West Virginia regulators are asking stakeholders for input as they begin developing rules to implement a new chemical storage tank safety law. The Water Resources Protection Act regulates above-ground storage tanks like the one that leaked at Freedom Industries on …
Railroad company CSX is asking a federal judge in West Virgina to dismiss a lawsuit stemming from the death of a Putnam County teenager who was hit by a train. The company says in its response to the lawsuit that …
The Randolph County Commission and the county 911 Center have settled a wrongful death lawsuit for more than $210,000. The lawsuit alleged that the county EMS’s slow response time might have contributed to 37-year-old Melanie Nicole Miller’s death in 2010. …
Marshall County plans to demolish three-flood prone homes as part of a federal effort to reduce flooding. County emergency management deputy director Michael Mucheck tells WTOV-TV that two homes are in Moundsville and one is in Benwood, W.Va. Mucheck says …
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has approved a measure to help accommodate pregnant women in the workplace. The Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act allows employees to request modified duties and other accommodations from employers, such as a chair for cashiers or help …
West Virginia State Police troopers cited 23 drivers during a crackdown on speeding and texting on U.S. 60 in Culloden. Sgt. Greg Losh tells The Herald-Dispatch that troopers also issued 67 warnings during Tuesday’s saturation patrol. He says four people …
The company at the center of a chemical spill into 300,000 West Virginians’ drinking water submitted plans Wednesday to demolish its facility. Freedom Industries sent the state Department of Environmental Protection plans to decommission its Charleston tanks. Under an order …
The West Virginia company at the center of a January chemical spill is hiring experts to preserve emails and phone records for ongoing investigations. In bankruptcy court Tuesday, Freedom Industries received approval to hire Vestige Ltd. for about $42,500 to …
As time ticks away, West Virginia lawmakers are suggesting another face-lift for a bill that would tighten aboveground storage tank regulations and safeguard water systems against chemical spills. The House of Delegates Judiciary Committee introduced an amended bill Thursday responding …
The West Virginia Fire Commission is investigating a Harrison County volunteer fire department following the death of a member of another department during the response to a cellphone tower collapse. The investigation of the Summit Park Volunteer Fire Department follows …