West Virginia State

Kanawha County, WV

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.

West Virginia couple charged with trafficking their adopted Black children to be used as ‘slaves,’ authorities allege

The Independent

A Florida mother accused of locking her adopted teenage son in a box will not serve any prison time after pleading guilty to a slew of child neglect charges.Tracy Ferriter, 48, and her husband, Timothy Ferriter, allegedly kept the boy, who was 14 years old at the time, in a windowless 8-foot by 8-foot box in the garage of their Jupiter home with only a bed, a bucket and a camera. The only time he was allowed out was to go to school.At a hearing on Monday, Tracy Ferriter tearfully pleaded guilty to felony charges of aggravated child abuse, false...

Mom who kept her adopted son locked in a ‘box’ avoids prison after admitting to her crime

Minneapolis, MN

Olmsted County, MN

HuffPost

Deputies found the body of Liara Tsai, 35, in the back seat of her car after the woman driving, described as Tsai's "former romantic partner," crashed on a highway.

Murder Charges Filed After Trans Advocate Found Dead In Car's Backseat

Kentucky State

Reynolds Station, KY

NBC News

Kentucky State Police used cadaver dogs Tuesday to search some woods near the home of missing 8-month-old Miya Tucker but reported no discoveries as nightfall approached. "We have no evidence she’s deceased," State Police Trooper Corey King told NBC affiliate WFIE of nearby Evansville, Indiana. "But we have no evidence she’s alive, either."

Parents, grandparents of missing Kentucky 8-month-old arrested as police search woods for baby

Lee County, MS

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Verona, MS

Mississippi News Group

Verona, MS - On May 30, 2024, the Lee County Sheriff's Department, in collaboration with the North Mississippi Narcotics Unit, executed a search warrant in Verona, MS, following a prolonged investigation into illegal narcotics sales from a local shop according to a press release from the LCSD.

Lee County Sheriff's Department Executes Major Drug Bust in Verona

Oakland, CA

“Black.’ ‘Jewish.’ ‘Short, fat troll.’ Handwritten notes on jury questionnaires suggest prosecutorial misconduct that may overturn death penalty cases.

Man convicted of killing boy may be set free because prosecutors racially profiled the jury pool

Reading, PA

Mahanoy City, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

MAHANOY CITY – Two members of a motorcycle club were convicted on federal charges, accused...
The post Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say

Cape Coral, FL

The father of a Florida man who has been in jail on murder charges for nearly five years said his son confessed to killing one of his suspected victims, leaving her ‘looking like spaghetti’ after running her over. Wade Wilson’s double-murder trial began in Cape Coral this week...

Swastika-covered murder suspect reportedly left his victim ‘looking like spaghetti.’ Now, he’ll hide his tattoos to face a jury

BIN: Black Information Network

A West Virginia couple allegedly locked their Black adopted children in a barn and forced them to perform farm labor.

White Couple Accused Of Using Black Adopted Kids As 'Slaves'

Arizona State

Scottsdale, AZ

USA TODAY

After 30 years, Angela Maher's killer, a woman who never spent a minute in jail, has been found, leaving more questions than answers.

30 years later, a killer is found. But she'll never spend a day in jail.

New York City, NY

The man who fatally stabbed a 35-year-old woman inside her New York apartment after following her home in 2022 has pleaded guilty to murder and burglary charges, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday.

Man accused of fatally stabbing woman in her Manhattan apartment pleads guilty to murder, burglary charges

NewsOne

The case of a white West Virginia couple accused of enslaving Black children they adopted is drawing attention to transracial adoptions.
The post White Couple Accused Of Enslaving Adopted Black Children Draws Attention To Transracial Adoptions appeared first on NewsOne.

White Couple Accused Of Enslaving Adopted Black Children Draws Attention To Transracial Adoptions

Idaho State

Moscow, ID

ABC News

A trial date of June 2, 2025, has been set for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in an off-campus house.

Trial date set in University of Idaho murders

Indiana State

Valparaiso, IN

Death of 10-Year-Old Foster Child Dakota Stevens Ruled Homicide. Foster Care Tragedy – Dakota Stevens’ Death Due to Mechanical Asphyxia. According to the article True Crime News, Dakota Stevens, a 10-year-old boy in foster care, died in April, and his death has been ruled a homicide by mechanical asphyxia. On April 25, police were called to a home in Valparaiso, Indiana, where Dakota Stevens was having a medical emergency. He was taken to a hospital in Porter and then flown to South Bend, but he died two days later after being taken off life support.

Foster Care Tragedy: 10-Year-Old Dakota Stevens’ Death Ruled Homicide

Coffee County, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Last month, more than twenty individuals were indicted on felony charges in Coffee County. Several of them have recently made local headlines, including Guillermo de la Cruz-Morales, the sole person charged in connection with the disappearance of Maria Diaz, and Cornelius Jamison, accused of cocaine trafficking.

Grand Jury Indicts Over Twenty Individuals on Felony Charges in Coffee County

Saint Johns County, FL

Hastings, FL

Jacksonville Today

Eight people have been arrested on drug charges stemming from an undercover investigation at a convenience store in Hastings, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

8 arrested in Hastings drug and gambling bust

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Denver, CO

David Heitz

The mother of a Denver homeless man told the City Council Monday that city-sponsored services have failed her son. Barbara Hallick Yeomans made her remarks during public comment period of the City Council meeting. She said her son grapples with substance abuse and mental illness and repeatedly has been harassed by police. She said her son also suffered verbal abuse by a guard in the Denver County Jail. Yeomans said she heard the guard harassing her son over the phone.

Mother says Denver homeless services have failed her son

Wisconsin State

Irma, WI

A 16-year-old inmate at a juvenile correctional facility in Wisconsin faces homicide and murder charges after a staff member he is accused of attacking died.

Teen inmate charged in death of juvenile prison staff member

A wealthy white couple from West Virginia allegedly kept their adopted Black children locked in their barn and forced them to work as slaves, a series of heinous charges revealed. On Tuesday, Donald Ray Lantz, 63, and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, appeared in Kanawha County court and pleaded not guilty...

Wealthy white couple's adopted Black children 'kept as slaves and locked in barn'

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Lincoln County child neglect case against couple going to circuit court

The cases against a Lincoln County couple...

Lincoln County child neglect case against couple going to circuit court

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