David Sibray

MOUNT HOPE, W.Va. — Though details are obscure, one of the first UFO sightings reported in the U.S. may have originated in West Virginia over the region that’s now part of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. The encounter allegedly occurred in January 1950 near Beckley, West Virginia, and over what is now … Read more

WHEELING, W.Va. — To the average motorist hurtling through the City of Wheeling on Interstate 70, nothing about the place might seem particularly nefarious. An old rust-belt city, one might suppose its name, “Wheeling,” is associated with the wheel. The city is inextricably tied to the history of American travel and has always been a … Read more

RODES, W.Va. — Tales of a shadow alleged to haunt part of the Grey Flats Trail area near Beckley, West Virginia, could be tied to the ruins of an old farmstead there, say trail builders who have noticed an uptick in hikers in the woods. “I began seeing more hikers there once the story went … Read more