Abandoned mine shaft lore in Fallout 76 a real-world concern
In Fallout 76, abandoned mine shaft story-lines play an important role, yet beyond the video game, abandoned coal mine openings in West Virginia pose...
Mothman Museum a highlight of Point Pleasant visit
The weather was turning cold in mid-November 1966 when stories of a strange creature began to scatter like autumn leaves across West Virginia. Men...
Student quarter designs reveal iconic West Virginia images
What do West Virginia high school students think about when they consider iconic West Virginia images? The winning entries for the 2020 Create-a-Quarter-for-West-Virginia contest...
Eight tips for new poets from West Virginia's poet laureate
(Editor's Note: Ever think of writing poetry? We've asked Marc Harshman, the poet laureate of West Virginia, to provide a few tips to help...
Grave of literary genius Breece D’J Pancake uncelebrated at Milton
MILTON, W.Va. — Breece D’J Pancake soared like a meteor through the American literary universe in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Kurt Vonnegut...
W.Va. native Mattea named new host of Mountain Stage
National Public Radio and West Virginia Public Broadcasting's Mountain Stage today announced that West Virginia native Kathy Mattea will take over as the new host starting September...
Downtown Beckley getting even odder, say fair organizers
BECKLEY, W.Va.—Organizers of a third annual oddities fair being celebrated September 24 in historic downtown Beckley say things are about to get even odder.
Sponsored...
Pastoral beauty of lower Kanawha Valley broadcast by W.Va. painter
FRAZIER'S BOTTOM, W.Va. — One of the most scenic pastoral landscapes in the eastern U.S., the valley of the lower Kanawha River in West...
Fallout's "retro" imagery well suited to West Virginia, historian says
Retro imagery featured in the Fallout video-game series is coincidentally well suited to West Virginia, says an architectural historian who expects the state's portrayal...
Historian: Movie theaters played a vital role in rural West Virginia
ELKINS, W.Va. — Movie theaters once played a vital role in isolated sections of West Virginia, says a historian who's helped breathe new life...
Stories define West Virginia songwriter's new collection
Wandering an old cemetery, Shirley Stewart Burns considers the stories that headstones tell. And it occurs to her that birth and death dates aren't...
“King Coal” to premiere at Culture Center in Charleston July 8
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — “King Coal,” a feature-length documentary by West Virginia-raised and Academy Award-nominated filmmakers Curren Sheldon and Elaine McMillion Sheldon, makes its home-state...
