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Couple sued by more of their children after being found guilty of human trafficking
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Couple sued by more of their children after being found guilty of human trafficking

  • By Ashley Perham aperham@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Apr 16, 2025

Two children of Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 63, and Donald Ray Lantz, 61, are suing the couple for the abuse the couple inflicted on them. The ol…

Gazette-Mail editorial: The challenge of making youth sports less toxic
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Gazette-Mail editorial: The challenge of making youth sports less toxic

  • Updated Jun 4, 2025

If you listened to any of the recent West Virginia high school basketball tournaments on the radio, you more than likely heard public service …

Gazette-Mail editorial: WV must get foster care under control
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Gazette-Mail editorial: WV must get foster care under control

  • Updated May 12, 2025

Problems within foster care and Child Protective Services in West Virginia are myriad and staggering. That’s not a revelatory statement to any…

Couple sued by oldest daughter after being found guilty of trafficking their children
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Couple sued by oldest daughter after being found guilty of trafficking their children

  • By Ashley Perham aperham@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Apr 14, 2025

The oldest adopted daughter of Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Ray Lantz is suing the couple for their negligence, infliction of emotional dist…

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WVCAN releases annual report on child abuse statistics

  • Updated Mar 4, 2025

The West Virginia Child Advocacy Network (WVCAN) has released its statewide data report for the 2024 fiscal year (July 1, 2023, to June 30, 20…

Gazette-Mail editorial: Whitefeather, Lantz are worst of the worst
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Gazette-Mail editorial: Whitefeather, Lantz are worst of the worst

  • Updated Jan 31, 2025

After nearly two weeks of brutal testimony and a conviction on 31 of 35 total counts against them, it’s clear that adoptive parents Jeanne Kay…

Whitefeather, Lantz found guilty of most counts relating to treatment of kids
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Whitefeather, Lantz found guilty of most counts relating to treatment of kids

  • By Ashley Perham aperham@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Jan 29, 2025

A Kanawha County jury has found Sissonville parents Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Ray Lantz, 61, guilty of 31 counts relating to the…

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  • Updated Dec 16, 2024

The Daniel Penny prosecution bothered me.

Sissonville couple arraigned on new charges in barn child abuse case
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Sissonville couple arraigned on new charges in barn child abuse case

  • By Ashley Perham aperham@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Jan 21, 2025

A Sissonville couple charged with human trafficking and civil rights violations of their adopted children pleaded not guilty Monday to new fel…

Dunbar, police officers facing new excessive force lawsuit involving K-9
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Dunbar, police officers facing new excessive force lawsuit involving K-9

  • By Ashley Perham aperham@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Jun 21, 2025

The City of Dunbar and some of its police officers are facing another federal lawsuit for excessive force.

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