Latest Virginia Headlines
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Uber Cleared to Offer Rides in West Virginia
Jul 21 2016 // Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin introduced Uber to West Virginia by hailing the state’s first ride. After an Uber trip from Capitol Market in Charleston to the state Capitol, Manchin and Tomblin...
Federal Scientists Issue Final Update of West Virginia Chemical Spill Study
Jul 15 2016 // Federal government scientists have released a final update of their study of the January 2014 chemical spill that temporarily fouled the drinking water supplies of 300,000 Charleston-area residents, reporting no...
West Virginia Rural Areas Still Without Vital Services After Floods
Jul 13 2016 // Residents in some southern West Virginia public service districts are still without water more than two weeks after severe flooding. The Kanawha Falls Public Service District, the utility service that provides water to...
West Virginia to Receive $524K in Grants for Mine Safety Courses
Jul 12 2016 // The West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training will receive more than $524,000 in federal funds for training courses aimed at reducing mining accidents, injuries and illnesses. The Mine Safety and...
Emergency Aid Headed to West Virginia for Last Month’s Floods
Jul 11 2016 // Federal aid is on its way to some of the communities in West Virginia ravaged by flooding last month, the governor said July 7, delivering some good news on the same day the owner of a posh resort announced the imminent...
Legal Aid Group Challenges Virginia’s Suspension of Driver’s Licenses Over Unpaid Fees
Jul 11 2016 // An advocacy group has filed a lawsuit challenging Virginia’s practice of suspending the driver’s licenses of people who can’t pay court costs and fines. In a federal lawsuit filed against the commissioner...
Construction Worker Electrocuted on University Campus in West Virginia
Jul 8 2016 // Officials say a construction worker has died after being electrocuted while working at a site on the campus of Shepherd University. Shepherd University officials said in a news release that the man was killed on campus on...
National Weather Service Confirms 3 Tornadoes in Kentucky, West Virginia
Jul 7 2016 // Three tornadoes have been confirmed in eastern Kentucky and West Virginia from recent storms, the National Weather Service said Tuesday. After sending a team Tuesday to survey damage reports from Monday’s...
West Virginia Insurance Head Implements Emergency Orders for June Storm Claims
Jul 7 2016 // Lt. Dennis Feazell, of the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources, keeps his boat on station as he and a co-worker search flooded homes in Rainelle, W. Va., Saturday, June 25, 2016. Heavy rains that pummeled West...
Judge Dismisses Virginia Fraternity’s Defamation Claim Against Rolling Stone Magazine
Jul 6 2016 // A defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone magazine over the magazine’s debunked article about a University of Virginia gang rape has been tossed out by a judge. U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel in Manhattan last...
USI Acquires MVB Insurance in West Virginia
Jul 6 2016 // MVB Financial Corp. has sold all of the assets of its wholly-owned subsidiary, MVB Insurance, LLC in Fairmont, W. Va., to USI Insurance Services LLC. MVB Insurance will retain the assets related to, and continue to...
West Virginia Flood Damages At Least 5K Homes; $10M in FEMA Aid Available
Jul 5 2016 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved more than $10 million in individual assistance to West Virginia homeowners and renters following last month’s devastating flooding. FEMA says more than 2,000...
Pham Named GEICO VP for Virginia, North Carolina
Jul 1 2016 // GEICO has named John Pham vice president of its regional operations in Virginia Beach. Pham will oversee all business functions for Virginia and North Carolina insureds, as well as GEICO’s military, motorcycle and...
West Virginia’s Greenbrier Resort Begins Recovery from Floods, Shelters Victims
Jun 30 2016 // At West Virginia’s usually immaculate Greenbrier resort, the grandstands set up for a PGA tournament that was supposed to start the week of July Fourth now look out on a muddy, gouged-out golf course strewn with...
As Flood Rages on in West Virginia, 2 Missing Campers Found Alive
Jun 28 2016 // Two men who were presumed dead when a camper was swept away in rushing waters during the West Virginia floods have been found alive, officials said Monday as more heavy rain fell on already-soaked parts of the state. The...
5 Drug Wholesalers to Settle West Virginia Pill Shipment Lawsuit for $4.2M
Jun 28 2016 // Five drug wholesalers have agreed to a $4.2 million settlement in a lawsuit alleging that they shipped an excessive number of prescription opioids to West Virginia, the attorney general said June 23. According to a news...
Federal Disaster Declared in West Virginia from Historic Flooding, More Rain Expected
Jun 27 2016 // Lt. Dennis Feazell, of the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources, keeps his boat on station as he and a co-worker search flooded homes in Rainelle, W. Va., Saturday, June 25, 2016. Heavy rains that pummeled West...
Number of Prescription Drugs Dispensed in West Virginia Expected to Decrease
Jun 17 2016 // The number of prescription drugs being dispensed in West Virginia is on pace to drop to its lowest amount in five years. The number of controlled substances being dispensed is expected to fall to 268 million by the end of...
Virginia Says 172K Former Licensed Agent Records May Have Been Breached
Jun 16 2016 // Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC) is advising former licensed insurance agents of the potential improper access to their personal data by a former contractor. The suspected compromise of personal data...
ACA Financial Sues Virginia City Over Muni Bond Default
Jun 15 2016 // The Blue Ridge mountain hamlet of Buena Vista, Virginia, is in danger of having its City Hall, police headquarters and municipal golf course seized for defaulting on its debt. The city, with 6,600 residents, has failed for...
