Latest Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
West Virginia Judge OKs Settlement in Agent Orange Suit
Feb 27 2012 // A West Virginia judge has approved a settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed by residents who say that chemical manufacturer Monsanto burned dioxin wastes, polluting the area with unsafe levels of the chemical. The...
Virginia Residents File $2B Lawsuit Over Toxic Fly Ash
Feb 23 2012 // A group of Chesapeake residents has filed a $2 billion lawsuit against the owners of Battlefield Golf Club at Centreville and Dominion Virginia Power, claiming that the toxic fly ash on which the course was built...
Massey Mine Superintendent Charged with Conspiracy in West Virginia Blast
Feb 23 2012 // The former superintendent of the West Virginia coal mine where 29 workers died in a 2010 explosion was charged on Wednesday with felony conspiracy by tipping off mine operators to safety inspections, allowing them to...
2 Virginia Localities Declared Primary Disaster Areas
Feb 22 2012 // Isle of Wight County and the city of Suffolk in Virginia have been declared as primary disaster areas because of damage caused by excessive heat, storms and excessive rainfall in 2011. The Virginia Department of...
West Virginia Seeks Input on Proposed Business Court
Feb 22 2012 // The West Virginia Supreme Court is seeking comment on proposed rules for a new court system for business-related lawsuits. The court is reviewing draft rules presented by a committee led by Wayne County Circuit Judge...
Va. Medical Cost Per Workers’ Comp Claim Higher Than Most States
Feb 20 2012 // Broad metrics of worker’ compensation costs show that Virginia is a lower cost state, largely due to a lower frequency of claims, according to a new report from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). But...
Virginia High Court to Rehear Global Warming Coverage Case
Feb 20 2012 // The Virginia Supreme Court has granted rehearing of a closely followed legal case involving climate change coverage, The AES Corp. vs. Steadfast Insurance Company. The court said on Jan. 17 that its previous decision on...
Virginia Bill to Ban Unauthorized GPS Tracking Advances
Feb 10 2012 // The problem encountered by Del. Joe May’s constituent seemed simple enough to solve. The citizen had taken his car in for service and was shocked when the mechanic found a GPS device attached to the undercarriage....
West Virginia Lawmakers Urged to Hold Mine Operators Accountable
Feb 9 2012 // West Virginia must hold coal operators accountable for any negligence or misconduct to prevent another Upper Big Branch, the worst U.S. coal mine disaster in four decades, the state’s special investigator of that...
W.Va. Governor Issues Flood Disaster in Jackson County
Feb 8 2012 // Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has declared an agriculture flood disaster in Jackson County stemming from heavy rains in late November. The declaration, made on Tuesday, means the state Department of Agriculture can apply for...
OSHA Investigates Virginia School After Lead Found
Feb 7 2012 // Federal safety regulators are investigating a Roanoke school following the detection of lead in some paint chips. Roanoke City Public Schools deputy superintendent Curt Baker tells media outlets that the amount of lead...
West Virginia Firm Develops ‘Guardian Angel’ for Miners
Feb 7 2012 // A West Virginia company is working on a piece of equipment designed to keep miners safer. Trinity Resources, headquartered in Putnam County, demonstrated its a mobile mine safety chamber this week at the West Virginia...
Virginia Court Grants Rehearing of Global Warming Claims Case
Feb 3 2012 // The Virginia Supreme Court has recently granted rehearing of a closely followed legal case involving global warming, The AES Corp. vs. Steadfast Insurance Company. The court says its previous decision on the case has been...
West Virginia Candidate Maloney Denies Profit Over Safety Charge
Feb 3 2012 // West Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Maloney said Democrats’ accusations that he values profits over safety are untrue. The founder of North American Drillers was among those who helped rescue 33...
Coal Mines Becoming Safer But Some Still ‘Don’t Get It,’ Says U.S. Regulator
Feb 3 2012 // Coal operators across the country are changing the way they work, and mines are becoming safer, but the head of the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration said Thursday there are still too many who...
WCRI: Virginia’s Medical Cost Per Workers’ Comp Claim Higher Than Most
Feb 2 2012 // Broad metrics of worker’ compensation costs show that Virginia is a lower cost state, largely due to a lower frequency of claims, according to a new report. But the report from the Workers Compensation Research...
West Virginia Mutual Names Wallace President, CEO
Feb 2 2012 // Physician insurer West Virginia Mutual Insurance Co. is under new leadership after naming R. Austin Wallace to serve as president and chief financial officer. Wallace served on the Charleston-based insurer’s board of...
Deadline Feb. 2 for Quake-Related Jobless Benefits in Virginia
Feb 1 2012 // People in five counties and the city of Fredericksburg who lost jobs as the result of a powerful Aug. 23 earthquake face a deadline this week. The Thursday deadline is to file for disaster unemployment assistance. Besides...
Virginia High Schools Join in Safe-Driving Campaign
Feb 1 2012 // Nearly three dozen Virginia high schools are participating in a safe driving campaign starting this week. The Virginia State Police is teaming up with Youth of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety to increase awareness...
Safety Groups Say Teen Traffic Deaths Rising in Virginia
Jan 27 2012 // Safety groups are urging teenage drivers in Virginia to wear seat belts and slow down following a sharp increase in fatal wrecks. Preliminary statistics show that traffic accidents killed 11 people ages 16 to 20 between...
