Latest West Virginia Headlines
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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...
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...
West Virginia Law Regulating Medication Treatment Programs Takes Effect
Jun 14 2016 // Programs that use medication to treat substance abuse are now more tightly regulated under West Virginia law. The law endorsed by Democratic Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and the GOP-led Legislature took effect Friday. It provides...
West Virginia, Alpha Natural Reach $300M Mine Cleanup Deal
Jun 13 2016 // West Virginia environmental officials say they struck a $300 million-plus deal for mine cleanup with bankrupt coal giant Alpha Natural Resources. The Department of Environmental Protection said the agreement would cover...
West Virginia University Says 5-Year Fracking Study Off to Successful Start
Jun 8 2016 // Those involved in a West Virginia University fracking project are praising its success after the first year. The Exponent Telegram reports WVU began the Marcellus Shale Energy Environmental Laboratory project last...
Records Show Rural West Virginia Flooded with Painkillers
Jun 6 2016 // Information about pill shipments that prescription drug distributors being sued by the state had sought to keep secret show that the firms flooded rural West Virginia with hundreds of thousands of painkillers. The...
4th Suit Linking Illnesses to DuPont C8 Dumping Goes to Trial in Ohio
Jun 1 2016 // One of more than 3,500 lawsuits alleging links between people’s illnesses and DuPont discharging C8 into drinking water and the Ohio River is headed to trial in federal court. The lawsuits are part of a multidistrict...
Unsealed Records Show Drug Firms Flooded Rural West Virginia With Painkillers
May 27 2016 // Information about pill shipments that prescription drug distributors being sued by the state had sought to keep secret show that the firms flooded rural West Virginia with hundreds of thousands of painkillers. The...
West Virginia Motorcyclist Wins $500K in Suit Against Travelers, Truck Driver
May 25 2016 // A jury has awarded more than $500,000 to a motorcyclist in South Charleston, W. Va., who was injured in a lumber spill wreck. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports jurors reached the verdict last week in Larry Keeling...
West Virginia Drug Diversion Squad to Aid in Fight Against State Drug Abuse
May 24 2016 // A new tactical diversion squad through the Drug Enforcement Agency will help north central West Virginia fight the state’s growing drug problem. WBOY-TV reports that starting next month the diversion squad will...
West Virginia Town Issued ‘Do Not Drink’ Advisory Over Chemical Level in Water
May 23 2016 // West Virginia officials have issued a “Do Not Drink” advisory for Vienna water after the Environmental Protection Agency announced a new limit for the amount of a chemical present in Wood County’s...
W. Virginia AG Announces New Initiative Against Prescription Drug Abuse
May 20 2016 // West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey plans to purchase incinerators for the disposal of unwanted and expired prescription medication in a state that leads the nation in the rate of overdose deaths. Morrisey...
Blankenship Headed to Jail After Judge Denies Appeal Request
May 13 2016 // Former Massey Energy CEO Donald Blankenship is headed to prison even as he appeals his conviction for conspiring to flout mine-safety laws in connection with the worst U.S. coal industry disaster in almost 40 years. The...
Jury Rules Billionaire’s Coal Co. Didn’t Contaminate West Virginia Drinking Wells
May 9 2016 // A West Virginia jury has ruled that a coal company owned by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jim Justice did not contaminate the drinking water wells of residents, but the plaintiffs’ attorneys say the jury may...
Judge Grants Class Action Status to West Virginia Miner Lawsuit
May 6 2016 // A lawsuit filed by miners in West Virginia who say they were unlawfully laid off in Wyoming County has been certified as a class action. The Register-Herald reports Judge Irene Berger granted the certification Tuesday in...
Asbestos Confirmed at West Virginia University
May 4 2016 // A West Virginia University official says test results at the WVU Coliseum confirm the presence of asbestos in materials that were exposed during recent construction activities. WVU Environmental Health and Safety John...
