All the headlines from our West Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 23 2016 // Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is extending a state of emergency for five West Virginia counties devastated by floods in June.Tomblin announced the extension until Oct. 21 for Clay, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Nicholas and Webster...
Sep 21 2016 // West Virginia lawmakers have finished a brief session addressing recovery costs from deadly floods in June.The Senate adjourned Tuesday after confirming gubernatorial appointments. The House of Delegates adjourned Monday....
Sep 15 2016 // Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin plans to call lawmakers into session next week to cover West Virginia’s share of recovery costs after deadly floods in June caused about $300 million in damages.Tomblin told reporters Tuesday...
Sep 6 2016 // West Virginians are suing one of the nation’s largest chlorine producers after a cloud of chlorine gas leaked from a railcar inside a company chemical plant near their homes.Attorney Jim Bordas says the Aug. 27...
Sep 6 2016 // Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is maintaining a state of emergency for eight West Virginia counties devastated by floods in June.Tomblin announced the extension until Sept. 21 for eight of the 12 counties that remained under a...
Sep 1 2016 // Officials are investigating the cause of a chlorine leak at a chemical plant near Proctor, West Virginia.The Intelligencer reports that 33,000 gallons of liquid chlorine leaked Saturday from a rail car inside Axiall...
Aug 31 2016 // Federal authorities are investigating after a computer virus infected all electronic services of the Appalachian Regional Healthcare system in Kentucky and West Virginia.The system is dealing with technical complications,...
Aug 26 2016 // Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is maintaining a state of emergency for eight West Virginia counties devastated by floods in June.On Monday, Tomblin announced the extension until Sept. 21 for eight of the 12 counties that have been...
Aug 24 2016 // The West Virginia Army National Guard over the weekend began tearing down homes ruined by floods in June. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin wants those communities to rebuild with a long-term focus on diversifying their economies.Maj....
Aug 23 2016 // A $6 million settlement has been reached in federal court that will restore damage from West Virginia mountaintop removal mines.The Sierra Club, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition and West Virginia Highlands Conservancy...
Aug 22 2016 // The state has given a round of almost $200,000 in grants to 23 Greenbrier County small businesses damaged by floods.Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced the grants Thursday at Cook’s Country Kitchen in White Sulphur...
Aug 16 2016 // West Virginia State Police will be on the lookout more often for drunken and impaired drivers. State Police say in a news release that grant money through a partnership with the Governor’s Highway Safety Program will...
Aug 12 2016 // The owners of a funeral home in Putnam County, W. Va., have been ordered to pay nearly $3 million after being accused of defrauding an Iowa-based insurance company by cashing in on pre-need funeral arrangements for more...
Aug 4 2016 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance filed a proposed drop of 14.7 percent in workers’ compensation loss cost rates with the West Virginia Insurance Commissioner. In response, West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray...
Aug 3 2016 // Heavy rains have caused major flooding but no reported injuries in the West Virginia Northern Panhandle community of Follansbee. Follansbee Fire Chief Larry Rea tells media outlets that two people were removed from their...
Aug 3 2016 // Witnesses say a dog was at the wheel of a car that slowly crashed into a West Virginia Wal-Mart. Shoppers told WSAZ-TV that two dogs were in the car – one in the driver’s seat and one in the passenger’s seat...
Aug 1 2016 // Federal assistance has reached $72 million for West Virginians affected by devastating floods last month.The Federal Emergency Management Agency says the money includes grants, loans and claims to individuals and state and...
Jul 27 2016 // A federal judge has ruled for an insurance company in its case against the operators of a funeral home in Putnam County, West Virginia, accused of filing false death claims on behalf of pre-need contract customers who...
Jul 27 2016 // The state is making millions of dollars in minigrants available for small businesses damaged by deadly floods last month.Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced Monday that grants up to $10,000 will be awarded to small businesses...
Jul 22 2016 // Jennifer Garner, the Hollywood actress and former Charleston resident, has raised more than $500,000 for flood relief in West Virginia.This does not include the money from her “West Virginia Strong” T-shirt...