Latest West Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our West Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Passage of Time Hampers Investigation of West Virginia Mining Accident
May 16 2008 // A West Virginia official says the passage of time makes it impossible to determine what caused a fatal 2005 coal truck crash. Administrator Terry Farley said May 14 the Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training...
Mine Officials Say Violations Contributed to West Virginia Death
May 14 2008 // Federal investigators issued two citations for safety violations they say contributed to the death of a West Virginia coal miner last year. A federal Mine Safety and Health Administration report released May 12 says Long...
Coal Mining Company Cited for Violations in West Virginia Mine Death
May 9 2008 // Federal investigators cited coal operator Massey Energy Co. for safety violations that contributed to the death of a West Virginia miner last year, according to a federal report released May 7. The U.S. Mine Safety and...
Judge in West Virginia Approves Settlements of 3 King Lawsuits
May 8 2008 // A circuit judge has approved settlements totaling $2.4 million of three malpractice lawsuits that accused a former West Virginia doctor of harming patients. Lawyers for Putnam General Hospital and the hospital’s...
West Virginia Officials: Source of Fires May Never be Known
May 5 2008 // West Virginia Officials may never know the source of gas buildup that caused two small fires and prompted a handful of evacuations in the Marion County community of Metz. The Delaney family was asleep when an explosion...
2 Sentenced for Insurance Fraud in West Virginia
May 2 2008 // West Virginia officials sentenced two McDowell County men after charging them with conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, according to West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline. Cline said Harold Patrick Estep,...
Seat Belt Usage Rate Nets $5 million for West Virginia
May 2 2008 // West Virginia’s efforts to encourage motorists to buckle up have paid off. The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a $5 million grant April 30 to the governor’s highway safety program because the state...
Update: West Virginia Cancels Mine Seal Meeting
May 1 2008 // The state Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety has put off plans to revisit West Virginia’s regulations for sealing abandoned sections of coal mines. State law requires the board to review West Virginia’s...
West Virginia to Revisit Mine Seal Rules
Apr 30 2008 // The state board of Coal Mine Health and Safety plans to revisit West Virginia’s regulations for sealing abandoned sections of coal mines. State law requires the board to review West Virginia’s regulations...
West Virginia City Votes to Ban All-Terrain Vehicles
Apr 30 2008 // West Virginia’s second largest city has voted to ban all-terrain vehicles from public roads and property. Huntington’s City Council voted unanimously April 28 to endorse the measure that was sought by police...
West Virginia Lawmaker Says State Should Pay Firefighters’ Workers’ Comp
Apr 29 2008 // With the prospect of rising insurance premiums, some of West Virginia’s 424 volunteer fire departments say they’re worried about staying in the black. That’s why Delegate Margaret Staggers, D-Fayette,...
9 West Virginia Airports Get Federal Funds for Improvements, Safety
Apr 25 2008 // Nine West Virginia airports are getting federal funding for runway improvements and other projects. U.S. Sens. Robert C. Byrd and Jay Rockefeller say the Federal Aviation Administration has awarded $1.9 million to Yeager...
West Virginia Mining Co. Blames Losses on Structural Issues, Labor Shortage
Apr 25 2008 // West Virginia-based International Coal Group says its first-quarter loss widened nearly 42 percent due to lagging production and other problems. ICG said Wednesday it lost $11.5 million, or 8 cents per share, in the first...
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5 West Virginia Fire Departments Respond to Blaze, Motel Evacuated
Apr 17 2008 // A five-alarm fire is blamed for snarling traffic for eastbound commuters driving into Charleston, W. Va. Wednesday. All four lanes of U.S. Route 60 in the Kanawha County community of Jefferson were blocked by firefighting...
Safety Award at West Virginia Mine Stirs Critics
Apr 16 2008 // The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration plans to give a safety award to a Massey Energy Co. underground mine in West Virginia where two men were killed in a January 2006 fire. Massey announced the award for its...
Former West Virginia Doc Files $10m Suit over Revoked Medical License
Apr 15 2008 // A former West Virginia physician facing 124 malpractice lawsuits has filed a suit of his own, seeking $10 million from the state Board of Osteopathy. In the lawsuit, Dr. John A. King, formerly with Putnam General Hospital,...
West Virginia Man Sentenced in Insurance Fraud Case
Apr 14 2008 // West Virginia officials sentenced a Kanawha County man on April 10 for a misdemeanor count of insurance fraud committed in 2006, according to West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline Meddie R. Dunlap, 56, of...
West Virginia Cracks Down on Young Boaters Who Skip Safety Training
Apr 14 2008 // Young West Virginia boaters who avoid mandatory safety training are being targeted by the Division of Natural Resources. A 2001 state law requires anyone born after Dec. 31, 1986, to have at least seven hours of training...
Mines Lack Safety Equipment 2 Years After Sago Tragedy, U.S. Says
Apr 10 2008 // Underground coal mines lack stockpiles of breathable air and communications gear for trapped workers, according to a federal report released this week, nearly two years after a series of mine fatalities led to Congress...
