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    Mysterious Horse Creek ghost in West Virginia said to foretell the demise of presidents

    Lore and Legend David Sibray -
    PAX, W.Va. — Of the many spirits said to haunt the hills of West Virginia, few stir as much unease as those believed to...

    Wolves and panthers roamed the forgotten wilderness east of the West Virginia capital

    History / Prehistory David Sibray -
    CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Glance at a road map of West Virginia, and you’ll spot a striking blank space just east of the state’s capital. Although...

    The magic of September in West Virginia, when summer fades and autumn awakens

    Festivals / Events Bianca Bosworth -
    CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Meteorologists mark September 1 as the first day of fall, even though the astronomical equinox doesn’t...

    The Battle of Stanaford: A massacre in W.Va. vanished from the pages of labor history

    History / Prehistory David Sibray -
    STANAFORD, W.Va. — A quiet residential community outside the city of Beckley, perhaps best known for its scenic views...

    Betrayed in life, buried in silence: Forgetting the victims of the Hawks Nest disaster

    History / Prehistory David Sibray -
    SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. — In a ravine beside the U.S. 19 expressway near Summersville Lake, 48 graves lie beneath the...

    Mysterious ghost-focused cult existed briefly in West Virginia in the 1850s

    History / Prehistory David Sibray -
    MOUNTAIN COVE, W.Va. — In a remote wilderness near the New River Gorge in what's now West Virginia, a...

    Praise the Lord, and pass the rattlesnakes! West Virginia’s fading snake handling tradition

    History / Prehistory David Sibray -
    JOLO, W.Va. — On a warm Sunday in late May 2012, a locally well-known Pentecostal pastor named Mack Wolford...

    McKinley Rock: The eerie stone face watching over Thurmond, West Virginia

    Lore and Legend David Sibray -
    THURMOND, W.Va. — High above the abandoned rail town of Thurmond, West Virginia, a weathered stone face gazes silently...
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    Tales of the Sliding Hill Ghosts are not forgotten by an older generation

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    HARTFORD CITY, W.Va. — Old-timers still tell of the...

    Dreamland murder-suicide house in Kenova, West Virginia, demolished

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    Tale of the "Screaming Lady" based on true West Virginia historical horror

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    Sibray says spring ramp festivals in W.Va. are expected to enjoy boom

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