Local police are investigating two unrelated child neglect cases that occurred in Monongalia County less than three hours apart, both involving an allegedly intoxicated parent. At around 11:45 p.m. Sunday, first responders were sent to the scene of a vehicle accident between mile markers ...
Last week, a 14-year-old girl was found dead in her Boone County home. Her body was “skeletal” and “emaciated,” and it’s reported she starved to death. Her mother has been arrested on charges of child neglect resulting in death. Family members have identified the teen as Kyneddi ...
BY CARRIE HODOUSEK CHARLESTON — A Kanawha County mother says her whole family got “ripped apart” after the death of her 2-year-old son. The boy’s babysitter is now heading to prison. “I trusted somebody with his life, and I will forever regret that decision,” Caleigh Cheeks ...
Earlier this month, Kanawha County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to a home in Sissonville to investigate a report of suspected child abuse. When they arrived, deputies made a shocking discovery — two young teenagers locked in a small shed. Another child, a 3-year-old, was alone in the ...
BY CHRIS LAWRENCE SISSONVILLE — Two Kanawha County residents face charges of gross child neglect after the discovery of three children who were essentially held captive in two locations in the Sissonville community. Donald Ray Lantz, 63, and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 61, both of ...
BY CHRIS LAWRENCE SISSONVILLE — Two Kanawha County residents face charges of gross child neglect after the discovery of three children who were essentially held captive in two locations in the Sissonville community. Donald Ray Lantz, 63, and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 61, both of ...