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W.Va. couple arrested for gross child neglect

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 ...

W.Va. couple arrested for gross child neglect

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 ...

Former Chapmanville officer indicted for lost K-9

BY JARETT LEWIS SOUTH CHARLESTON — A Kanawha County grand jury indicted a former Chapmanville Police officer who hasn’t been able to explain the disappearance of his police K-9. The police dog named Chase was initially reported missing in April. Marcus Dudley was indicted ...

Justices hear arguments on charter school approvals

West Virginia Supreme Court justices heard arguments Tuesday about whether the system being used to approve charter schools is constitutional. Charter schools receive financial support from the state’s public education system and are given greater operational latitude in exchange for the ...

Supreme Court to consider charter system

CHARLESTON — West Virginia Supreme Court justices will consider whether the state’s system of approving charter schools is constitutional. Justices will hear oral arguments at 10 a.m. today. Charter schools receive financial support from the state’s public education system and ...

Chief says Thomas Health ‘needed a partner’

SOUTH CHARLESTON — Thomas Health System needed a partner. That’s the conclusion of WVU Medicine President and CEO Albert Wright when sizing up the decision by his system and Thomas to join forces first in a clinical and management agreement to be followed by full membership in the WVU ...