Latest Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Southern Drought Creeping Northward to West Virginia
Oct 20 2008 // Extreme drought conditions, the second-worst possible, have now spread into Kentucky, and severe conditions have returned to West Virginia and southwest Virginia, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. “The last...
Fire Damages Virginia’s Chantilly Country Club
Oct 17 2008 // Investigators are trying to determine what caused a three-alarm fire at the Chantilly National Golf and Country Club in Virginia. The blaze caused extensive damage to a building housing offices, a golf shop and a...
West Virginia Residents Asked to Shelter after Ammonia Leak
Oct 14 2008 // Officials asked residents of the Carbon area of Kanawha County, W.Va. to shelter in place because of a leak of anhydrous ammonia. Department of Environmental Protection spokeswoman Kathy Cosco says the chemical is leaking...
7 Miners Injured in West Virginia when Vehicle Derails, Crashes
Oct 14 2008 // Seven miners were injured when their underground transport vehicle jumped its tracks and crashed at the Round Bottom Mine in Sylvester, W.Va. Authorities said the mantrip accident happened at 11:45 p.m. on Oct. 10 near the...
Virgina’s ‘Fire Season’ Begins Tomorrow
Oct 14 2008 // In a year that already has seen fire leave its mark on 25,000 private acres, Virginia’s Department of Forestry reminds residents the fall fire season starts on Wednesday. Foresters stress caution when it comes to...
West Virginia-based BrickStreet Launches Out-of-State Coverage
Oct 13 2008 // BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co., headquartered in West Virginia, will expand its services in 2009 by offering to provide its West Virginia policyholders with workers’ compensation coverage in other...
Virginia Swamp Fire Finally Out after 121 days, $11 Million
Oct 13 2008 // A fire in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is finally out after burning for 121 days and costing more than $11 million to extinguish. Refuge manager Chris Lowie said no smoke or fire was seen by refuge...
Insurer: Odds of Deer-vehicle Crashes Highest in West Virginia
Oct 10 2008 // For the second straight year, data gathered by State Farm Insurance shows that vehicles are most likely to collide with deer in West Virginia — a one in 45 chance. That’s up from a year ago when the odds were...
1 Person Killed in West Virginia Mine
Oct 10 2008 // A contract worker has been killed at a Massey Energy mine in West Virginia. State Office of Miners’ Health Safety and Training spokeswoman Jama Jarrett says apprentice miner Steven Cain was pinned between the wall...
Motorcycle Safety Event Planned at West Virginia Bridge Day
Oct 8 2008 // At this year’s Bridge Day In West Virginia, 200 motorcycle enthusiasts will join parachutists and rappelers. But a motorcycle ride scheduled across the bridge during the Oct. 18 festival isn’t just a pleasure...
West Virginia Insurance Commission Employee Info on Stolen Laptop
Oct 8 2008 // A laptop containing personal information about more than 500 state employees in West Virginia is now in the hands of a thief. Department of Administration spokeswoman Diane Holley says the laptop was taken from an...
Former Navy Technician Sues Virginia Gym over Workout
Oct 8 2008 // A former Navy information systems technician is suing a Manassas, Virginia gym over an exercise program that he says left him permanently disabled. Makimba Mimms, of Bristow, says the CrossFit workout he did in 2005 caused...
West Virginia Resort Loses Another Insurance Conference Over Labor Rift
Oct 6 2008 // An insurance group has canceled another conference scheduled at The Greenbrier resort in West Virginia because of an ongoing contract dispute between the resort and its employees. The Council of Insurance Agents and...
Federal Grant will Help with West Virginia Farm Safety Initiative
Sep 30 2008 // Reducing farm accidents, specifically those involving young people, is the goal of a two-year federal grant awarded to the West Virginia University Extension Service. The $221,000 grant from the U.S. Department of...
4 West Virginia Counties Hot Spots for Deer Collisions
Sep 29 2008 // Erie Insurance says vehicles are more likely to hit deer in Calhoun, Pleasants, Pocahontas and Wirt counties than in any other West Virginia county. The Erie, Pa.-based insurer says there were more than 50 deer claims per...
Labor Dispute Costs West Virginia Resort another Insurance Conference
Sep 26 2008 // A business group canceled another conference scheduled at The Greenbrier because of an ongoing contract dispute between the West Virginia resort and its employees. The Washington, D.C.-based Council of Insurance Agents and...
West Virginia Supreme Court Hears DuPont’s Pitch for Appeal
Sep 25 2008 // In a case that’s caught the eye of Gov. Joe Manchin, West Virginia’s Supreme Court is being asked to accept an appeal of a nearly $400 million judgment against chemical giant DuPont. A Harrison County jury...
West Virginia Gov. Seeks Disaster Help for Flea Market Fire
Sep 22 2008 // West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin is seeking federal help for businesses hurt by a fire that destroyed the Milton, W. Va. Flea Market. The governor’s office said Sept. 18 that Manchin requested a disaster declaration...
105 Workers Comp Carriers Enter West Virginia
Sep 22 2008 // Since West Virginia opened its workers’ compensation insurance market on July 1 of this year, 105 insurance carriers have entered the field and begun to write policies, according to Insurance Commissioner Jane L....
105 New Workers’ Comp Providers Writing in West Virginia
Sep 16 2008 // Since West Virginia opened its workers’ compensation insurance market on July 1, 105 insurance carriers entered the field and wrote policies, according to Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline. When the workers’...
