All the headlines from our West Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 14 2025 // A group of coal miners with lung disease waited too late to sue 3M Corp. and other respirator manufacturers and suppliers, the Supreme Court of West Virginia said this month in upholding lower courts’ findings that...
Nov 13 2025 // The body of a coal miner was found inside a mine in southern West Virginia, four days after the stretch of mine was flooded when crews hit an unexpected pocket of water, officials said.It’s the third death this year...
Nov 3 2025 // The West Virginia Office of the Insurance Commissioner is accepting comments about a proposed 47.38% average increase in auto liability rates filed by American Modern Property and Casualty Insurance Co.About 504...
Oct 29 2025 // A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday revived a $2.5 billion lawsuit against drug distributors accused of contributing to an opioid addiction crisis in West Virginia communities, overturning a 2022 victory at trial by the...
Sep 26 2025 // Heather Clark has juggled working full-time for an insurance agency and caring for her young daughter for the past five years.“When you have a kid at home, you can’t answer the phones, and you can’t have...
Sep 24 2025 // Every day, LaRanda Schoolcraft drives five minutes down the hill from her Terra Alta home to visit the family member she calls her “person.”“My grandpa has dementia now and doesn’t always make...
Sep 15 2025 // In 2023, dirty mine water gushed out of the ground behind James Christian’s home, flooding his yard in Wyoming County, West Virginia.Sinkholes formed, a strong sulfur-like odor lingered in the air and oily sheens...
Sep 12 2025 // Last week, Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced that the state had finalized its $1.2 billion plan to bring high-speed broadband to homes and businesses in the state.“We are excited about the opportunity to bring...
Aug 28 2025 // The West Virginia Office of the Insurance Commissioner is aking for input on what coverages and classes should be on the surplus lines export list. In keeping with state law, agents and brokers hoping to place types of...
Aug 27 2025 // On the Ohio River in Wood County, officials are clearing hurdles to prepare sites for new businesses.Two locations, 70 acres of farmland and a sprawling industrial park, are set to become suitable for development, thanks...
Aug 15 2025 // Nearly a decade after the deadly 2016 floods, West Virginia officials are moving forward with a study to look at flood mitigation measures across the Kanawha River Basin.Last month, Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced that the...
Aug 11 2025 // CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Police in West Virginia shot and killed a knife-wielding man in a hospital emergency room after he attacked an employee early Friday, authorities said.The shooting occurred around 1:45 a.m. at...
Aug 6 2025 // In late March, Pamela Moe was at her dining room table, skimming the local paper when something caught her eye.A legal notice, by a company she had never heard of, for a facility near the city of Thomas. Curious, Moe...
Jun 27 2025 // A northern West Virginia region still cleaning up from flash flooding less than two weeks ago was hit with torrential rains that sent creeks over their banks again Thursday night.A flash flood warning was issued for the...
Jun 16 2025 // Flash flooding caused by torrential rains killed five people in northern West Virginia and rescue crews were searching for three other people who were missing Sunday as authorities assessed damage to roads, bridges,...
May 30 2025 // A former West Virginia volunteer fire official who pleaded guilty to fraud after burning down his home and misusing the fire department’s credit card has been sentenced to 33 months in prison.Donald A. Ennis, 44, of...
May 29 2025 // The West Virginia Supreme Court has ruled 3-2 that a prison nurse is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for her COVID-19 disease because she provided sufficient evidence that she contracted it in her...
May 16 2025 // A judge on Tuesday ordered the restoration of a health monitoring program for coal miners in West Virginia and rescinded layoffs the federal government implemented in a unit of a small U.S. health agency.U.S. District...
Apr 28 2025 // After receiving multiple inquiries about the use of aerial images in property insurance nonrenewals, West Virginia’s insurance commissioner has posted guidelines for insurers’ use of the technology.In a...
Feb 10 2025 // WARTBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Two tornadoes moved through eastern Tennessee, leaving a mother and daughter dead and injuring three other people, officials said Friday.A mother and daughter from the same household were killed...