President Barack Obama has issued a disaster declaration to help 18 counties recover from damage caused by Superstorm Sandy. The declaration announced Tuesday by the White House makes federal funding available to eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit groups …
State Farm says West Virginia continues to be the state where a vehicle is most likely to hit a deer.The Mountain State tops State Farm’s annual list for the sixth consecutive year. The Bloomington, Ill.-based insurer released the latest list …
Federal disaster assistance is available for residents and business owners in 16 West Virginia counties hit by a June windstorm. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says the individual assistance can be used to pay for home repairs, rental assistance, disaster-related …
West Virginia health officials believe three people died as a result of derecho storm that swept through the state during a major heat wave in June. Dr. Marian Swinker, state commissioner for public health, says a review of hospital records …
A flood mitigation project in Fayette County, West Virginia, is getting $2.8 million in federal funding. The funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be used to buy flood-prone properties in Dunloup Creek’s 100-year flood plain. The buyout program …
West Virginia employers can look forward to another reduction in their workers’ compensation rates after state officials welcomed a National Council on Compensation proposed statewide average 9.1 percent decrease in loss cost rates. Ever since West Virginia moved from operating …
Health insurance companies will give rebates totaling $2.7 million to more than 16,000 customers in West Virginia this year.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says most of the rebates will go people who buy their own health insurance.
A Virginia driver who crashed into a tent filled with sleeping women at a West Virginia music festival last summer wants to settle three wrongful death and personal injury lawsuits. Documents filed in U.S. District Court last week show Clay …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is asking employers to make sure their workers are taking necessary precautions to prevent heat illness while working in hot conditions.OSHA said in a release that outdoor employees in the …
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is launching what it calls a “no-notice” campaign in West Virginia this summer in hopes of reducing construction injuries and deaths.The “Construction Incident Prevention Initiative” will focus enforcement efforts on construction sites covered …
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