Latest Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Alliant Employee Benefits Hires Phares in Virginia
Jun 22 2018 // Alliant Employee Benefits has hired Beth Phares as senior vice president. The Richmond, Va.-area consultant will work with clients throughout the Eastern region to deliver strategic employee benefits solutions that address...
Alliant Employee Benefits Hires Kristofak in Virginia
Jun 21 2018 // Alliant Employee Benefits has hired Bob Kristofak. Kristofak is from the Richmond, Va.-area and will serve as Alliant Employee Benefits’ new senior vice president, working with a portfolio of clients to provide...
CSX in West Virginia Settles Discrimination Suit for $3.2M
Jun 15 2018 // CSX Transportation in West Virginia and the federal government have settled a lawsuit that accused CSX of discriminatory hiring practices for $3.2 million. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the lawsuit accused CSX of...
West Virginia Supreme Court Says Widow Entitled to Husband’s Workers’ Comp Benefits
Jun 14 2018 // The West Virginia Supreme Court says a Rhode Island woman whose husband died of carbon monoxide poisoning at a hotel is entitled to West Virginia workers’ compensation benefits. The state Workers’ Compensation...
Report Says Rain Washout May Have Caused Virginia Train Derailment
Jun 13 2018 // A federal report says a train derailment last month near Washington appears to have been caused by heavy rains washing out the rocks supporting the track. WTOP-FM cites a preliminary National Transportation Safety Board...
Air Ambulances’ Sky-High Charges Leave Reimbursement Gaps, Lawsuits
Jun 11 2018 // When three-year-old West Cox’s fever hit 107 degrees, doctors called a helicopter. Hours earlier, the toddler, who’d been prescribed an antibiotic for a suspected ear infection, was at home in Princeton, West...
West Virginia Coal Miner Killed on Job Site
Jun 11 2018 // West Virginia regulators say a 43-year-old coal miner has been killed on the job. The Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training says shuttle car operator Ronald R. Taylor of Belington died of head injuries when...
$151M West Virginia Chemical Spill Settlement Approved
Jun 11 2018 // A federal judge has given final approval of a $151 million settlement of a lawsuit stemming from a chemical spill into a West Virginia river. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that U.S. District Judge John T. Copenhaver...
Flood Emergency Declared in 8 West Virginia Counties
Jun 5 2018 // West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has declared a state of emergency in eight counties for flooding from heavy rains. The governor’s office said in a news release that some emergency evacuations were underway Sunday...
Virginia Governor Northam Vetoes GOP Healthcare Bills
Jun 4 2018 // Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has vetoed a handful of GOP-backed bills related to health care. Northam vetoed a bill that would have allowed all groups like the Virginia Chamber of Commerce to pool their members together in...
Coal Industry Tax Cut Threatens Miners’ Benefits Fund as Black Lung Cases Surge
Jun 1 2018 // As a young man, Barry Shrewsbury dug coal in the West Virginia mines and spent his time off hunting and fishing in the rolling hills. Now, at 62, he struggles to breathe and accomplish basic tasks such as shopping and...
Explosion of Oil Tanks in West Virginia Sends 4 to Hospital
May 29 2018 // Four people have been hospitalized after oil tanks exploded in West Virginia. News outlets report a company was removing three oil tanks in West Union on Friday when the tanks exploded. West Virginia Department of...
Virginia Governor Northam Vetoes GOP Healthcare Bills
May 25 2018 // Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has vetoed a handful of GOP-backed bills related to health care. Northam vetoed a bill that would have allowed all groups like the Virginia Chamber of Commerce to pool their members together in...
Flash Floods Prompt State of Emergency in 2 West Virginia Counties
May 22 2018 // Two counties in West Virginia have declared a state of emergency over flash-flood risks in the area. The Journal of Martinsburg reports the declaration in Jefferson and Berkeley counties comes after four days of torrential...
W. Virginia Supreme Court: Gov.’s Coal Companies Didn’t Contaminate Water
May 16 2018 // The West Virginia Supreme Court says two of Gov. Jim Justice’s coal companies weren’t responsible for contaminating the wells of more than a dozen families. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the court last...
State Labor Agency Rebuked Illinois VA Over Legionnaires Outbreak
May 14 2018 // Illinois workplace safety officials reprimanded state veterans’ officials for how the agency told staffers about a deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at a Quincy veterans’ home, according to...
Crashes Along West Virginia Interstate Work Zone Prompt New Safety Measures
May 11 2018 // West Virginia’s Division of Highways says it will take additional steps to increase safety in the Interstate 64 work zone between Milton and Hurricane. Media reports say the steps were spurred by a rash of at least...
Insurers Seeking Major Premium Hikes for Obamacare Plans in 2019
May 8 2018 // The first glimpse of what health insurance companies plan to charge for Obamacare plans next year suggests there’s no relief ahead for consumers saddled with high premiums. Several insurers in Maryland and Virginia...
West Virginia Roofing Company Fined $57K for Workplace Safety Violations
May 7 2018 // A roofing company in West Virginia has been assessed $57,600 in proposed fines for workplace safety violations. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Master Roofers and...
Family of Teen Who Drowned in West Virginia Community Pool Awarded $1.75M
May 2 2018 // A judge in West Virginia has approved a $1.75 million settlement of a lawsuit filed in a teenager’s drowning at a municipal swimming pool. Media outlets report Harrison County Circuit Judge Chris McCarthy approved...
