Latest West Virginia Headlines
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West Virginia University Sued by Fired Whistleblower
Jan 8 2014 // West Virginia University is being sued by a former auditor who claims he was fired for complaining about wrongdoing at the school. R. Michael Kennedy-Chuey’s federal lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for wrongful...
West Virginia Lawsuit Pushes Mandatory Safety Devices in Coal Mines
Dec 24 2013 // Two West Virginia agencies should force coal operators to install detectors that automatically shut down mobile machinery in mines when people get too close, according to a lawsuit. Mountain State Justice lawyers filed an...
Ex-Insurance Agent Participated in West Virginia Arson Scheme
Dec 16 2013 // A former West Virginia insurance agent has admitted to his role in an arson scheme in Logan, according to a federal prosecutor. U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin said 44-year-old William Janey Thompson pleaded guilty to wire...
West Virginia Has Ticketed 286 Distracted Drivers Since July
Dec 13 2013 // More than 280 motorists have been cited for distracted driving violations in West Virginia since a law went into effect July 1. The law makes using a handheld cellphone while driving a primary offense. It also bans texting...
West Virginia High Court Upholds Monsanto $93M Settlement
Nov 25 2013 // The state Supreme Court has upheld a judge’s approval of Monsanto Co.’s massive settlement with thousands of West Virginia residents. In a 4-1 decision last Friday, the court affirmed a January ruling approving...
Most West Virginia Mines Lack Automatic Shutdown Systems on Machinery: Report
Nov 21 2013 // Four percent of underground equipment in West Virginia coal mines are fitted with detectors that automatically shut down mobile machinery when people get too close, according to a state survey. The Charleston Gazette...
2013 State Specialist P/C Insurers Revealed
Nov 18 2013 // State Specialists are often an independent agent’s most reliable and consistent market. These companies are focused on a specific geographic area, understand it and consistently strive to serve it. The Demotech...
West Virginia Counties Launch Mobile App Alert for Emergencies, Big or Small
Nov 12 2013 // A unique smartphone app was launched geared at keeping Cabell and Wayne county residents aware of local emergencies, from small traffic problems or school closings to nation-threatening crises. The Heads Up Huntington app...
W.Va. Fruit Growers Reminded of Insurance Deadline on Next Year’s Crop
Nov 6 2013 // West Virginia Department of Agriculture issued an insurance reminder for the state’s fruit producers, citing USDA Risk Management Agency’s announcement that the final date for West Virginia apple and peach...
Dunloup Creek Flood Plain Buyout Resumes in West Virginia
Nov 5 2013 // People living in flood-prone communities in the Dunloup Creek flood plain in West Virginia have another opportunity to sell their properties to the government. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources...
Multi-million Dollar Workers’ Comp Fraud Probe Leads to West Virginia Bank
Nov 4 2013 // A federal investigation into a multi-million-dollar workers’ compensation scheme extended to the Bank of Mingo in West Virginia, where authorities seized computer drives and documents. FBI Special Agent James...
9 with Cancer Sue DuPont Over West Virginia Plant Chemical
Nov 1 2013 // Nine Ohio and West Virginia residents who have cancer and other diseases have filed federal lawsuits this month against chemical giant DuPont Co. The lawsuits accuse the Wilmington, Del.-based company of knowingly...
West Virginia Investigating House, Creek Damage from Fracking Spills
Oct 29 2013 // State regulators are investigating spills from a drilling operation in West Virginia’s Ohio County that damaged a house and entered a creek. More than 6,000 gallons of water and a non-toxic clay mixture called...
Some West Virginians Still Rebuilding from Superstorm Sandy a Year Later
Oct 28 2013 // D.A. Gohil’s family is still rebuilding its convenience store business in Nicholas County, a year after Superstorm Sandy buried parts of West Virginia in wet, heavy snow that collapsed roofs and pulled down power...
Multimillion Dollar Workers’ Compensation Fraud Probe Leads to West Virginia Bank
Oct 17 2013 // A federal investigation into a multi-million-dollar workers’ compensation scheme extended to the Bank of Mingo in southern West Virginia, where authorities seized computer hard drives and documents. FBI Special Agent...
2 from Kentucky, 1 from West Virginia Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Oct 4 2013 // A West Virginia man and two Kentucky residents have been sentenced for their roles in a workers’ compensation scheme. The Charleston Gazette reported that Jerome Edward Russell of Williamson, Frelin R. Workman of...
West Virginia Higher Ed Panel to Vote on Requiring Emergency Plans
Oct 1 2013 // West Virginia higher education officials are considering a campus safety rule that establishes policies and procedures addressing four-year institutions’ planning and response to natural disasters, shootings or other...
West Virginia Supreme Court Judge Hits Ruling on Massey
Sep 30 2013 // West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Robin Davis criticized her colleagues in a dissenting opinion Friday for refusing to let institutional shareholders revive a lawsuit filed against the former Massey Energy two weeks...
West Virginia Senator Manchin Bucks Democrats, Backs Health Mandate Delay
Sep 27 2013 // U.S. Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia broke ranks with fellow Democrats and said he’d support a stopgap spending plan that delays the individual mandate in President Barack Obama’s health-care...
Officials Defend Safety of West Virginia Bridges After AP Report
Sep 17 2013 // State highway officials say West Virginia’s bridges are safe despite dozens that are both in disrepair and at risk of collapse if hit hard enough in the wrong place. An Associated Press review of federal records...
