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West Virginia Pays $4.4M to Adopted Kids Kept in a Shed After Neighbors Called CPS
October 24, 2026
West Virginia will pay $4.4 million to five children abused by their adoptive parents in Sissonville after neighbors’ reports to CPS produced little more than a card left at the door.
















