Latest Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sharp Drop in Drug Overdoses Reported in West Virginia County
Jan 9 2019 // A West Virginia county saw a more than 40 percent drop in the number of non-fatal drug overdoses last year as compared to 2017. The Huntington Herald-Dispatch reports just over 1,000 non-fatal overdoses were reported in...
2019 Insurance Industry Meetings & Conventions Directory
Jan 7 2019 // 2019 CIWA Industry Days Jan 6-8 Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines La Jolla, CA CIWA www.ciwa.net 2019 Big ‘I’ Winter Meeting Jan 9-12 Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch St. Louis, MO Independent Insurance Agents...
Part of Chinese-Drywall Lawsuit Revs Up in Virginia
Dec 28 2018 // A class-action lawsuit that claims Chinese-manufactured drywall made American homeowners sick is revving up in Virginia. The Virginian-Pilot reported that about 175 people are suing Chinese companies in a federal court in...
Report: DEA, Distributors Not Doing Enough to Fix West Virginia Opioid Crisis
Dec 27 2018 // A congressional report on prescription pill dumping in West Virginia blames U.S. prescription drug distributors and the Drug Enforcement Administration for not doing enough to help mitigate the nation’s opioid...
Apartment Fire in West Virginia Kills 1, Leaves Dozens Homeless
Dec 21 2018 // One person has died and dozens of others were left homeless due to an apartment fire in West Virginia. Wheeling Police Department spokesman Philip Stahl told news outlets the blaze was reported Tuesday afternoon at North...
Major Snowstorm Causes Icy Roads, Power Outages Across Much of Southeast
Dec 11 2018 // Residents walked instead of driving cars and children enjoyed another day of building snowmen with school canceled Monday after a wintry storm dropped snow, sleet or freezing rain across five southern states. Accidents on...
Winter Storm Leaves Mess Behind in Southeast, More Snow Expected
Dec 10 2018 // A massive storm brought snow, sleet, and freezing rain across a wide swath of the South on Sunday – causing dangerously icy roads, immobilizing snowfalls and power losses to hundreds of thousands of people. North...
Suit Over Student Death at West Virginia University Frat House Settles for $250K
Dec 6 2018 // The West Virginia University Board of Governors has settled a lawsuit over a student’s 2014 death at a fraternity house for $250,000. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the state Board of Risk and Insurance...
Family of Slain University of Virginia Student Refiles $30M Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Dec 5 2018 // The family of a slain University of Virginia student has refiled a $30 million wrongful death lawsuit against her ex-boyfriend, who was convicted of killing her. The Daily Progress reports Yeardley Love’s family...
Jury Awards $7.6M to Family of West Virginia Pedestrian Killed in Hit-And-Run
Dec 3 2018 // A West Virginia man has been ordered to pay $7.6 million in damages to the family of a pedestrian who was killed in a hit-and-run accident. The Dominion Post reports the Monongalia County Circuit Court jury issued the...
New Virginia Building Code Could Alter Coastal Neighborhoods
Nov 30 2018 // A regulation in Virginia’s new building code could alter the look and feel of some neighborhoods near the state’s coast in the coming decades. The Virginian-Pilot reported Tuesday that the change will impact...
Company Building West Virginia Pipeline Fined $122K for Environmental Violations
Nov 30 2018 // A company building a natural gas pipeline in West Virginia has agreed to pay $122,350 for environmental violations. The Charleston Gazette-Mail cited a consent order made public Monday in reporting that Columbia Gas...
Fire Damages Macy’s Distribution Center in West Virginia
Nov 28 2018 // A fire official says operations have been suspended at a Macy’s distribution center in West Virginia after a fire broke out. No one was hurt. Hedgesville Volunteer Fire Capt. Brian Mulligan tells The Herald-Mail of...
West Virginia Gov Makes 3 Appointments to Miners’ Health Safety Office
Nov 16 2018 // West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has made three appointments to the state’s Office of Miners’ Health Safety and Training. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that Justice said in a news release that he appointed...
Climate Groups Warn About Virginia Tax Cut for Homes in Flood-Prone Areas
Nov 9 2018 // A measure approved by Virginia voters this week to cut taxes on homes in flood-prone areas of the flood-prone commonwealth has climate experts warning that it might encourage people to remain in vulnerable areas –...
Jackson Sumner & Associates Hires Winfree as Virginia Marketing Rep
Nov 6 2018 // Jackson Sumner & Associates (JSA) has hired Adam Winfree as the company’s Virginia marketing representative. Winfree joins the company as a 13-year veteran of the insurance industry, having worked previously as...
5 Lawsuits Against Ex-West Virginia State Trooper Settled for $780K
Nov 2 2018 // Documents show five lawsuits against a former West Virginia state trooper have been settled for $780,000, with half of that sum involving a woman who accused him of sexual assault. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the...
Virginia Lawsuit Seeks $350K for Injuries in Game of Tag in Gym Class
Oct 30 2018 // Local Virginia education officials have been sued over a game of tag played in gym class by a student who says it caused him serious long-term injuries. The Virginia-Pilot reports Javonte Smith and his father sued this...
Injury Rates Jump at Coal Giant Murray’s West Virginia Mines
Oct 26 2018 // Injury rates have more than doubled at five West Virginia coal mines acquired by Murray Energy Corp. in 2013, according to a Reuters review of federal data, as the firm sharply increased the amount of coal produced per...
West Virginia Won’t Change Funding for State Workers’ Comp Plan in 2019
Oct 22 2018 // West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice says there will be no change in state funding for the state employees’ public insurance plan next year in a letter to the agency’s director. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports...
