New River Gorge National Park Wins Coveted Travel Ranking
The New River Gorge National Park and Preserve has been listed as the nation's top underrated travel destination by U.S. News and World Report.
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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 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.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCyber SWAT Program Training Coming To W.Va. Students
The lessons focus on using social media and chat rooms safely and the risks of sharing personal sexual material.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFurther Reducing Unemployment Numbers In W.Va.
On this episode of The Legislature Today, West Virginia, like most of the country, is enjoying record setting low unemployment numbers after the coronavirus pandemic. Briana Heaney sat down with Josh Sword, president of West Virginia's AFL-CIO, and Del. Clay Riley, R-Harrison, to discuss two bills that would reduce unemployment benefits in the state.
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House Debate On Human Trafficking Bill Notes Immigration Crisis
The proposal defines "illegal alien" and “human smuggling,” noting that people being transported, or harbored, are, under the bill’s terminology, illegal aliens. Smugglers either knowingly transport these individuals into West Virginia or transport and harbor those already in West Virginia.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSenate Bill Would Require Hotels To Provide Human Trafficking Training
Senate Bill 472 would require West Virginia hotels to provide human trafficking awareness training and resources to their staff members. The bill will now be reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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