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Paranormal conference slated to start May 31

Even a skeptic should be able to have a good time at the 2019 Pennsylvania Bigfoot Camping Adventure, said organizer and founder Eric Altman. Paranormal conferences, or “paracons” as they’re called, are held   indoors and mostly just involve listening to experts in the field lecture, Altman said. So three years ago, he established the outdoor event. He said the goal was to get people outside and interacting. Attendees will have the opportunity to interact with a number of famous people from the cryptozoology sphere — even going on two nighttime hikes in hopes of spotting the ...

Area entrepreneur wins SBA award for veteran-owned business

Jeremy Harris, owner of IT Mindshare, was named the SBA West Virginia 2018 Veteran-Owned Small Business of the Year. The honor was announced recently by The U.S. Small Business Administration. Harris was nominated  by Jesse Bumps, from Clear Mountain Bank, and Todd Crump, a business coach for the West Virginia Small Business Development Center, according to a press release from the SBA. IT Mindshare is a Morgantown-based technology company specializing in responsive local and regional IT services, including core onsite Information Technology, phone and voice services, data cabling ...

Worker alleges negligence by business following robbery

KINGWOOD — A woman who was beaten during a robbery at Becky’s  last year is suing the business owner  and the building owner, saying they failed to provide adequate security measures. Trina Michelle Kelly filed suit in Preston Circuit Court against Preston LLC — doing business as Becky’s 1 — Dale Davis and John Casalinova. Davis is listed as the managing member and owner of the company and Casalinova as the owner of the Masontown building that houses Becky’s Hot Spot. Until recently, Becky’s was owned and operated by Dale Davis’s wife, Rebecca Davis, according to the ...

Uber rape case won’t go before third jury

The case against Ibrahim Hamid, accused of sexually assaulting a woman after he gave her a ride home, will not go to trial for a third time. “This is not a win for the defendant,” Monongalia County Prosecutor Perri DeChristopher wrote. “It is a loss for us all.” The 4-page notice of the State’s intention, written by DeChristopher, lays out the reasons the State requested dismissal. Judge Russell Clawges signed an order dismissing the case  March 18. “Mr. Hamid is pleased that the State no longer desires to pursue this matter, as he has maintained his innocence from the ...

Attorney asks Harrison BOE to reconsider contract non-renewal of administrator accused of harassing transgender student

MORGANTOWN — An attorney representing the Harrison County school administrator accused of harassing a transgender student has asked the Board of Education to reconsider its decision to not renew the administrator’s contract, based on information not previously made public. That information, the attorney says, includes eyewitnesses statements contradicting previously revealed details, and an apology letter the administrator was forced to rewrite to remove exculpatory facts. The Harrison County superintendent, however, contends that the board was within its rights because the ...

What’s up, docs? Weekend off equals bingefest

After a month of six-day work weeks, today marks the first day of the first full weekend I’ve had to myself in what feels like ages. Which means I’ll likely spend the next 48 hours doing three things: Sleeping, cleaning in preparation of having my house cleaned, and, most importantly, ...