep
Nov 6 2018 // Jackson Sumner & Associates (JSA) has hired Adam Winfree as the company’s Virginia marketing representative. Winfree joins the company as a 13-year veteran of the insurance industry, having worked previously as...
5 Lawsuits Against Ex-West Virginia State Trooper Settled for $780K
Nov 2 2018 // Documents show five lawsuits against a former West Virginia state trooper have been settled for $780,000, with half of that sum involving a woman who accused him of sexual assault. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the...
Virginia Lawsuit Seeks $350K for Injuries in Game of Tag in Gym Class
Oct 30 2018 // Local Virginia education officials have been sued over a game of tag played in gym class by a student who says it caused him serious long-term injuries. The Virginia-Pilot reports Javonte Smith and his father sued this...
Injury Rates Jump at Coal Giant Murray’s West Virginia Mines
Oct 26 2018 // Injury rates have more than doubled at five West Virginia coal mines acquired by Murray Energy Corp. in 2013, according to a Reuters review of federal data, as the firm sharply increased the amount of coal produced per...
West Virginia Won’t Change Funding for State Workers’ Comp Plan in 2019
Oct 22 2018 // West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice says there will be no change in state funding for the state employees’ public insurance plan next year in a letter to the agency’s director. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports...
Justice Family Coal Firm Ordered to Pay $478K Settlement
Oct 18 2018 // A judge has ordered a coal company owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s family to start making payments on a settlement. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports Justice Low Seam Mining, Inc. was ordered Oct. 10 to...
Virginia’s Prosper Insurance Company to Expand Headquarters, Add 75 Jobs
Oct 17 2018 // Prosper Insurance Company has announced it will expand from its 6,000-square-foot headquarters in Virginia Beach, Va. The corporate investment is expected to be $750,000 with the buildout, furniture, fixtures and...
Firefighters Say Natural Gas Explosion at Virginia Home Injures Nine
Oct 16 2018 // Authorities believe a natural gas explosion at a Virginia home caused a fire that has injured nine people. Chesapeake Fire Lt. Anthony P. Barakat tells news outlets that the two homeowners were hospitalized in critical...
Utility Crews Restoring Power Across Virginia After Michael
Oct 15 2018 // Utility crews will be working throughout the weekend to restore power to Virginia customers affected by Tropical Storm Michael. Dominion Energy said in an outage update Saturday morning that more than 6,000 personnel were...
Rescuers Search for Survivors as Death Toll from Hurricane Michael Rises
Oct 12 2018 // Using heavy equipment to push aside debris and with helicopters circling overhead, rescuers in the Florida Panhandle searched for trapped residents as officials warned on Friday the death toll from HurricaneMichael was...
Virginia Police Say Pilot Has Died in a Single-Engine Plane Crash
Oct 9 2018 // Police in Virginia say a 65-year-old man has died after his single-engine plane crashed in the far western part of the state. Virginia State Police said in a statement that the plane was reported missing shortly after 2...
West Virginia Workers’ Comp Rates to Decrease Nov. 1
Oct 3 2018 // Workers’ compensation rates will soon be less expensive for businesses in West Virginia. According to West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Allan McVey, a filing for a 13 percent decrease in voluntary market loss...
West Virginia University Bans 5 Fraternities for At Least 10 Years
Oct 2 2018 // West Virginia University says it has banned five fraternities from campus for at least 10 years. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports Alpha Sigma Phi, Kappa Alpha Order, Phi Sigma Kappa, Sigma Chi and Theta Chi can no...
Dozens of Structures Damaged in Post-Hurricane Florence Storm in Virginia
Sep 27 2018 // Officials say more than 70 buildings have been damaged or destroyed during a storm that spawned at least 10 tornadoes in Virginia from the remnants of Hurricane Florence. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports Chesterfield...
