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A couple arrested after some of their adopted children were found locked in a shed at their West Virginia home are set for trial later this year on charges that a judge said involved their use as “slaves.” Donald Ray Lantz and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather face trial later this year after they were arraigned on […]
West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lantz are accused of adopting Black children and allegedly using them for “forced labor,” according to an indictment. CNN — Two West Virginia parents are awaiting trial on more than a dozen charges after adopting four Black children and allegedly using them for “forced […]
CNN — Two West Virginia parents are awaiting trial on more than a dozen charges after adopting four Black children and allegedly using them for “forced labor” on their farm, court documents show. Jeanne Whitefeather, 62 . . .
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Jim Justice, the two-term governor, is heavily favored against U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. Joe Manchin, a Democrat who currently holds the seat, is not running for reelection and Republicans are almost certain to flip it. Source link
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba (WMEC 907) returned to their homeport in Portsmouth, Monday, following a 52-day patrol in the Florida Straits and Windward Passage. Escanaba’s crew contributed to the interdiction and repatriation of over 100 migrants from Haiti and Cuba while patrolling in the Coast Guard Seventh District’s […]
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Federal Black Lung Program will host three outreach events in West Virginia on March 19-21, 2024, for current and former coal miners disabled by black lung disease, and their families, to file or refile claims for benefits. There are currently 4,200 people receiving program benefits in West Virginia. The three-day […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Mark Warner was Virginia’s governor when the state established a commission to create the Virginia Civil Rights Memorial in Capitol Square. Sen. Tim Kaine was governor when the monument to civil rights pioneers Barbara Johns,