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Woman pleads guilty in hit-and-run injuring minor in Kanawha County
KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – A woman charged after a 10-year-old girl was injured in a hit-and-run in July 2023 has pleaded guilty. According to the Kanawha County Magistrate Clerk’s Office, Marissa Fisher, of Charleston, pleaded guilty to a charge of an accident involving bodily injury – failure to stop. The West Virginia Judiciary website […]
Crash closes road in Kanawha County
SHREWSBURY, WV (WOWK) – A part of East Dupont Avenue is shut down after a crash in Kanawha County. According to Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatchers, the crash happened in the 3000 block of E Dupont Ave around 2:12 p.m. Friday. Dispatchers say two vehicles were involved, and the call came in to them as […]
White Couple Accused Of Keeping Black Adopted Children As Slaves Has Bond Revoked
A wealthy White couple was sent back to jail for their alleged forced labor of their Black adopted children. A wealthy White couple out of Charleston, West Virginia was sent back to jail on charges related to their alleged forced labor of their Black adopted children. Donald Ray Lantz, 63,...
West Virginia couple charged with trafficking their adopted Black children to be used as ‘slaves,’ authorities allege
(CNN) — Two West Virginia parents are awaiting trial on more than a dozen charges after adopting four Black children and allegedly using them for “forced labor” on their farm, court documents show. Jeanne Whitefeather, 62 and Donald Lantz, 63, who are both White, have been charged...
John W. Doyle: Airport doesn't need runway expansion (Opinion)
The Federal Aviation Administration and West Virginia International Yeager Airport recently paused their plans for runway and terminal expansion. This was a wise move, considering the backlash and the sound arguments against it. I think expansion of the airport is a terrible idea, for several reasons. West Virginia leads the...
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