State Parks offer 30 percent lodging discount to W.Va. residents
State-managed parks and forests in West Virginia are offering state residents discounts of 30 percent on overnight stays in cabins, campgrounds, and lodge rooms...
State Park cabins, lodges, camping opening for in-state guests
Overnight facilities in West Virginia's state parks and forests closed to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus will start reopening to state residents...
WVU to embark on historic preservation initiative in Grafton
Historic Grafton, West Virginia, once an important hub on the Baltimore & Ohio Railway, will enjoy a boost in economic viability, according to officials...
WVU professor says trail use up, thanks to pandemic
A West Virginia University researcher says exercising on local rail trails has doubled during the pandemic and is safe as long as people use...
Agriculture commissioner works to combat local meat shortages
West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture Kent Leonhardt is calling for the passage of the "New Markets for State Inspected Meat and Poultry Act" to...
Built in 1800, historic New River Gorge landmark for sale
A national historic landmark built in 1800 near the northern end of the New River Gorge in West Virginia is for sale. (View the...
West Virginia launches project to monitor lightning bugs
In an effort to understand declining firefly populations, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has launched a citizen-science project to track lightning bug...
Short film documents promotion of Flatwoods Monster in '60s
The tale of the Flatwoods Monster has attracted the curious to West Virginia since 1952 after rumors of an alleged encounter with an alien...
Justice awards more than $125 million for dozens of road projects
Bids have been awarded for more than three dozen paving and road-construction projects across West Virginia worth more than $125 million combined, Governor Jim...
WVU offers tips for a safe, healthy farmers' market season
As farmers' markets in West Virginia open for the season, West Virginia University is providing recommendations to help market managers and vendors safely sell...
Early White Half-Runner Beans originated in Calhoun County, W.Va.
The Early White Half-Runner Bean, beloved across the northern U.S., originated in West Virginia among the hill farms of southern Calhoun County. Though it...
Free W.Va. historic preservation webinars being broadcast
Investing in historic properties has never been more popular in West Virginia. The state's tax-credit budgets for rehabilitating older buildings now exceed those of...
