The word "hillbilly" was once a term of endearment in Appalachia
RICHWOOD, W.Va. — The word "hillbilly" was a term of endearment in the southern Appalachian Mountains region in the early 1800s, though it later...
Tale of the "Screaming Lady" based on true West Virginia historical...
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Some of the most chilling tales of hauntings in West Virginia are based on actual events, and one of the...
Elk visitor center and viewing tower are coming to southern W.Va.
LOGAN, W.Va. — The W.Va. Division of Natural Resources is reviewing bids for constructing an elk viewing tower and visitor center to be built...
West Virginia to introduce more elk, create new elk visitor center
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The W.Va. Division of Natural Resources will introduce 40 new elk to the Mountain State’s growing herd in 2024 and create...
W.Va. announces $22 million in funding for sewer and water projects
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council announced $22 million in funding for sewer and water projects around the state.
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Moon & Star pattern glassware from W.Va. attracting new audiences
WHEELING, W.Va. — After more than 100 years, a West Virginia-based glassware manufacturer is carrying on the legacy inherent in a more-than-century-old pattern—the Moon...
Did the world's first teddy bear come from the forests of...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — There's little doubt that the world's first teddy bear was crafted by toymaker Morris Michtom, who was inspired by...
Stonewall Jackson's cousin "Mudwall" led failed attack on fort in W.Va.
BULLTOWN, W.Va. — During the first years of the U.S. Civil War, marauding bands of guerillas roamed the hills in what's now central West...
Mysterious worm invasion wreaked havoc in Wetzel County in 1918
LITTLETON, W.Va. — In the summer of 1918, a procession of billions of ravenous "worms" passed through the hills of eastern Wetzel County, wreaking...
Statue of Abraham Lincoln at West Virginia Capitol took years to...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — There is perhaps no more extraordinary place of honor for a statue in West Virginia than in the plaza in front...
Historic Jenny Gap tunnel in West Virginia once stolen by a...
LESTER, W.Va. — Railroad companies in the early 1900s bored six tunnels through Guyandotte Mountain to extract coal from the last undeveloped coalfield in...
Mysteries surround lost Washington graves on Hurricane Creek in W.Va.
FRAZIER'S BOTTOM, W.Va. — How did a great-nephew of George Washington come to be buried in a virtually forgotten graveyard in the Kanawha Valley...
