All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 27 2018 // The next time you hop on a bicycle to head across town, consider this: your helmet may not perform well enough in an accident.A first-of-its-kind study using the latest techniques for simulating head injuries found...
Jun 25 2018 // Officials say flooding and severe weather in Virginia have closed the state capital’s airport and trapped some motorists.Richmond International Airport tweeted that it was closing due to flooding for several hours...
Jun 22 2018 // Alliant Employee Benefits has hired Beth Phares as senior vice president.The Richmond, Va.-area consultant will work with clients throughout the Eastern region to deliver strategic employee benefits solutions that address...
Jun 21 2018 // Alliant Employee Benefits has hired Bob Kristofak.Kristofak is from the Richmond, Va.-area and will serve as Alliant Employee Benefits’ new senior vice president, working with a portfolio of clients to provide...
Jun 15 2018 // CSX Transportation in West Virginia and the federal government have settled a lawsuit that accused CSX of discriminatory hiring practices for $3.2 million. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the lawsuit accused CSX of...
Jun 14 2018 // The West Virginia Supreme Court says a Rhode Island woman whose husband died of carbon monoxide poisoning at a hotel is entitled to West Virginia workers’ compensation benefits. The state Workers’ Compensation...
Jun 13 2018 // A federal report says a train derailment last month near Washington appears to have been caused by heavy rains washing out the rocks supporting the track.WTOP-FM cites a preliminary National Transportation Safety Board...
Jun 11 2018 // When three-year-old West Cox’s fever hit 107 degrees, doctors called a helicopter.Hours earlier, the toddler, who’d been prescribed an antibiotic for a suspected ear infection, was at home in Princeton, West...
Jun 11 2018 // West Virginia regulators say a 43-year-old coal miner has been killed on the job.The Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training says shuttle car operator Ronald R. Taylor of Belington died of head injuries when he...
Jun 11 2018 // A federal judge has given final approval of a $151 million settlement of a lawsuit stemming from a chemical spill into a West Virginia river.The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that U.S. District Judge John T. Copenhaver...
Jun 5 2018 // West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has declared a state of emergency in eight counties for flooding from heavy rains.The governor’s office said in a news release that some emergency evacuations were underway Sunday...
Jun 4 2018 // Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has vetoed a handful of GOP-backed bills related to health care. Northam vetoed a bill that would have allowed all groups like the Virginia Chamber of Commerce to pool their members together in...
Jun 1 2018 // As a young man, Barry Shrewsbury dug coal in the West Virginia mines and spent his time off hunting and fishing in the rolling hills.Now, at 62, he struggles to breathe and accomplish basic tasks such as shopping and...
May 29 2018 // Four people have been hospitalized after oil tanks exploded in West Virginia.News outlets report a company was removing three oil tanks in West Union on Friday when the tanks exploded. West Virginia Department of...
May 25 2018 // Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has vetoed a handful of GOP-backed bills related to health care. Northam vetoed a bill that would have allowed all groups like the Virginia Chamber of Commerce to pool their members together in...
May 22 2018 // Two counties in West Virginia have declared a state of emergency over flash-flood risks in the area. The Journal of Martinsburg reports the declaration in Jefferson and Berkeley counties comes after four days of torrential...
May 16 2018 // The West Virginia Supreme Court says two of Gov. Jim Justice’s coal companies weren’t responsible for contaminating the wells of more than a dozen families. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the court last...
May 14 2018 // Illinois workplace safety officials reprimanded state veterans’ officials for how the agency told staffers about a deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at a Quincy veterans’ home, according to...
May 11 2018 // West Virginia’s Division of Highways says it will take additional steps to increase safety in the Interstate 64 work zone between Milton and Hurricane.Media reports say the steps were spurred by a rash of at least 25...
May 8 2018 // The first glimpse of what health insurance companies plan to charge for Obamacare plans next year suggests there’s no relief ahead for consumers saddled with high premiums.Several insurers in Maryland and Virginia...