Ashley Perham is a Breaking News Journalist at various publications including the Gallatin News Examiner and the Wilson Post. She covers a diverse range of topics, with a focus on crime and justice, white-collar crime, and government and politics, while also addressing regional interest and world news. Ashley's work has been featured in numerous outlets such as the Charleston Gazette-Mail and Mass Transit magazine.
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Ashley Perham's articles primarily focus on local news in West Virginia, covering topics such as City Council meetings, crime, and community events. She also covers personal finance, entertainment news, house & home-related subjects.
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By: Ashley Perham
Local psychologist Timothy Saar testified about the mental health diagnoses of the oldest adopted son of Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Ray Lantz, 61, on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025 in Kanawha County Circuit Court in Charleston, West Virginia.
By: Ashley Perham
By Lori Kersey West Virginia Watch As bitterly cold temperatures recently froze the region, Charleston leaders on Tuesday approved
By: Ashley Perham
Staff report 1 min to read A St. Albans man is dead after being shot multiple times while sitting in a vehicle in a parking lot on Charleston's East End.
By: Ashley Perham
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Both sides have rested in the trial of Jeanne Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Ray Lantz, 61. The couple are charged with civil rights violations, child abuse and neglect and other crimes against four of their five adopted Black children.Monday, the ninth day of testimony, the jury only heard from one witness, local psychologist David Clayman.
By: Ashley Perham
Staff report Updated 2 min to read Editor's note: An earlier version of this story misrepresented the relationship between the victim of Sunday's fatal shooting and the son of a former girlfriend.
By: Ashley Perham
After 11 days of trial, including nine days of testimony, a Kanawha County jury will decide the future of Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Ray Lantz, 61.
By: Ashley Perham
Follow all the developments live during the trial, beginning Jan. 14, 2025 in Kanawha County Circuit Court, of Jeanne Kay Whitefeather and Donald Ray Lantz, who were arrested in 2023 on felony child abuse charges related to allegations that they locked their adopted children in a Sissonville barn and forced labor upon them. Reporter Ashley Perham will post live trial updates in the form of post threads on X throughout the trial. Check back here for updates.
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A Kanawha County jury has found Sissonville parents Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Ray Lantz, 61, guilty of 31 counts relating to the treatment of four of their five adopted Black children.
By: Ashley Perham
After 12 days of trial, a Kanawha County jury has found Sissonville parents Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Ray Lantz, 61, guilty of 31
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