Nine flood-prone homes in Weirton, W.Va., will be demolished within the next six months. The homes are located along Willow Street. Mayor George Kondik tells WTOV-TV that flooding in the area has worsened in recent years. The owners of a …
A new audit of the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration shows the agency has implemented more than half of the 100 internal changes recommended after an explosion killed 29 West Virginia coal miners three years ago. Auditors with the …
Federal regulators issued 196 citations during February impact inspections at 14 U.S. mines, including a southern West Virginia coal mine that was targeted for its ventilation plans. The Mine Safety and Health Administration said Wednesday that it wrote 16 violations …
Private, nonprofit organizations in West Virginia have until April 23 to submit disaster loan applications for damages caused by severe summer storms last year. The U.S. Small Business Administration offers economic injury disaster loans to help those organizations meet working …
A West Virginia Senate committee advanced a bill Monday that would likely increase car insurance premiums for drivers who can least afford it, but also expand liability coverage for the highest-risk drivers. The bill would raise the minimum amounts of …
Under legislation debated on Tuesday, West Virginia drivers could have their licenses revoked for refusing to take a blood test after they’re arrested. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin proposed the bill to try to crack down on drugged driving in the …
In West Virginia and most other states, an insurer can choose not to renew people’s property insurance policy if a claim is filed over weather damage. A West Virginia Senate bill that would ban that practice was heavily debated on …
The West Virginia Senate passed a bill limiting the amount of money that nursing homes would have to pay if they are sued. The bill passed Wednesday explicitly includes nursing homes under the protections of a 2003 law that places …
Some West Virginia lawmakers want officials to consider bulletproof glass as the state renovates and builds schools. But School Building Authority Executive Director Mark Anthony Manchin questioned the cost during a Tuesday presentation at the Legislature. Manchin outlined safety features …
State inspectors have issued 45 violations at a West Virginia coal mine since two men died there, including one for negligently rigging the switch on a hoist with a piece of wood and a rusty bolt. Edward Finney of Bluefield, …