Civil War-era mystery of Burning Springs remains unsolved
BURNING SPRINGS, W.Va. — Curious motorists traveling the valley of the Little Kanawha River southwest of Parkersburg may or may not stop at historic...
West Virginia trail leads through garden of strange rocks
Wherever you turn in West Virginia, you're bound to find remarkable rocks, cliffs, and boulders, and some of them may appear bizarrely unnatural. One...
One of world's largest diamonds found in horseshoe pit in W.Va.
PETERSTOWN, W.Va. — Diamonds don't exist naturally in West Virginia, yet one of the largest ever found was discovered in a horseshoe pit in...
Ted Fauster: Meet the top five monsters from the West Virginia...
In the late 1990s, I was asked to pen a book of West Virginia folklore. I opted instead to create my own tales based...
Ancient West Virginia forests once a mosaic of landscapes
Historians once assumed that West Virginia had been shaded by a vast unbroken forest, but an expert on old forests in the Mountain State...
Sheet steel mill to bring 800 jobs to Mason County
Gov. Jim Justice announced today that Nucor Corporation has selected Mason County in western West Virginia as the location for a state-of-the-art sheet steel...
Rare memoir recalls national park before Thurmond ghost town
THURMOND, W.Va. — Perhaps no small town in West Virginia has gained the worldwide notoriety that the tiny Town of Thurmond has enjoyed. A...
What historians get wrong about frontier heroine Mary Draper Ingles
HINTON, W.Va. — The tale of Mary Draper Ingles—of her escape from Shawnee captors and her return through the mountains—is the ideal American frontier...
Dogs survive being trapped in West Virginia cavern with bear
A labyrinth of uncharted caverns extends for hundreds of feet beneath much of the scenic farmland in eastern West Virginia, and while some of...
Sleepy valley of Indian Creek grows as a residential destination
Though it might sound cliche, time really does stand still in the Indian Creek valley in southern West Virginia. A winery has opened. Farmers...
Frommers, USA Today recommend West Virginia as destination
Gov. Jim Justice and the W.Va. Department of Tourism today announced that West Virginia has been selected as one of the best places to...
2022 W.Va. fishing regulations now available online
The 2022 West Virginia Fishing Regulations Summary is now available online through the state Division of Natural Resources. Printed copies will also be available...
