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    West Virginia Travel Safety: What it means for residents and visitors in 2026

    Travel / Transportation Clyde Craig -
    CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Travel safety in West Virginia is shaped less by headline-grabbing crime and more by geography, weather, and the realities of rural...

    Spring arrives by sound and bloom in the hills of West Virginia

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    FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — In West Virginia, spring doesn't begin on a single date. It begins with a sound. On mild late-winter evenings, a high, piping...

    Why weather in the Allegheny Mountains is so different from the rest of West Virginia

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    CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginians like to say, “If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes.” In the...

    Travel and outdoor insurance matter for backcountry adventures in West Virginia

    Travel / Transportation Clyde Craig -
    CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia backcountry is having a moment. From high ridgelines and spruce forests to deep...

    Helvetia, West Virginia: Where Swiss tradition and Appalachian spirit defy time

    Travel / Transportation Ted Fauster -
    HELVETIA, W.Va. — History will tell you the name Helvetia is derived from the Helvetii, a Celtic tribe that...

    Milder-than-average winter favored for West Virginia through February

    Travel / Transportation David Sibray -
    CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As the calendar passes Midwinter Day on Jan. 15, forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

    Charleston, West Virginia, celebrates record-breaking year in tourism

    Travel / Transportation David Sibray -
    CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia's reputation as a destination for sports tourism was on full display in Charleston in...

    These five sports are rapidly growing in West Virginia communities

    Travel / Transportation Clyde Craig -
    CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Sports in West Virginia will always include Friday-night football, high school basketball, and hunting and fishing,...
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