Latest Virginia Headlines
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Justice Family Coal Firm Ordered to Pay $478K Settlement
Oct 18 2018 // A judge has ordered a coal company owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s family to start making payments on a settlement. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports Justice Low Seam Mining, Inc. was ordered Oct. 10 to...
Virginia’s Prosper Insurance Company to Expand Headquarters, Add 75 Jobs
Oct 17 2018 // Prosper Insurance Company has announced it will expand from its 6,000-square-foot headquarters in Virginia Beach, Va. The corporate investment is expected to be $750,000 with the buildout, furniture, fixtures and...
Firefighters Say Natural Gas Explosion at Virginia Home Injures Nine
Oct 16 2018 // Authorities believe a natural gas explosion at a Virginia home caused a fire that has injured nine people. Chesapeake Fire Lt. Anthony P. Barakat tells news outlets that the two homeowners were hospitalized in critical...
Utility Crews Restoring Power Across Virginia After Michael
Oct 15 2018 // Utility crews will be working throughout the weekend to restore power to Virginia customers affected by Tropical Storm Michael. Dominion Energy said in an outage update Saturday morning that more than 6,000 personnel were...
Rescuers Search for Survivors as Death Toll from Hurricane Michael Rises
Oct 12 2018 // Using heavy equipment to push aside debris and with helicopters circling overhead, rescuers in the Florida Panhandle searched for trapped residents as officials warned on Friday the death toll from HurricaneMichael was...
Virginia Police Say Pilot Has Died in a Single-Engine Plane Crash
Oct 9 2018 // Police in Virginia say a 65-year-old man has died after his single-engine plane crashed in the far western part of the state. Virginia State Police said in a statement that the plane was reported missing shortly after 2...
West Virginia Workers’ Comp Rates to Decrease Nov. 1
Oct 3 2018 // Workers’ compensation rates will soon be less expensive for businesses in West Virginia. According to West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Allan McVey, a filing for a 13 percent decrease in voluntary market loss...
West Virginia University Bans 5 Fraternities for At Least 10 Years
Oct 2 2018 // West Virginia University says it has banned five fraternities from campus for at least 10 years. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports Alpha Sigma Phi, Kappa Alpha Order, Phi Sigma Kappa, Sigma Chi and Theta Chi can no...
Dozens of Structures Damaged in Post-Hurricane Florence Storm in Virginia
Sep 27 2018 // Officials say more than 70 buildings have been damaged or destroyed during a storm that spawned at least 10 tornadoes in Virginia from the remnants of Hurricane Florence. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports Chesterfield...
Workers Overdose On the Job and Employers Struggle to Respond
Sep 26 2018 // PORTLAND, Ore. — Jimmy Sullivan prepared for his job as a bricklayer the same way every morning for years: injecting a shot of heroin before leaving his car. The first time he overdosed on the job, in 2013 at a Virginia...
Alliant Hires Potts to Its Employee Benefits Group in Virginia
Sep 25 2018 // Alliant has hired Arlene Potts as vice president within its Employee Benefits Group. Potts is based in Suffolk, Va., and will work with a portfolio of clients to provide strategic employee benefits services that aim to...
Remnants of Florence Spawned Six Tornadoes in Virginia
Sep 21 2018 // The National Weather Service has confirmed that the remnants of Hurricane Florence spawned a total of six tornadoes in Virginia earlier this week. Five of the tornadoes on Monday were spread across the Richmond metro area....
State Farm Gets OK to Deploy Drones to Inspect Florence Damage
Sep 21 2018 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently granted a waiver to State Farm to allow the insurer the ability to inspect damage caused by Hurricane Florence. The approval, received just last week, allows State Farm to...
West Virginia Spared Worst of Florence Rains, Floods
Sep 20 2018 // Worried West Virginians got a reprieve when forecasts of potential devastating floods didn’t come to fruition from the remnants of Hurricane Florence. The storm brought 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5 centimeters) of rain in...
Hydroelectric Dams Operating at Peak to Manage Florence’s Floods
Sep 18 2018 // Florence’s driving rains are forcing hydroelectric dam operators to run generators at full tilt and open flood gates that haven’t been used in more than 20 years. The Tennessee Valley Authority — which...
Virginia Museum Workers Act Fast to Protect Valuable Collection in Hurricane Florence
Sep 17 2018 // The Durand-Ruel sisters didn’t dress for hurricane season. The eldest had on a wide-brimmed hat, the kind one would take to a high-society garden party. Both wore white gowns that looked as though their sheerness...
How 4,000 Federal Workers Are Being Deployed for Hurricane Florence
Sep 14 2018 // As Hurricane Florence churns toward the Carolinas, bearing a potentially lethal ocean surge and winds and torrential rains, the federal government is marshaling its forces to help communities prepare and recover. President...
Hurricane Florence Could Pressure Congress to Extend NFIP, IIAV’s Bradshaw Says
Sep 13 2018 // Hurricane Florence could put pressure on U.S. Congress to extend the National Flood Insurance Program, but “it is still an open question as to whether it will lead to a comprehensive reform bill passing,”...
Virginia Insurers ‘Actively Preparing’ for Florence; State’s Top 10 Home Insurers
Sep 13 2018 // The Virginia Bureau of Insurance says it is “confident that insurers are actively preparing for this storm” as the potential impact of Hurricane Florence is anticipated in the state. “The Bureau’s...
Kentucky, West Virginia Offer Discounted Lodging Rates for Florence Evacuees
Sep 12 2018 // Kentucky and West Virginia are offering discounted rates on lodging at their state parks for people seeking shelter from Hurricane Florence. The Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet said the discounted nightly rate...
