March 16, 2015- Powhatan, Va. After a car crash left Taylor Roberts, a 20-year-old student at Virginia Commonwealth University, without the use of her legs, the…
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Truck driver charged with reckless driving after traffic accident ends in death
March 13, 2015- New Kent, Va. Jennifer P. Wilson, 43, of Richmond was killed Wednesday morning in a traffic accident near the Emmaus Church Road exit…
“The Demolition of Workers’ Comp” explores causes of workers’ compensation reform
March 12, 2015 “The Demolition of Workers’ Comp,” written by Michael Grabell of ProPublica and Howard Berkes of NPR, explores the widespread diminution of workers’ compensation…
ProPublica/NPR report compares current workers’ compensation system to Nixon-era recommendations
March 11, 2015 Workers’ compensation provides guaranteed recovery of scheduled income benefits and medical coverage to injured workers regardless of fault. In exchange, employers and insurers…
“The Demolition of Workers’ Comp” casts critical light on workers’ compensation systems nationwide
March 10, 2014 ProPublica, a non-profit news corporation that produces investigative journalism in the public interest, and NPR, a non-profit membership media organization, released a joint…
City of Richmond Plow Truck Driver Blows the Whistle
March 9, 2015- Richmond, Va. The recent spate of wintery weather across central Virginia has resulted in school closings, traffic accidents, roadway detours and power outages….
Drunk driver kills two in I-64 collision
February 3, 2015- Goochland County, Va. Sheila P. McCowan, 51, and her sister Yolanda McCowan, 49, died Sunday evening after their 2012 Nissan Sentra was struck…
Chesterfield resident dead after van collides with home
February 27, 2015- Chesterfield, VA A man in his 50s is dead after a van drove into his home on Thursday night. NBC 12 reports that…
Tractor-trailer driver dead after Hull Street crash
February 25, 2015- Chesterfield, VA Welford D. Smith, age 67, died early Tuesday morning after his tractor-trailer ran off of eastbound Hull Street Road and struck…
Felony charges await hit-and-run participants caught on camera
February 24, 2015- Chesterfield, Va. Chesterfield Police are seeking the public’s help to find the driver and passenger in a violent hit and run case at the…