Latest West Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our West Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Gas Ignites, 2 Miners Burned at West Virginia Coal Mine
Nov 5 2008 // Two coal miners were burned on their faces and arms Nov. 3 when gas ignited, creating a brief flash of fire at a mine in northern West Virginia. The Whitetail Kittanning Mine was shut down and two investigators were sent...
Declarations
Nov 2 2008 // Rocky Quarter “It was a rocky third quarter for insurers, but risk managers still saw prices improve on average. It is increasingly clear, though, that premiums cannot continue to fall at this pace, especially with...
Business Moves
Nov 2 2008 // BrickStreet Mutual, Argonaut BrickStreet Mutual Insurance, headquartered in West Virginia, will expand its services in 2009 by offering to provide its West Virginia policyholders with workers’ compensation coverage...
West Virginia Receives $3.1 Million for Disaster Relief
Oct 30 2008 // West Virginia is getting $3.1 million in federal funds to support its long-term disaster recovery and critical infrastructure needs. U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston announced the grants as part...
West Virginia-based BrickStreet Policyholders Elect New Directors
Oct 28 2008 // Charleston, W.Va.-based BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co. policyholders elected a new board of directors, to begin oversight of the workers’ compensation carrier in January. The new board includes four current board...
West Virginia-based BrickStreet Launches Out-of-State Coverage
Oct 28 2008 // BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co., headquartered in West Virginia, will expand its services in 2009 by offering to provide its West Virginia policyholders with workers’ compensation coverage in other...
Feds Fine West Virginia Coal Operation $763K over Dust Hazard
Oct 24 2008 // Federal officials fined an Alpha Natural Resources subsidiary more than $763,000 for repeated safety violations at a West Virginia coal operation, the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration said. Alpha’s...
Cinders to Help Keep West Virginia Roads Safe
Oct 24 2008 // The increased cost and shortage of salt may mean some slicker roads in parts of West Virginia this winter. But officials in Lewisburg are hoping to keep their streets safe by using more cinders and less salt. Public Works...
Southern Drought Creeping Northward to West Virginia
Oct 20 2008 // Extreme drought conditions, the second-worst possible, have now spread into Kentucky, and severe conditions have returned to West Virginia and southwest Virginia, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. “The last...
West Virginia Residents Asked to Shelter after Ammonia Leak
Oct 14 2008 // Officials asked residents of the Carbon area of Kanawha County, W.Va. to shelter in place because of a leak of anhydrous ammonia. Department of Environmental Protection spokeswoman Kathy Cosco says the chemical is leaking...
7 Miners Injured in West Virginia when Vehicle Derails, Crashes
Oct 14 2008 // Seven miners were injured when their underground transport vehicle jumped its tracks and crashed at the Round Bottom Mine in Sylvester, W.Va. Authorities said the mantrip accident happened at 11:45 p.m. on Oct. 10 near the...
West Virginia-based BrickStreet Launches Out-of-State Coverage
Oct 13 2008 // BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co., headquartered in West Virginia, will expand its services in 2009 by offering to provide its West Virginia policyholders with workers’ compensation coverage in other...
Insurer: Odds of Deer-vehicle Crashes Highest in West Virginia
Oct 10 2008 // For the second straight year, data gathered by State Farm Insurance shows that vehicles are most likely to collide with deer in West Virginia — a one in 45 chance. That’s up from a year ago when the odds were...
1 Person Killed in West Virginia Mine
Oct 10 2008 // A contract worker has been killed at a Massey Energy mine in West Virginia. State Office of Miners’ Health Safety and Training spokeswoman Jama Jarrett says apprentice miner Steven Cain was pinned between the wall...
Motorcycle Safety Event Planned at West Virginia Bridge Day
Oct 8 2008 // At this year’s Bridge Day In West Virginia, 200 motorcycle enthusiasts will join parachutists and rappelers. But a motorcycle ride scheduled across the bridge during the Oct. 18 festival isn’t just a pleasure...
West Virginia Insurance Commission Employee Info on Stolen Laptop
Oct 8 2008 // A laptop containing personal information about more than 500 state employees in West Virginia is now in the hands of a thief. Department of Administration spokeswoman Diane Holley says the laptop was taken from an...
West Virginia Resort Loses Another Insurance Conference Over Labor Rift
Oct 6 2008 // An insurance group has canceled another conference scheduled at The Greenbrier resort in West Virginia because of an ongoing contract dispute between the resort and its employees. The Council of Insurance Agents and...
Federal Grant will Help with West Virginia Farm Safety Initiative
Sep 30 2008 // Reducing farm accidents, specifically those involving young people, is the goal of a two-year federal grant awarded to the West Virginia University Extension Service. The $221,000 grant from the U.S. Department of...
4 West Virginia Counties Hot Spots for Deer Collisions
Sep 29 2008 // Erie Insurance says vehicles are more likely to hit deer in Calhoun, Pleasants, Pocahontas and Wirt counties than in any other West Virginia county. The Erie, Pa.-based insurer says there were more than 50 deer claims per...
Labor Dispute Costs West Virginia Resort another Insurance Conference
Sep 26 2008 // A business group canceled another conference scheduled at The Greenbrier because of an ongoing contract dispute between the West Virginia resort and its employees. The Washington, D.C.-based Council of Insurance Agents and...
