JACOB PEKLO
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- Sep 29, 2026
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Adopted youth in historic W.Va. child abuse case receive $4.4M in settlement with state (opens the original)
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Five children found to have lived and worked under gruesome, slave-like conditions in Sissonville are now getting some sense of self back. That's the sentiment from the legal team representing the formerly adopted children of Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lantz. The couple is spending at least the next several decades in prison. Tuesday’s hearing was closed to the public as it involved minors. Attorneys said things are finally starting to look up as they have $4.4 mil
West Virginia Republicans, Democrats debate vacant delegate seat in court of appeals (opens the original)
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CHARLESTON, W.Va., (WCHS) — Republicans and Democrats are getting ready for the November election, but before they get there, they want to resolve some unfinished business from the last election cycle. This controversial case involving the seat representing Berkeley County in the House of Delegates has taken a long time to get before the Supreme Court of Appeals. Democrats didn't like how this process went down originally in 2025, with the original lawmaker never serving a single day after getti
Inside the Black Book: How a small pharmacy helped expose a multimillion dollar shell game (opens the original)
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For years, it's been a disturbing pattern: Smaller, regional pharmacies closing because they cannot compete against what's being called a "rigged" system. For decades, Lynne Fruth has worked as the president and CEO of Fruth Pharmacy. At their peak, the stores had more than 30 locations across the Tri-State. "If they didn't want to fill something because it was a loser, as we say, they would tell their patients, take it over to Fruth Pharmacy, because we understand that they're filling it,” she
West Virginia to decide on citizenship requirement for voting during general election (opens the original)
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — West Virginians will decide on a voting rights issue as they head to the polls in November. Advocates say a constitutional amendment is needed to close a loophole that could allow non-citizens to register to vote. A "yes" vote would ensure that only U.S. citizens vote in all elections across West Virginia. Several other states currently allow non-citizens to cast their ballots. The full text of the amendment reads as follows: Tuesday, Sen. Patricia Rucker, R-Jefferson
Former Kanawha County ambulance driver returns to court as legal team seeks medical info (opens the original)
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — The former Kanawha County EMS ambulance driver accused of hitting and killing a man earlier this year was back in court Friday for a status hearing. Alyssa Brooke Middleton, 19, faces three felony charges – voluntary manslaughter, aggravated vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of an accident involving death – in connection with the April 16 death of 45-year-old John Lucas. Investigators allege Lucas was struck and dragged nearly two miles by the ambulance Middleto
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