Latest Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Virginia State Police Report on Weekend Patrols
Aug 25 2010 // The latest Virginia State Police crackdown on speeders and reckless drivers has resulted in more than 4,000 traffic violations. State troopers tallied that impressive number over the weekend on Interstates 64 and 66. The...
Massey Suit Goes Before W.Va. Judge Panel
Aug 24 2010 // Hundreds of southern West Virginia residents who claim Massey Energy Co. poisoned their wells and made them sick by pumping coal slurry underground will get their day in court next year _ and a chance to settle the case...
Virginia Commissioner Gross to Retire
Aug 24 2010 // Virginia Insurance Commissioner Alfred W. Gross announced he will retire at the end of the year. Gross, a 30-year veteran of the Bureau of Insurance, has been the commissioner of for 14 years. “It is with mixed...
W.Va. Granted $12 M for June Storms
Aug 20 2010 // More than $12 million in federal disaster aid has been approved to help recovery efforts in four counties in West Virginia hit by severe storms in June. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Wednesday that the...
Snapshot: Declarations
Aug 16 2010 // Health Care Challenge “While this case raises a host of complex constitutional issues, all seem to distill to the single question of whether or not Congress has the power to regulate — and tax — a...
Declarations
Aug 16 2010 // Health Care Challenge “While this case raises a host of complex constitutional issues, all seem to distill to the single question of whether or not Congress has the power to regulate — and tax — a citizen’s...
West Virginia Lowers Workers Comp Rates
Aug 11 2010 // Workers’ compensation costs for many employers in West Virginia will drop later this year. Insurance Commissioner Jane Cline’s office recently approved new loss cost rates that are an average 2.9 percent lower...
Aon Consulting Makes Two Appointments in Virginia
Aug 11 2010 // Aon Consulting has named Shelly Blackstone as vice president of business development in its Richmond, Virginia office. Additionally, Paul J. Mack has been promoted to health and benefits practice leader. In her new role,...
West Virginia Says Upper Big Branch Monitors Not Modified
Aug 10 2010 // State mine safety officials say testing shows that methane monitors taken from a West Virginia coal mine where 29 were killed in an explosion were not tampered with. The monitors were taken from a mining machine believed...
State Farm Lowers Rates in West Virginia
Aug 4 2010 // State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., the largest insurer of autos in West Virginia and in the nation, is decreasing its overall rate level in West Virginia an average of 0.2 percent effective Aug. 30. After this...
Some States Cheered by Virginia Healthcare Decision
Aug 3 2010 // Nearly half of all U.S. states are fighting President Barack Obama’s healthcare reforms and those that have taken the battle to court were heartened Monday by a judge’s decision to let Virginia proceed with its...
Grand Jury Weighs Monitor Shutdown at Massey West Virginia Mine
Aug 2 2010 // A federal grand jury looking into an explosion that killed 29 workers at a Massey Energy Co. coal mine in West Virginia heard testimony last week about possible illegal tampering with a mine safety monitor, the Wall Street...
October Hearing Set on Virginia Workers’ Comp Premiums
Aug 2 2010 // Virginia regulators are planning to hold a hearing in October on proposed adjustments in premiums charged for workers’ compensation insurance. The State Corporation Commission said Friday that it has set an Oct. 26...
Federal Judge Lets Virginia Challenge to Obama Healthcare Law Proceed
Aug 2 2010 // A U.S. judge Monday refused to dismiss a challenge by the state of Virginia to President Barack Obama’s landmark healthcare reform law, a setback that will force his administration to mount a lengthy legal...
West Virginia Firefighters Threaten to Strike Over Liability Insurance
Aug 2 2010 // Volunteer firefighters in West Virginia are threatening to stop answering calls if the Legislature doesn’t exempt their supervisors from liability for injuries to firefighters. West Virginia law states that a...
Murphy to Lead ProMutual’s Entrance into Virginia Market
Jul 29 2010 // Boston-based medial professional liability insurer ProMutual Group will begin selling coverage in Virginia through its member company, ProSelect Insurance Co. Tom Murphy has been hired to manage the distribution network,...
State to Provide Liability Insurance for West Virginia Firefighters
Jul 28 2010 // The state agency that provides insurance for 160 state agencies will provide temporary liability coverage for West Virginia volunteer fire departments that are facing loss of coverage. The state’s Board of Risk and...
Massey Settles Lawsuit Over Miner’s Death for $2.1 Million
Jul 21 2010 // Massey Energy has settled a lawsuit filed by the family of a contract worker killed at one of the company’s West Virginia coal mines. Boone County Circuit Court records show Massey paid the family of Steven Cain $2.1...
Virginia Police Crackdown Nets 6K Tickets, Arrests
Jul 21 2010 // A weekend enforcement effort by the Virginia State Police on Interstates 81 and 95 resulted in more than 6,000 summonses and arrests. More than half of the tickets were for speeding. State police also reported stopping 628...
West Virginia Firefighters Threaten Strike Over Liability Insurance
Jul 21 2010 // Volunteer firefighters in West Virginia are threatening to stop answering calls if the Legislature doesn’t exempt their supervisors from liability for injuries to firefighters. The West Virginia State Fireman’s...
