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#1 Boy Swept Away as Virginia and Maryland Hit With Heavy Rains and Flooding

May 16 2025 // Officials found the body of a 12-year-old boy who was swept away by rushing water on a Virginia roadway during a storm system that also forced a dozen students to stay overnight at a Maryland high school due to heavy rains...

#2 Pilot’s Lack of Oxygen Cited as Likely Factor in 2023 Private Jet Crash in Virginia

May 16 2025 // A lack of oxygen that incapacitated the pilot and three passengers is likely what caused a private jet to become unresponsive before flying over the nation’s capital and prompting the military to scramble fighter...

#3 Hub Acquires Virginia’s Guru of Insurance

May 9 2025 // Global insurance broker Hub International Limited announced it has acquired the assets of EB Specialists Inc. dba Guru of Insurance. Guru of Insurance is an employee benefits firm located in King George, Virginia that...

#4 Virginia Will Require Speed Limiting Devices on Reckless Drivers’ Cars

Apr 21 2025 // Virginia now has a law on the books that will require that cars of reckless drivers be equipped with technology that prohibits them from exceeding speed limits. The new law (HB2096), which will not be effective until July...

#5 Judge Orders Restoration of Health Program for West Virginia Coal Miners

May 16 2025 // A judge on Tuesday ordered the restoration of a health monitoring program for coal miners in West Virginia and rescinded layoffs the federal government implemented in a unit of a small U.S. health agency. U.S. District...

#6 Trucordia Expands on East Coast With Acquisition of Virginia’s Huffman Insurance

May 8 2025 // Utah-based insurance brokerage Trucordia has acquired Huffman Insurance, a personal and commercial lines insurance agency with offices across Virginia, including locations in Lexington, Staunton, and Covington. Founded by...

#7 People Moves: Virginia’s Workers’ Comp Commission Names Two Deputy Judges

Apr 25 2025 // The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission Names Two New Deputy Commissioners Frederick Schubert The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (VWCC) has named two new deputy commissioners, Frederick T....