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How an obscure, mysterious writer in West Virginia invented UFO lore as we know it

Lore and Legend Amanda Larch Hinchman - October 8, 2025

RIFFLE, W.Va.— The blockbuster Men in Black film franchise might seem a world away from the hills of West Virginia, but the legend starts...

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

Lore and Legend David Sibray - October 7, 2025

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 - October 5, 2025

BIRCH RIVER, W.Va. — Each day, more than 10,000 motorists speed past the turn-offs onto Polemic Run Road in...

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

Lore and Legend David Sibray - October 3, 2025

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 - September 28, 2025

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

Prehistoric West Virginia was never a so-called "uninhabited" hunting ground

History / Prehistory Charity Moore - September 27, 2025

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When I moved to West Virginia in 2013, just out of grad school and anxious to...

Charles Town grave marks the last resting place of restless John Yeats Beall

History / Prehistory William Kerrigan - September 24, 2025

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — In the Zion Episcopal churchyard in Charles Town, West Virginia, lies the grave of John...

The Confederacy’s last major offensive in West Virginia: the Battle of Bulltown

History / Prehistory David Sibray - September 24, 2025

BULLTOWN, W.Va. — On a quiet October morning in 1863—the year Abraham Lincoln declared slaves free—the hills above the...

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