West Virginia couple convicted of forced labor, human trafficking of adopted kids
A West Virginia jury has convicted a couple who were accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children, ...
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‘An Ecosystem of Dysfunction:’ West Virginia Still Has a Child Welfare Worker Shortage, and It’s Taking a Toll on Foster Kids and Families
As West Virginia’s foster care system struggles to hire and retain workers amid low pay and overwhelming caseloads, it ...
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West Virginia’s Foster Care System Depends on Grandfamilies. It Does Little to Support Their Mental Health Needs
Many seniors already face more challenges, like poverty and health conditions. When grandkids are placed in their care, those ...
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Jury finds Kanawha County couple guilty on charges of abusing, trafficking adopted children
A Kanawha County jury convicted a Sissonville couple on 31 of 35 combined charges Wednesday bringing to a close an 11-day trial focused on how the husband ...
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Your towns: Marmet PD moving, Chesapeake resignations, $100k settlement in Dunbar
January 2025 was a busy month for Kanawha County’s smaller cities and towns, with major updates impacting local leaders and ...
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Whitefeather, Lantz found guilty on 31 counts relating to treatment of their kids
A Kanawha County, West Virginia jury, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, has found Sissonville, West Virginia parents Jeanne Kay ...
Civil rights activists call for a Target boycott after retailer backs away from diversity programs
Civil rights activists gathered outside the headquarters of Target Corp. on Thursday to call for a national boycott of the ...
DeepSeek blocked by some app stores in Italy to protect users’ personal data
Italy’s data protection authority on Thursday blocked access to the Chinese AI application DeepSeek to protect users’ data ...
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Avula promises to release severance records, reversing administration's prior stance
Officials previously argued that all 32 severance agreements were exempt as confidential personnel records under Virginia's ...
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Federal jury convicts former W.Va. prison guard in relation to inmate’s death at Southern Regional Jail
A former West Virginia prison guard was convicted earlier this week on charges related to the 2022 death of an inmate at Southern Regional Jail in Raleigh County.