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Wood and Jackson counties in western West Virginia experienced a failed Silver Rush in the late 1800s.

Wood and Jackson counties in western West Virginia experienced a failed Silver Rush in the late 1800s.

Wirt and Jackson counties experienced a failed silver rush in the late 1800s.

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Snowshoe Mountain has set its lineup for the annual Ballhooter Music Festival March 13-15, 2020.

Snowshoe sets lineup for annual Ballhooter music festival

January 19, 2020

Uncommon in West Virginia, thorny honey locust trees may have been brought to the state by mastodons.

Mastodons may have carried thorny locust trees to W.Va.

January 18, 2020

Justin Conner of Culloden caught a 49.84-inch, 58.38-pound blue catfish on the Ohio River in Mason County.

Two West Virginia record fish caught so far in January

January 17, 2020

The night's sky above the Bechtel Summit Reserve has traditionally been among the darkest in the region.

Did nation's first UFO report originate at Mt. Hope, West Virginia?

January 16, 2020

Jamie Schuler (left), associate professor of silviculture, teaches a WVU student about maple syrup production.

WVU researchers promote maple syrup production in West Virginia

January 15, 2020