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...
Pedal-train excursion leads tourists into remote central W.Va.
A new pedal-train excursion that leads tourists along a glittering trout stream and deep into the mountains of central West Virginia has attracted more...
West Virginia Trout Stocking Schedules: March 6-10, 2023
West Virginia Explorer Magazine publishes an updated list of waters stocked by the W.Va. Division of Natural Resources as the division publishes announcements.
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Ghost towns in southern West Virginia attracting trout anglers
TAMS, W.Va. — Some of southern West Virginia's historic ghost towns are attracting the attention of trout anglers nationwide as the region recovers from...
Powell Mountain Goat beloved inhabitant of central West Virginia
Photojournalist Anne Johnson on May 1 stopped on the flank of Powell Mountain in central West Virginia to visit its regionally famous inhabitant -- a...
Did a settler survive lost in caverns beneath the Greenbrier Valley?
LEWISBURG, W.Va. — One of the strangest tales to come out of Greenbrier County may be the legend of the Sinking Creek caverns.
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West Virginia by Night: the works of Jesse Thornton
Rural and mountainous, West Virginia is home to some of the most star-spangled skies in the eastern U.S. — a circumstance of which photographer...
Mountaineer Heritage hunting season in W.Va. returns Jan. 12
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s four-day Mountaineer Heritage season for hunting deer, bear, and turkey is set to open on Jan. 12, 2023,...
New River Gorge national park boosts popularity of W.Va. motorsports route
GAULEY BRIDGE, W.Va. — The global attention that one of America's newest national parks has garnered is boosting interest in The Talon, an exceptional...
Trout stocking underway for 2019 in West Virginia
West Virginia’s 2019 trout-stocking season is underway. Through May 31, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources will stock lakes and streams around the...
Hatfield-McCoy Trails set historic growth record in 2021
The Hatfield-McCoy Trail System in southern and southwestern West Virginia sold nearly 95,000 trail permits in 2021—the highest number of annual permits sold in...
W.Va. officials urge participation in early antlerless deer season
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia officials are urging hunters to participate in the state’s 2024 early antlerless deer firearms season, which will open Oct....
