Homer Hickam on W.Va. and the outbreak: "We are not afraid"
Author and engineer Homer Hickam says he trusts that the native bravery he knew growing up in West Virginia will help others weather the...
Mapping Fallout 76: John Barton explores The Forest
Editor’s note: The sixth installment in John Barton’s examination of a map of the soon-to-be-released Fallout 76 video game investigates The Forest, based principally...
Which are the top 10 arts communities in West Virginia?
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — What makes for a good arts community? Good arts communities are those in which affordable housing, entrepreneurial spirit, and the availability...
Statue of Abraham Lincoln at West Virginia Capitol took years to...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — There is perhaps no more extraordinary place of honor for a statue in West Virginia than in the plaza in front...
Hewn log cabins are West Virginia's ultimate historic architecture
SAULSVILLE, W.Va. — Perhaps no other form of architecture is more strongly associated with West Virginia than the old-fashioned log cabin.
New England has saltboxes,...
Artist says former West Virginians captivated by West Virginia imagery
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Former West Virginians are increasingly interested in art that recalls the past in the Mountain State, says an artist launching a...
"Fallout 76" driving record traffic to West Virginia Explorer
Fallout from the announced release of the "Fallout 76" West Virginia-based video game is driving record traffic to West Virginia Explorer, according to its...
West Virginia mountain folk made dye from a variety of native...
SPENCER, W.Va. — Before commercial dyes became readily available to mountain people in West Virginia, homespun yarn was colored with natural materials that could...
Historical outdoor dramas open for season at Grandview June 18, 19
BECKLEY, W.Va. — The historical outdoor dramas "Hatfields & McCoys" and "Honey in the Rock" will return to the Cliffside Amphitheater at Grandview this...
Outdoor drama "Honey in the Rock" returns to Grandview amphitheater
BECKLEY, W.Va. — After a five-year pause, the outdoor drama "Honey in the Rock" is returning to the stage at the Cliffside Amphitheatre at...
Photographer of iconic New River Gorge photo found
For more than a year after this iconic photograph of the New River Gorge hit social media, West Virginia Explorer editor David Sibray spent countless...
New performance of Hatfield-McCoy feud to debut in July
Performed among the very mountains over which Devil Anse Hatfield walked, a new, historically accurate retelling of the Hatfield and McCoy Feud will debut...
