Spotted Lanternfly confirmed in Berkeley County
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture has confirmed the presence of a new invasive insect, the Spotted Lanternfly (Lycormia delicatula), in West Virginia.
A small...
W.Va. Wesleyan kicks off winter with concert series
West Virginia Wesleyan College is welcoming winter in north-central West Virginia with a series of nine free musical performances in November and December, including...
Scenic expressway leading D.C. tourists into Tucker County
Approaching completion, the new U.S. Route 48 expressway is dramatically changing tourism in the Tucker County highlands.
Now a drive of fewer than three hours...
Now making snow, Snowshoe posts 2019-2020 events
Snowmaking has commenced on Snowshoe Mountain in the mountains of eastern West Virginia, and officials at the resort complex have announced its 2019-2020 calendar...
Tubing park at Snowshoe goes green (and red, blue...)
Snowshoe Mountain is installing lights that are expected to trim energy use by 80 to 85 percent at its Coca-Cola Tubing Park. But the...
Partnership provides oil, gas training for high school seniors
Four hundred West Virginia high school seniors will be able to enter a pipeline of future workers in the oil and gas industry through...
WVU geologist selected for NASA’s Mars 2020 team
When samples from the Mars 2020 expedition eventually make their way to Earth, the scientists of tomorrow will have a WVU Mountaineer to thank.
West...
Reedsville man catches state record chain pickerel
A West Virginia man caught a 27.87-inch, four-pound chain pickerel on Oct. 13 at Upper Deckers Lake near Reedsville, West Virginia, in Preston County—a...
Obscure building at prehistoric mound boasts curious history
When tourists arrive in Moundsville, West Virginia, they often come to see the massive Grave Creek Adena burial mound or tour the infamous West...
WVU to release book on history, symbol of the Mountaineer
The West Virginia University Mountaineer is not just a mascot: it's a symbol of West Virginia history and identity embraced throughout the Mountain State.
Rosemary...
West Virginia now manufactures unique composite helicopters
The result of a collaboration among Safari Helicopters, Carbon Fiber Composites, and the Robert C. Byrd Institute at Marshall University, a new helicopter is...
Railroad runs through the heart of this West Virginia town
A railroad coursing through a community in the Mountain State is no rarity, but the line that runs through the heart of downtown Saint...
