MORGANTOWN – These are the kinds of numbers, Leah Turner says, that can make you feel intimidated and overwhelmed, even. Depending upon which report you read, you’ll learn that there are nearly 6,000 children in foster care in West Virginia at present – give or take. This, in a ...
The Morgantown woman accused of distribution of materials depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct waived her right to a preliminary hearing scheduled for Monday morning in Monongalia County Magistrate Court. The case will now be transferred to Monongalia County Circuit ...
The former CASA for Kids office staff member accused of distribution of materials depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Monday morning in Monongalia County Magistrate Court. Jessica Joelle Pepper, 25, of Morgantown, was let go from the ...
For the fifth year, Northwestern Mutual of West Virginia Morgantown has partnered with CASA for Kids Monongalia and Preston Counties to ensure children in the foster system receive new school supplies for the upcoming school year. The statewide backpack program is geared toward youth ages ...
“Love — Our kids. Inspire — Our kids. Protect — Our kids.” The call and response chants rang out from the Mountainlair green to the courthouse square on Thursday as dozens of advocates for child-abuse prevention walked down High Street in Morgantown. Accompanied by ...
KINGWOOD — April will be child abuse prevention month in Preston County. County commissioners unanimously proclaimed it so at their regular commission meeting Tuesday. Child abuse is very prevalent in the area and spreading awareness is important, said Leah Turner, the recently hired ...