Horrific origin of West Virginia city name Wheeling: "Place of the...
WHEELING, W.Va. — To the average motorist hurtling through the City of Wheeling on Interstate 70, nothing about the place might seem particularly nefarious.
An...
Founding family of Alderson fights errant town to save historic landmark
ALDERSON, W.Va. — Members of one of West Virginia's founding families are fighting to save a commercial building on the National Register of Historic...
Repair of historic forest pavilion at Blue Bend earns preservation award
FRANKFORD, W.Va. — One of the most significant restorations underway in West Virginia has attracted the attention of state preservationists, who are awarding its...
Amazon selects Shepherd University in W.Va. for career training program
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – Shepherd University has been selected as an education partner by Amazon, which will provide its hourly employees access to more than...
Mysterious shadow luring hikers to Beckley trail system near Piney Creek
RODES, W.Va. — Tales of a shadow alleged to haunt part of the Grey Flats Trail area near Beckley, West Virginia, could be tied...
Point at tip of W.Va.'s northern panhandle marks beginning of West
EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio — Some say that the American West begins at West Virginia, specifically at the tip of its northern panhandle, and there's...
Small game hunting, trapping seasons in West Virginia open Nov. 2,...
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hunting and trapping seasons for several small game and fur-bearing species in West Virginia will open on November 2, 2024.
Brett...
Tu-Endie-Wei in W.Va. added to Underground Railroad network
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Tu-Endie-Wei State Park has been added to a national Underground Railroad program to honor the role of the Shawnee in...
Six tips for West Virginia students searching for off-campus housing
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As students consider off-campus living in West Virginia's college towns, an attorney at West Virginia University advises they and their families...
Castle at Berkeley Springs, W.Va., teems with historical intrigue
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Something about a castle evokes thoughts of murder, mayhem, and mystery. Perhaps it’s the architecture—the stonework and castellated towers. Secrets...
Heroic statue recalls role of Union-loyal "mountaineers" in Civil War
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Historian and journalist Jim Comstock battled ceaselessly to keep alive the memory of the West Virginia "mountaineer"— the independent, Union-loyal resident...
Snowshoe Mountain ski resort to open 50th season Nov. 27, 2024
SLATYFORK, W.Va. — Snowshoe Mountain ski resort in West Virginia will open for its 50th anniversary on Nov. 27, weather permitting.
The announcement follows the...
