The couple, who are white, adopted the five Black siblings while living in Minnesota, moved to a farm in Washington state in 2018, then brought the family to West Virginia in May 2023, when the ...

Gavin Smith, 18, is eligible for parole in 15 years due to a West Virginia mercy law Anna Lazarus ... Who Feared He'd 'Kill Her' "You murdered your entire family in cold blood, Mr. Smith," Ballard ...

When Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861, the portion now known as West Virginia broke off to form its own state. Admitted to the Union in 1863, West Virginia was the only state created from ...