The trial of a Sissonville couple accused of human trafficking reached a tipping point on day four. In The State of West Virginia vs Donald Lantz and Jeanne Whitefeather, the prosecutors called one of the adoptive children to the stand.

New security footage took a jury inside the shed attached to a Sissonville barn days before kids were found locked inside. The State of West Virginia vs Donald Lantz and Jeanne Whitefeather entered day three of the trial on Thursday.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Explicit text messages off one of the defendant’s cell phones are under review during the fourth day of the Sissonville couple’s trial who are charged with 20 counts of gross child neglect, child trafficking and forced labor.

A human trafficking, child abuse and forced labor case is underway in Kanawha County.Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lantz are both accused in a 20-count indictm

A Maryland man who used the drug dependencies of multiple women to control and force them into commercial sex work, including in Winchester, was sentenced Monday to 18 years in

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — As lawmakers begin the general assembly session, they are considering a series of proposals to address human trafficking. In August 2023, News 3 talked with a woman named ...

The Virginia State Police, in collaboration with the Human Trafficking Institute and Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security, announces the launch of “Operation Silence Shattered.”