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Judge denies motion to overturn sex assault conviction

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 ...

Justice talks roads, economy at town hall

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, ...

Man travels to Tree of Life to help usher in Yom Kippur

When the sun dips behind the ridgetops of north-central West Virginia today, Daniel Hazen will help steer the members of Morgantown’s Tree of Life Congregation through the most important holiday of their Jewish faith. Today is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. The day Jews the world ...

Soaking Up Some Rays

Andy Cockburn’s electric bill last month was $5. That covered all the appliances, all the electronics and everything else plugged in at the 2,600-square-foot ranch house the retired WVU professor shares with his wife in the Stewartstown Road area. In the case of the Cockburn ...

Man charged with third bank robbery and fleeing from police

FAIRMONT -- A man accused of bank robberies in Preston and Monongalia counties now faces two more charges, including a bank robbery in Marion County. Daryl Waychoff, 55, of Houston, Pa., has been charged with the Aug. 12 robbery of BC Bank at 939 East Park Ave., Fairmont. Police Detective ...