All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 11 2014 // The state of West Virginia is seeking $1.8 million from the bankrupt company that spilled chemicals into the state’s largest water supply.Attorney General Patrick Morrisey filed the claim in bankruptcy court in...
Aug 7 2014 // Virginia is allowing ridesharing companies Uber and Lyft to operate under a temporary agreement between the companies and the state, officials said Wednesday.The move follows letters from state officials in June telling...
Aug 6 2014 // Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC) has scheduled an October hearing to consider a request filed by the National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc. (NCCI) to adjust the premium levels charged for...
Aug 4 2014 // Former West Virginia Governor W. Gaston Caperton III has joined USI Insurance Services as a senior advisor to help the broker expand in West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia.The 32nd governor of West Virginia will also help...
Aug 3 2014 // The Obama administration asked the full U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington to reconsider a three- judge panel’s ruling that customers on the federal marketplace authorized by the healthcare overhaul are ineligible...
Aug 1 2014 // Time is running out for residents and businesses affected by a January chemical spill in Charleston to file claims in federal bankruptcy court.Claims must be filed with U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Charleston by today, Aug.1 ....
Jul 30 2014 // The company that spilled chemicals into West Virginia’s largest water supply has paid an $11,000 fine for a pair of violations.The Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined Freedom...
Jul 29 2014 // A board tasked with compiling a list of animals that are illegal to keep as pets in West Virginia will consider one that’s shorter than a list suggested earlier.Media outlets report the state Wild and Dangerous...
Jul 29 2014 // U.S. workplaces may need to consider innovative methods to prevent fatigue from developing in employees who are obese. Based on results from a study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene...
Jul 25 2014 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has filed a proposed reduction in workers’ compensation loss cost rates in West Virginia – the tenth reduction in 10 years.NCCI, West Virginia’s rating...
Jul 23 2014 // The U.S. Supreme Court may not be done with Obamacare yet.With appellate courts reaching opposite conclusions on the same day about a crucial financing provision of the 2010 law, a third showdown before the justices is...
Jul 23 2014 // The West Virginia Fire Marshal’s Office is accusing members of a volunteer fire department in Wharton with forging state documents.The office said it has filed felony criminal complaints against fire officer Ira Rash...
Jul 22 2014 // Two U.S. appeals courts reached opposite conclusions on the legality of a key financing provision of the Affordable Care Act, increasing the chance of another showdown at the Supreme Court over President Barack...
Jul 21 2014 // At least $2.9 million could fuel studies in a proposed settlement between West Virginia businesses and residents and the company that contaminated their water supply.The deal between lawyers for Freedom Industries and...
Jul 18 2014 // The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration has agreed to pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit over the deaths of two miners in a 2006 fire at an underground coal mine in West Virginia, according to court documents.Under...
Jul 15 2014 // Former West Virginia Governor W. Gaston Caperton, III, has been joined USI Insurance Services as a senior advisor to help the broker expand in West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia. The 32nd governor of West Virginia will...
Jul 14 2014 // State and federal environmental officials say they don’t have a way to monitor air quality as chemical storage tanks are taken down at the industrial site that fouled public drinking supplies for 300,000 West...
Jul 10 2014 // More than 6.5 million homes along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at risk of storm surge inundation, representing nearly $1.5 trillion in total potential reconstruction costs. More than $986 billion of that risk is...
Jul 9 2014 // Rhino Eastern LLC changed management at its Eagle Mine 3 after inspectors warned that coal miners faced the risk of deadly explosions and developing black lung disease. The company acknowledged falling short of safety...
Jul 3 2014 // AssuredPartners has acquired Ramsey Insurance Agency Inc., in Charleston, West Virginia.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Ramsey Insurance Agency reports revenues of approximately $1.5 million from selling...