Latest West Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our West Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
W. Va. Insurance Agent Sentenced on Fraud Charges
Sep 7 2007 // A Harrison County, W. Va.court sentenced an insurance agent earlier this week for forging insurance documents for customers and keeping the money they paid for their premiums. Frank Crowder Jr., 47, of Morgantown, W. Va.,...
Companies Lining up to Offer Workers’ Comp in W.Va.
Sep 5 2007 // BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co. may have the lock on West Virginia’s workers’ compensation insurance business now but that doesn’t mean others aren’t interested. State Insurance Commissioner Jane...
Federal Mine Agency Funds Underground Tracking System
Sep 5 2007 // A Philippi, West Virginia company that developed a heart and breathing monitor for firefighters and helped NASA research global warming has been hired to create a prototype tracking system to locate miners...
W. Va.’s BrickStreet Praised by Former Nevada Head of Workers’ Comp
Sep 4 2007 // The head of Nevada’s former monopolistic state workers’ compensation fund said BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co. has borne a “unique burden” in helping transition West Virginia’s system to a...
U.S. Mine Industry Worried About Thefts of Emergency Air Packs
Aug 31 2007 // Underground coal miners in the United States are facing a new and apparently growing safety threat: the theft of emergency air packs. Authorities say the devices have been disappearing from mines, particularly in the state...
W. Va. Man Jailed on Insurance Fraud Charge
Aug 28 2007 // A West Virginia man who previously pleaded guilty to one felony count of insurance fraud, is in a regional jail for committing insurance fraud, according to Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline. Cline said Bradley...
Agencies Plan Safety Review of W. Va. Mine Impoundments
Aug 20 2007 // The state Department of Environmental Protection said it is launching a broad review of West Virginia’s 250 or so underground coal mines after one operation mined beyond its permit and – perhaps – inside...
2004 Audit Said W. Va. Food Warehouse was Safety Threat
Aug 16 2007 // A West Virginia agency was warned three years ago that a Charleston food warehouse whose roof collapsed last month posed a safety threat. A 2004 audit by the U.S. Department of Agriculture advised state Department of...
Sept. Workers’ Comp Conference Scheduled in West Virginia
Aug 13 2007 // The Offices of the Insurance Commissioner, in conjunction with the National Council on Compensation Insurance will hold a forum specifically designed to provide workers’ compensation carriers with the information...
YouTube Video Appears to Show W. Va. Medical Malpractice Evidence
Aug 10 2007 // HCA Inc. had nothing to do with the video posted on the Internet showing sealed evidence from several of the 122 medical malpractice cases against a former West Virginia osteopathic physician, lawyers have told a judge. A...
W.Va. Miner Dies From Injuries Suffered in Weekend Accident
Aug 9 2007 // State and federal mine safety officials are investigating an accident that killed a section foreman at a mine in West Virginia’s Mingo County. Stevie Joe Browning, 24, died Monday at St. Mary’s Medical Center...
Utah Cave-in Happened too Soon for W. Va. Safety Reforms
Aug 9 2007 // The cave-in that trapped six men in a Utah coal mine happened too soon for key safety reforms adopted after a dozen miners were killed in an underground explosion in West Virginia. The reforms were meant to protect miners...
2 W. Va. Employers Indicted on Fraud Charges
Aug 8 2007 // A Kanawha County Grand Jury indicted two West Virginia employers on multiple charges relating to failing to subscribe to the former Workers’ Compensation Commission. On the indictment of Susan Borman and Leonard Cox,...
W. Va. Woman Sentenced to Prison on Insurance Fraud Charges
Jul 25 2007 // West Virginai state officials convicted a Morgan County woman on three felony counts of insurance fraud, and she is currently serving time behind bars. Found guilty in December 2006, Deborah K. Wildberger solicited Michael...
News Currents
Jul 23 2007 // Federal court to hear Nationwide’s Miss. storm surge appeal A federal appeals court has set Aug. 6 as the date to hear arguments on whether Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. should be forced to cover storm surge damage...
Massey Subsidiary Fined $50,000 in West Virginia
Jul 20 2007 // Failing to perform a pre-shift examination at a West Virginia coal mine is going to cost a Massey Energy Co. subsidiary $50,000. U.S. District Judge John T. Copenhaver Jr. fined Richmond, Va.-based Massey’s White...
2 W. Va. Men Arrested on Felony Insurance Fraud Charges
Jul 17 2007 // West Virginia Insurance Department officials arrested two Cabell County men earlier this month on multiple felony charges including insurance fraud, third degree arson, conspiracy and burning insured property. Insurance...
Man Sentenced for Setting Fire that Devastated W. Va. Town
Jul 12 2007 // A man who admitted setting a fire that devastated downtown Elizabeth will spend up to 60 years in prison. Willie Trembly Jr., 20, of Wirt County pleaded guilty in May to three counts of second-degree arson, one count of...
MSHA Announces Plans to Improve W. Va. Mine Inspections
Jul 6 2007 // Federal inspectors missed obvious problems and failed to follow procedures at the Sago Mine in West Virginia and two other underground coal mines where 19 men died in high-profile accidents last year, the Mine Safety and...
U.S. Mine Agency Admits Shortcomings, Vows Safety Steps
Jul 5 2007 // Federal inspectors missed obvious problems and failed to follow procedures before three high-profile accidents that killed 19 men at underground coal mines in West Virginia and Kentucky last year, according to the Mine...
