All the headlines from our West Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 22 2014 // West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin this week proposed tighter regulations for chemical storage facilities after a spill contaminated the water supply for 300,000 people.Tomblin, the Democratic...
Jan 21 2014 // The West Virginia Legislature is fast-tracking a proposal to help small businesses affected by disasters like last week’s chemical spill. The House of Delegates last Thursday unanimously passed a bill to give the...
Jan 17 2014 // The West Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that the city of Bridgeport has the authority to charge a fee for fire protection services outside its boundaries. In a ruling released Wednesday, the justices said state law...
Jan 17 2014 // A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warning to pregnant women in West Virginia has raised alarms because officials, relying on the agency’s guidance, had been assuring residents their tapwater was safe...
Jan 16 2014 // The company whose spill contaminated the water supply for 300,000 West Virginians has been cited for violations at a second facility where it’s storing chemicals. Department of Environmental Protection spokesman Tom...
Jan 14 2014 // A chemical spill that left 300,000 people in West Virginia unable to drink their water is reviving calls for more stringent regulation of thousands of chemical storage sites in the U.S., especially those near water...
Jan 14 2014 // 13 Jan 2014 20:12A West Virginia chemical maker was sued along with a local water company over a spill into the Elk River in the state capital, Charleston, that left businesses and residents without tap water for days....
Jan 13 2014 // West Virginia’s Governor sees the “light at the end of the tunnel” in the chemical leak that has compromised water service for about 300,000 in the state.Residents face a fifth day without drinking water...
Jan 8 2014 // West Virginia mining regulators are calling for more reforms to protect coal miners’ health and safety.A report from the Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training recommends tougher state standards to...
Jan 8 2014 // West Virginia University is being sued by a former auditor who claims he was fired for complaining about wrongdoing at the school.R. Michael Kennedy-Chuey’s federal lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for wrongful...
Dec 24 2013 // Two West Virginia agencies should force coal operators to install detectors that automatically shut down mobile machinery in mines when people get too close, according to a lawsuit.Mountain State Justice lawyers filed an...
Dec 16 2013 // A former West Virginia insurance agent has admitted to his role in an arson scheme in Logan, according to a federal prosecutor.U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin said 44-year-old William Janey Thompson pleaded guilty to wire...
Dec 13 2013 // More than 280 motorists have been cited for distracted driving violations in West Virginia since a law went into effect July 1.The law makes using a handheld cellphone while driving a primary offense. It also bans texting...
Nov 25 2013 // The state Supreme Court has upheld a judge’s approval of Monsanto Co.’s massive settlement with thousands of West Virginia residents.In a 4-1 decision last Friday, the court affirmed a January ruling approving...
Nov 21 2013 // Four percent of underground equipment in West Virginia coal mines are fitted with detectors that automatically shut down mobile machinery when people get too close, according to a state survey.The Charleston Gazette...
Nov 18 2013 // State Specialists are often an independent agent’s most reliable and consistent market. These companies are focused on a specific geographic area, understand it and consistently strive to serve it.The Demotech...
Nov 12 2013 // A unique smartphone app was launched geared at keeping Cabell and Wayne county residents aware of local emergencies, from small traffic problems or school closings to nation-threatening crises.The Heads Up Huntington app...
Nov 6 2013 // West Virginia Department of Agriculture issued an insurance reminder for the state’s fruit producers, citing USDA Risk Management Agency’s announcement that the final date for West Virginia apple and peach...
Nov 5 2013 // People living in flood-prone communities in the Dunloup Creek flood plain in West Virginia have another opportunity to sell their properties to the government.The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources...
Nov 4 2013 // A federal investigation into a multi-million-dollar workers’ compensation scheme extended to the Bank of Mingo in West Virginia, where authorities seized computer drives and documents.FBI Special Agent James Lafferty...