Kayakers battling to clean littered West Virginia streams
While West Virginia boasts some of the cleanest mountain streams in the U.S., there's work to be done on rivers in formerly industrialized areas...
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...
Biologist: W.Va. gardeners can do much to support butterflies
Concerns about a decline in bees and butterflies have grown recently. Still, according to a state biologist, West Virginians have a unique opportunity to...
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....
Institute infuses W.Va. syrup-making with innovation
Making maple syrup used to be fairly common in West Virginia, though as more people began buying sugar and other syrups at the store,...
WVU researchers want respect for Appalachian speech
Language has partly defined the way people in Appalachia are perceived in other regions of the U.S., according to two researchers at West Virginia...
State unveils travel guides, Hawks Nest improvements
West Virginia officials this week unveiled the state's new 2022 vacation guide and highway map during a ribbon-cutting at Hawks Nest State Park on...
West Virginia reaches nation's second highest export growth rate
Gov. Jim Justice announced today that West Virginia had reached the second-highest export growth rate of any state in the nation in 2021. He...
W.Va. Dept. of Agriculture announces veteran's grant program
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture has announced a request for applications for its 2022 Veterans and Heroes to Agriculture Grant Program, according to...
Registration open for W.Va. historical masonry workshop
The Preservation Alliance of West Virginia, in partnership with the City of Weston, is hosting a week-long historic preservation workshop from April 25- 29,...
WVU announces $40M partnership to expand economics education
A leadership gift to West Virginia University from longtime supporters Ken and Randy Kendrick will allow the John Chambers College of Business and Economics...
Ramp feasts in West Virginia may witness post-peak growth
The worst of the pandemic seemingly over, West Virginia may witness the enthusiastic return of community ramp feasts in spring 2022, according to the...
