Travel / Transportation
West Virginia has been discovered; new tourism chief says what comes next
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After years of trying to convince travelers to discover West Virginia, the state’s new tourism secretary says…
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Arts
Bears, bats and a comeback species star in West Virginia’s 2027 wildlife calendar
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Black bears, brown bats, flying squirrels and a forest predator once eradicated from West Virginia are among…
Travel / Transportation
West Virginia ranked America’s No. 2 most naturally beautiful state — here’s why
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia has been ranked the second-most naturally beautiful state in America in a national analysis comparing the…
Higher Education
West Virginia initiative aims to teach 15,000 students how to turn ideas into businesses
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A new $2.6 million initiative is expected to help 15,000 West Virginia middle- and high-school students learn…
Higher Education
WVU will automatically admit some high school seniors in two West Virginia counties
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University will automatically admit qualifying high school seniors in two West Virginia counties under a…
Economic Development
New plan imagines a different future for communities of the New River Gorge
PRINCE, W.Va. — A sweeping new proposal would link communities throughout the New River Gorge region through arts, recreation, preservation,…
State Parks, Forests
Family gives 47 acres to expand scenic West Virginia state park
AUDRA, W.Va. — A West Virginia family with roots in the mountains surrounding Audra State Park stretching back 175 years…
Arts
Filmmaker got lost looking for Virginia location and found his movie in West Virginia
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Filmmaker Bob Ahmed was scouting the mountains of Virginia for a place to shoot his new movie…
Hunting
Long a West Virginia rite of passage, squirrel hunting returns Saturday
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A hunting tradition that has introduced generations of West Virginians to the woods returns Saturday when the…
Lore and Legend
Where are the autumns of yesterday? A West Virginia writer remembered a different fall
CEDAR GROVE, W.Va. — Forrest Hull remembered autumn before foliage forecasts, scenic-drive maps, and photos of mountainsides ablaze with color…
Economic Development
West Virginia power plant rules headed for public hearing
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia regulators are inviting the public to comment this month on rules proposed to govern how…
Lodging and Real Estate
You can now spend the night 80 feet up in a West Virginia fire tower
COWEN, W.Va. — Travelers can now spend the night 80 feet above a remote West Virginia forest, sleeping in a…