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    Lore and Legend

    Mysterious Wetzel County worm invasion wreaked havoc in West Virginia in 1918

    Lore and Legend David Sibray -
    LITTLETON, W.Va. — In the summer of 1918, a procession of billions of ravenous "worms" passed through the hills of eastern Wetzel County, spreading...

    Polemic Run, West Virginia: A roadside journey hidden off the expressway

    Lore and Legend David Sibray -
    BIRCH RIVER, W.Va. — Each day, more than 10,000 motorists speed past the turn-offs onto Polemic Run Road in central West Virginia, but few...

    Investigator: West Virginia ground-zero for UFO research, ET encounters

    Lore and Legend David Sibray -
    GREEN BANK, W.Va. — A renowned paranormal investigator says West Virginia has a remarkable association with UFO activity because...

    Which are the five most haunted towns in West Virginia, wild and wonderful?

    Lore and Legend David Sibray -
    CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Which are the five most haunted towns in West Virginia? That's hard to say, such things...

    The tale of West Virginia's Shades-of-Death Creek may have biblical origin

    Lore and Legend David Sibray -
    MAPLEWOOD, W.Va. — How did "Shades-of-Death Creek" in southern West Virginia gain such a strange name? The mystery has...

    A West Virginia hike with a haunting: Twin Falls trail honors Polk Hollow legend

    Lore and Legend David Sibray -
    SAULSVILLE, W.Va. — While reports of the Polk Hollow Monster haven't reached the frequency they had in the 1970s...

    Legend of a lost silver lode in Jackson County, West Virginia, might be more than lore

    Lore and Legend David Sibray -
    RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. — Legends of a lost silver lode in Jackson County, in western West Virginia, may hold more...

    The forgotten grave of the Pickens leper: isolation in the West Virginia mountains

    Lore and Legend David Sibray -
    PICKENS, W.Va. — In a remote section of the Allegheny Mountains of northern West Virginia lies a solitary grave,...
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    West Virginia monitoring seasonal hemorrhagic disease in deer populations

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