Latest West Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our West Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
West Virginia Seeks Lower Boating Blood Alcohol Level
Jul 9 2008 // West Virginia boaters who like a few drinks while out on the lakes or rivers will have to take it easy if a proposed rule change goes through. The state Division of Natural Resources wants to lower the legal blood alcohol...
West Va.’s Open Workers’ Comp Market Attracts 24 New Carriers
Jul 7 2008 // All of West Virginia employers, other than governmental entities, on July 1 gained the advantage of being able to shop their workers’ compensation coverage among carriers in a competitive market. Insurance...
West Virginia Court Revives 2001 Flood Lawsuits Against Loggers
Jul 3 2008 // The West Virginia Supreme Court has revived a pair of lawsuits seeking damages from timber, mining and land companies for devastating 2001 floods. The court reinstated a 2006 jury verdict that improper logging practices...
Labor Talks Resume at West Virginia’s Posh Greenbrier Resort
Jul 3 2008 // Contract negotiations have resumed between The Greenbrier and its unions with a meeting resort spokeswoman Lynn Swann called productive. Representatives of the posh White Sulphur Springs resort and the Council of Labor...
Insurance Tax not Enough to Support West Virginia Fire Departments
Jun 30 2008 // As gas prices soar, the costs of running a volunteer fire department are rising. Now West Virginia legislature and the counties are debating over who will pay the rising costs of the state’s 424 volunteer...
West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Market Opens to Competition
Jun 30 2008 // All of West Virginia employers, other than governmental entities, can for the first time, shop their workers’ compensation coverage among carriers in a competitive market. Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline said...
West Virginia Mutual Insurance Co. Cuts Remaining Debt in Half
Jun 30 2008 // West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, approved West Virginia Mutual Insurance Co.’s request to repay $8 million on an outstanding balance of the $16 million surplus note it owes the state. The state...
West Virginia Workers’ Comp Insurer Working to Pay off State Loan Early
Jun 27 2008 // The sole provider of workers’ compensation insurance in West Virginia plans to make an early $60 million payment on a $200 million startup loan from the state. Greg Burton, BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co.’s...
West Virginia Suit Seeks Damages from Builder, Subcontractors
Jun 26 2008 // Ten current and former homeowners in a Charles Town, W.Va. subdivision are suing a builder and subcontractors, claiming the company failed to install functional radon removal systems. In one instance, the homeowners...
West Virginia Disaster Aid Includes Hazard Mitigation Grants
Jun 25 2008 // The federal government approved disaster assistance for a majority of the West Virginia counties Gov. Joe Manchin requested after severe weather caused significant damage in the state from June 3 through June 7. The...
10 West Virginia Counties Eligible for Federal Disaster
Jun 23 2008 // President Bush approved federal disaster assistance for 10 West Virginia counties hit by severe weather earlier this month. State Homeland Security Director Jimmy Gianato said June 19 that assistance to individuals and...
Grand Jury in West Virginia Indicts Mercer County Man on Insurance Fraud
Jun 19 2008 // A West Virginia court indicted a Welch, W.Va. man on two felony counts of filing a false claim with an insurance company, according to Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline. A Mercer County Grand Jury indicted Aaron D....
West Virginia Highway Officials: Flood Repairs to Cost at Least $4.5M
Jun 19 2008 // The West Virginia Division of Highways says it will cost at least $4.5 million to repair highways damaged by flooding earlier this month. DOH spokeswoman Karen Zamow says the estimate covers damage in 13 counties in...
Nationwide Insurance to Consolidate in West Virginia
Jun 19 2008 // Nationwide Insurance will open a consolidated state claims office in Kanawha County in July. Nationwide spokeswoman Liz Christopher said June 17 that five claims offices with 72 employees statewide will be moved to one...
Feds to Require Airtight Refuge Chambers in All Coal Mines
Jun 16 2008 // The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration is taking a stab at requiring airtight emergency refuges in the nation’s 624 underground coal mines. Mine operators can either store building materials underground,...
It’s Official: Conference Nixed at West Virginia’s Greenbrier
Jun 16 2008 // A labor dispute has cost The Greenbrier a conference that’s been held annually at the four-star resort in West Virginia for more than 90 years. The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers announced June 2 that it...
Cameras Enhance Public Safety in Morgantown, West Virginia
Jun 12 2008 // Police in Morgantown, West Virginia have a new tool for fighting crime. City-owned surveillance cameras will be tied in with privately owned security systems to create a new surveillance network that covers much of the...
Investigators Test Locomotive Involved in West Virginia Mine Fatality
Jun 11 2008 // Government experts are examining a locomotive involved in a fatal accident at a West Virginia coal mine June 5. Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training spokeswoman Jama Jarrett says the state is testing the...
West Virginia Gov. Expands State of Emergency in Flood-affected Areas
Jun 10 2008 // After touring flood-affected areas in central West Virginia and other parts of the state, and witnessing substantial damage, Gov. Joe Manchin expanded the state of emergency declared June 4, to six additional counties and...
It’s Official: Insurance Conference Nixed at West Virginia Resort
Jun 4 2008 // A labor dispute has cost The Greenbrier a conference that’s been held annually at the four-star resort in West Virginia for more than 90 years. The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers announced June 2 that it...
