Latest Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Medical Liability Insurer ProAssurance to Acquire Medmarc in Virginia
Jun 28 2012 // ProAssurance Corporation, a Birmingham, Ala.-headquartered medical liability insurer, said it is acquiring Medmarc Insurance Group. Medmarc, based in Chantilly, Virginia, specializes in products liability insurance for...
OSHA Taking Aim at W.Va. Construction Worksites This Summer
Jun 27 2012 // 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...
July 16 Deadline for Federal Disaster Loans in 3 W.Va. Counties
Jun 27 2012 // Private nonprofits and small businesses in three West Virginia counties that suffered losses due to drought, heat and storms last year have until July 16 to apply for federal disaster loans. The U.S. Small Business...
W.Va. Official: Gas Pipeline Work Risks Contaminating Local Water Line
Jun 27 2012 // Water lines in Marshall County are being put at risk for bacteria contamination by crews installing pipelines for energy companies, a public service district official said. Natural gas pipeline crews are not following...
More Than 73,000 Without Power in Virginia Following Monday’s Storm
Jun 27 2012 // More than 73,000 Dominion Virginia Power customers in the Richmond area remain without electricity following a powerful storm that blew over trees, damaged buildings and downed power lines. Media outlets report that the...
Va.-Based Broker Rutherfoord Appoints Employee Benefits Leader
Jun 25 2012 // Rutherfoord, a Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA) company, appointed Guy Morrison, a 20-year veteran of the employee benefits industry, as executive vice president of employee benefits. Guy Morrison In this newly...
Va. Woman Who Faked Cancer to Raise Money Now Faces Felony Charges
Jun 22 2012 // A suburban Richmond, Virginia, woman who was convicted of two misdemeanors for faking cancer to raise money now faces felony charges. Hanover County authorities say a grand jury on Tuesday indicted 42-year-old Martha Ann...
Alpha Seals West Virginia Mine Where 2010 Blast Killed 29
Jun 22 2012 // Alpha Natural Resources has completed sealing the West Virginia mine where an explosion killed 29 workers in 2010. Alpha spokesman Ted Pile told The Register-Herald that crews put the final concrete seal in place at the...
Prosecutors Say Alpha Has Improved Mine Safety Since West Virginia Settlement
Jun 19 2012 // Alpha Natural Resources has significantly cut its accident and injury rates in the six months since a landmark $210 million settlement that spared the company criminal charges over the 2010 mine explosion that killed 29...
West Virginia Jail Authority Moves to Curb Lawsuits
Jun 18 2012 // The West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority is now housing all state-sentenced female inmates at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail as part of an effort to avoid prisoner lawsuits officials say are...
West Virginia to Start Auto Coverage Verification Program
Jun 18 2012 // The West Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is taking steps to educate motorists about electronic verification of insurance coverage. Vehicle owners will soon begin receiving an informational insert when they get...
Climate Change Coverage Opinion Affirmed, Again
Jun 18 2012 // The Final Round in Steadfast, But the Opening of a Broader Debate? It is hard to say whether one should be surprised that the Virginia Supreme Court recently reaffirmed in Steadfast Insurance Company v. The AES Corporation...
West Virginia Man Claims Contractor, Construction Dust Caused Mom’s Death
Jun 15 2012 // The son of a Tucker County employee who died after inhaling dust from a construction project has filed a wrongful death lawsuit and wants the courthouse closed for a thorough cleanup. The Inter-Mountain of Elkins reported...
West Virginia Mine Boss to Be Sentenced
Jun 15 2012 // The former superintendent of the Upper Big Branch Mine will be sentenced Oct. 4 for his actions before the disaster that killed 29 men. U.S. District Judge Irene Berger had scheduled Gary May’s sentencing for August...
500 School Officials to Attend Bullying Prevention Conference in Va.
Jun 14 2012 // Nearly 500 school officials from across Virginia are expected to attend a conference on bullying prevention next week. The conference is set for June 20 at Charlottesville High School. Experts from Clemson University and...
West Virginia Residents Settle Final Slurry Pollution Claims with Massey
Jun 14 2012 // Hundreds of Boone County residents who blame coal companies for contaminating their water supplies settled their last remaining lawsuit with Massey Energy and four subsidiaries this week just as a trial was set to begin...
Study: Florida, Virginia Have Best Building Codes
Jun 12 2012 // Florida and Virginia have received good marks in a survey that looks at building codes in hurricane-prone states. The Tampa-based Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety conducted an analysis, evaluation, and...
W.Va. Families Head to U.S. Capitol Over Mine Safety
Jun 8 2012 // Relatives of three miners killed in West Virginia’s Upper Big Branch disaster are in Washington, D.C., to press for the passage of long-stalled mine safety legislation by July 4. Gary Quarles lost son Gary Wayne in...
West Virginia Ban on Drivers’ Texting Begins June 1
Jun 7 2012 // The days of legally driving while texting in West Virginia are numbered. A new ban on texting that also targets hands-on cell phone chatter becomes law Friday. It’s among nearly 70 legislative bills taking effect...
Hampton, Virginia, Declares Local Emergency for Areas Hit by Tornado
Jun 6 2012 // The city of Hampton, Virginia, has declared a local emergency for the areas affected by last Friday’s tornado. A tornado caused over $4.3 million in damages in Hampton, Va., last Friday. Photo credit: the city of...
