Grave Marker Dedication Honors Black Activist Bessie Woodson Yancey
A grave marker dedication was held this month for an Appalachian activist who died decades ago.
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W.Va. Couple Sentenced To Maximum Of Decades In Prison For Abusing Adopted Children
A West Virginia couple has received the maximum sentences for abusing their adopted children. Jeanne Kay Whitefeather received a term of up to 215 years in prison Wednesday. Her husband, Donald Ray Lantz, got a term of up to 160 years. They had been found guilty of forced labor, human trafficking and child abuse and neglect.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAt Least 9 Dead, Including 8 In Kentucky, Amid Latest Blast Of Winter Weather
At least nine people have died in the most recent round of harsh weather to pummel the U.S., including eight people in Kentucky who died as creeks swelled from heavy rain and water covered roads. Kentuc...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsJustice, Morrisey Disagree On State Of State Budget
When he ended his term as governor to head to the U.S. Senate, Jim Justice assured West Virginians he was leaving the state in glowing financial condition. New Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced a week into his first term that he had “inherited” from the Justice administration a projected $400 million budget deficit for the fiscal year starting in July. Contradicting Justice, he said the former governor didn’t find the money to pay for his record $1 billion-a-year cuts to the personal income tax. Justice has dismissed the concerns as “crazy talk."
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Virginia Couple Convicted Of Forced Labor, Human Trafficking Of Adopted Kids
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia couple accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children was convicted by a jury on Wednesday after eight hours of deliberations.
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WVU Fires Coach Neal Brown After Going 37-35 In Six Seasons
West Virginia University has fired football coach Neal Brown as the Mountaineers continue to flounder in the Big 12. Athletic director Wren Baker announced Brown’s firing in a statement Sunday. Brown went 6-6 this season and had an overall record of 37-35 in his six seasons leading the Mountaineers.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAG Morrisey Wins West Virginia Governor's Race
Attorney General Patrick Morrisey easily won the West Virginia governor’s race Tuesday, using an endorsement from former U...
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