Powell Mountain Goat beloved inhabitant of central West Virginia
Photojournalist Anne Johnson on May 1 stopped on the flank of Powell Mountain in central West Virginia to visit its regionally famous inhabitant -- a...
Lost silver lode in Jackson County, W.Va., may be more than...
Legends of a lost silver lode in Jackson County, in western West Virginia, may be more than a rumor, according to a former resident...
New podcast series revisits gruesome murder of WVU co-eds
Even after half a century, new information is coming to light regarding the gruesome murders of two hitch-hiking students who disappeared from the campus of West...
Fans of Powell Mountain goat concerned about its absence
Fans of a solitary nanny goat that's become a celebrity in central West Virginia are concerned about its apparent absence and are hoping someone...
West Virginia mountains kept 1830 cholera pandemic at bay
Residents of the mountain counties of West Virginia have traditionally weathered the ravages of communicable diseases with some success. Isolation here flattened the peak...
Notorious bank robber "Pretty Boy Floyd" hid out in West Virginia
SAINT MARYS, W.Va. — West Virginia has always been reasonably peaceful. Violence erupts occasionally, though one might say it's sleepy in a home-spun Andy...
Marble King now only marble manufacturer that remains in U.S.
PADEN CITY, W.Va. — Able to produce upwards of a million marbles a day, Marble King has been a staple of industry in northern...
The horrors of Skull Run recounted by late West Virginia historian
SKULL RUN, W.Va. — A traveler motoring through the pastures in this wooded section off the Ohio River might have little idea of the...
The Great Seal of West Virginia: what its symbols mean
The Great Seal of West Virginia may be as fascinating to some West Virginians as the U.S. dollar bill is for other Americans. It's...
Tale of historic tragedy haunts the hills of northern Putnam County
LIBERTY, W.Va.—Eighteenmile Creek wanders quietly through the hill country of northern Putnam County, revealing not in the least any potential for tragedy along its...
W.Va. Penitentiary at Moundsville focus of strange history
The former West Virginia State Penitentiary at Moundsville, West Virginia, in Marshall County, was a castellated gothic-style prison in operation from 1876 until 1995....
Only ruins remain of Blue Sulphur Springs resort east of Huntington
ONA, W.Va. — In a nondescript woodland along US-60 (with a modern concrete bridge looming in the background) lies the site of what was...
