A motion to overturn the conviction of Timmy Crockett and either acquit him or grant him a second trial was denied on Monday. Crockett was convicted of second-degree sexual assault in July following a jury trial. His attorney, David DeMoss, raised several issues that he believed called for ...
Legendary Marshall football coach Bob Pruett was in the audience Monday when his WVU counterpart, Don Nehlen, introduced West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice during a re-election town hall at the Morgantown Mariott at Waterfront Place. Both men know a winning team when they see one, Justice said, ...
Mylan Park announces Aquatic Center membership opportunities are now available. Set to open Nov. 1, the 90,000-square-foot Aquatic Center will house a community pool with six 25-yard lanes for lap swimming, accessible zero-depth entry, six water slides accommodating all ages, an outdoor splash pad, a variety of water-play features and more. In addition, designated lap swim hours will be scheduled in the eight-lane 50-meter Olympic-sized competitive pool with movable bulkhead that can be configured for short or long course, holding over 750,000 gallons of water. “We want to build ...
KINGWOOD — A man who has served 28 years in prison for murder testified Friday that his brother committed the crime and he took the blame because their mother asked him to. Richard Knotts’ mother and older brother, Dale Knotts, are both dead now, and he’s trying to walk free. In addition to denying the truth of multiple confessions he made in the murder of Robert Barlow Jr., Knotts is appealing based on serology test results. Friday was the first time he took the stand in the case. “He (Dale) had told Mom what happened, and she asked me to help him out,” Knotts testified ...
Vantage Ventures, the new business incubator announced Friday and backed by West Virginia University’s John Chambers College of Business and Economics, will host more than 15 new companies at its home in University Place. Vantage Ventures is a “concentrated effort to launch high impact, scalable businesses that tackle complex challenges,” the university said in a release. Sarah Biller, a founder of FinTech Sandbox, a Boston nonprofit that offers data and development tools to entrepreneurs, was recruited by WVU to serve as executive director of Vantage Ventures. Her salary will be ...
A house fire Friday claimed the life of a woman at 10856 Mason-Dixon Highway, near the Wetzel County line. MECCA 911 received the call at 11:05 a.m. and dispatched the Wadestown Volunteer Fire Department. Wadestown Assistant Chief Jack Wilson said the house was fully engulfed when ...
