The West Virginia couple, who is White, were accused of severely neglecting and mistreating their five adopted Black children John Raby/AP Photo A West Virginia couple accused of locking their ...

Sarah Burris is a long-time veteran of political campaigns, having worked as a fundraiser and media director across the United States. She transitioned into reporting while working for Rock the ...

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.

Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan was ousted by the Trump administration Tuesday, on President Trump's first full day in office. In 2022, Fagan became the first woman to lead a branch of the ...

Jeanne Whitefeather has denied locking two of her five adopted children in a shed -- despite authorities finding the teens in one back in October 2023. The woman and her husband, Donald Lantz ...

Instead, I ask: "Does my kid know where I am?" The restaurant table is the hub. If my son gets hurt, another child will run and find me. Otherwise, the kids sort issues out by themselves while we ...

Indictment Accuses White Couple of Forcing Adopted Black Children to Work as 'Slaves,' Says Judge The couple's trial began on Tuesday, Jan. 14 in Kanawha County Circuit Court, before Whitefeather ...

A West Virginia mother denied forcing two of their adopted children to stay in a shed despite police finding them there behind a locked door. Jeanne Kay Whitefeather testified Tuesday in the ...

A woman in West Virginia has denied locking her and her husband's adopted Black children in a shed amid their ongoing trial, a court has heard. Donald Ray Lantz and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather ...

A woman in West Virginia has denied locking her and her husband's adopted Black children in a shed amid their ongoing trial, a court has heard. Donald Ray Lantz and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, who are ...