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Man accused of strangling person during argument, destroying cellphone

A Granville man is accused of choking a person who he is in a relationship with during an argument. Terryll L. Little, 34, is charged with strangulation by the Granville Police Department. On Christmas Eve Day, Little got into an argument with his victim, who he lives with and is in a domestic relationship with, according to a criminal complaint. The two were planning to go shopping but the argument continued and the victim went inside, into their bedroom and locked the door, the complaint said. Little started screaming and broke the door down, the complaint said. The victim did not ...

Home for Holidays meets expectations

The goal was 15 households by Christmas. The reality will be 16 households — 27 people — in stable housing by New Year’s Day. You can understand if representatives of the communitywide Home for the Holidays initiative call that a win — particularly when you consider it all started with 50 people brainstorming in the Monongalia County Commission chambers on Nov. 22. “We’ve followed our existing process that WVCEH has in place to prioritize people and get them hooked up with a case manager and moved into housing,” Rachael Coen, chief programs officer with the West Virginia ...

The history and impact Chico Bakery has had in the region

MORGANTOWN - Seriously: Do people enjoy what you do for a living, as much? Rick Hardy and Danielle Rochester share in what is arguably one of the single-most appreciated jobs in all of north-central West Virginia. They’re the keepers of the pepperoni. “And the cheese,” Rochester ...

Car chase ends when truck crashes into porch

Will Dean/The Dominion Post Damage to the house’s porch on Brockway Avenue after a truck crashed into it Monday night. A vehicle chase Monday night ended when the truck fleeing police crashed into a porch on Brockway Avenue. The chase was reported at 10:16 p.m. by Westover Police, ...

Year-end bonus checks becoming less common

Survey: Companies give in form of cash or gift certificates Perhaps it was a harbinger of things to come in the workplace. When National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation came out 30 years ago, the Christmas bonus was common place. In fact, Clark Griswold — portrayed by Chevy Chase — was banking on it to help pay for the swimming pool he wanted to build in his backyard. Clark Griswold eventually got his bonus after Cousin Eddie — Randy Quaid — took matters into his own hands. No jelly-of-the-month club for Clark Griswold. These days, however, the chances of getting a year-end ...