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#1 Plane That Overshot Virginia Runway Is Third Stopped By a Safety System This Month
Sep 29 2025 // No injuries were reported after a commercial regional jet overshot the designated touch down zone at a Virginia airport amid heavy rain last Wednesday night, but was stopped in a safety area at the end of the runway,...
#2 New Approach: Pilot Program Helping West Virginia Workers With Child Care
Sep 26 2025 // Heather Clark has juggled working full-time for an insurance agency and caring for her young daughter for the past five years. “When you have a kid at home, you can’t answer the phones, and you can’t have...
#3 Will Boar’s Head Virginia Plant Tied to Deadly Listeria Outbreak Reopen?
Sep 17 2025 // Democratic lawmakers are questioning whether a Boar’s Head deli meat plant at the center of last year’s deadly listeria outbreak will be fit to reopen. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, of Connecticut, sent a letter Monday...
#4 Oh, the Places Broadband Won’t Go Under West Virginia Expansion Plan
Sep 12 2025 // Last week, Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced that the state had finalized its $1.2 billion plan to bring high-speed broadband to homes and businesses in the state. “We are excited about the opportunity to bring...
#5 West Virginia Approves More Mining in Area Residents Say Is Already Contaminated
Sep 15 2025 // In 2023, dirty mine water gushed out of the ground behind James Christian’s home, flooding his yard in Wyoming County, West Virginia. Sinkholes formed, a strong sulfur-like odor lingered in the air and oily sheens...
#6 Virginia Appeals Court Nixes $2.5 Million Jury Award Against Anesthesiologist
Oct 9 2025 // A Virginia appellate court has ordered a new trial in a malpractice case in which a jury awarded a $2.5 million in damages against a doctor for alleged failure to properly administer anesthesia to a woman undergoing an...
#7 West Virginia Residents Wary After State Nursing Homes Sold to Private Company
Sep 24 2025 // Every day, LaRanda Schoolcraft drives five minutes down the hill from her Terra Alta home to visit the family member she calls her “person.” “My grandpa has dementia now and doesn’t always make...
