Historic coalfields "castle" in W.Va. is back on the real estate...
ITMANN, W.Va. — A tourist attraction in West Virginia's southern mountains, the landmark Itmann Company Store — also known as the "Castle in the...
Perhaps surprisingly, W.Va. is ideally suited to residential solar energy use
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Much of West Virginia enjoys about 85 percent as much sunlight as Miami, Florida, which means it's ideally suited to solar...
Forgotten West Virginia tavern rediscovered in Greenbrier County
LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Once counted among the most gracious homes in the Greenbrier Valley, the historic Level Tavern on scenic US-219 is being rediscovered,...
Lesser-known facts about Coffindaffer's roadside crosses
SUTTON, W.Va.—One night in 1984, the Reverend Bernard Coffindaffer had an epiphany. God called him, he explained afterward, to erect sets of three crosses...
Tale of "Frosty the Snowman" is rooted in mountains of West...
KEYSER, W.Va. — Few West Virginians may know that the tale of "Frosty the Snowman" came to life in the Mountain State. While the...
Historians in West Virginia baffled by strange cemetery monuments
OAK HILL, W.Va. — Historians in West Virginia say they're baffled by a strange arrangement of monuments in a cemetery near the New River...
Monument near Summersville, West Virginia, recalls beloved nanny goat
SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. — A monument raised in memory of an escaped nanny goat is attracting the attention of motorists on US-19 in central West...
Eight edible spring plants that grow wild in West Virginia
I hunt for undomesticated plants. Even though I have a substantial vegetable garden, which supplies my family with a steady supply of fresh, frozen,...
Devil's Backbone continues to intrigue Pocahontas County visitors
Early settlers in Pocahontas County called it "The Devil's Backbone" as most believed such an unnatural thing could only be the work of evil....
One-of-a-kind Christmas town opens in West Virginia highlands
A remarkable Christmas town with its own "elf train" has come to life in the wintry Allegheny highlands near Snowshoe Mountain.
One of the most...
Historical open house set at pre-Civil War cabin in Raleigh County
FAIRDALE, W.Va. — A public open house for historians and history buffs has been scheduled for Saturday, October 28, at a pre-Civil War homeplace...
Scenic trout stream lies hidden along I-77 / I-64 West Virginia...
PAX, W.Va. — Few motorists traveling the West Virginia Turnpike between Beckley and Charleston may know that one of the state's most beautiful trout...