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    Preservation grants are being employed to restore the historic Tyree Tavern at Ansted.

    West Virginia historic preservation grants open for 2026 applications

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    CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia is now accepting applications for economic development grants to support and maintain historic properties, particularly those in historic districts...
    Pick-your-own pumpkin farms are growing increasingly popular across West Virginia.

    The Pumpkin—a West Virginia tradition steeped in lore

    West Virginia famous: Parachutists leap from the span of the New River Gorge on Bridge Day.

    Here are 20 things that make wild, wonderful West Virginia famous

    Because fireflies communicate through light signals, Heitzman cautioned that flashlights, car headlights, and phone screens can interfere with their mating patterns.

    West Virginia University insect tracker says light pollution threatens rare fireflies

    keep fall mums blooming

    West Virginia University expert shares tips to keep fall mums blooming...

    Attractions

    The quarter-mile sled run, the longest on the East Coast, will open for the winter season on Dec. 18, 2025, and be open, weather permitting, Thursdays through Sundays through March 8.

    Blackwater Falls State Park begins online ticket sales for sled run

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    CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia State Parks officials today announced that tickets for the sled run at Blackwater Falls State Park are now available...
    A composite photo shows the West Virginia University PRT system as it appears now and in the 1970s.

    At 50 years, West Virginia University celebrates its ground-breaking PRT system

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    MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The familiar hum of the gold and blue "Personal Rapid Transit" cars has been part of life at West Virginia University...
    Historic Movie Theaters in West Virginia: The marquee over the Star Theater in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, glows in the Potomac night.

    Historic movie theaters in West Virginia: reviving a cultural legacy in...

    West Virginia State Parks Foundation

    West Virginia State Parks Foundation awarded $17,500 grant for forestry work

    Great Cacapon Bridge

    Six West Virginia landmarks added to the National Register of Historic...

    Stone walls along Richwood Avenue in Morgantown, West Virginia, will now be added to the national register.

    Historic stone walls in Morgantown, West Virginia, added to the national...

    Recreation

    The annual Monster Trout Contest gives anglers and their families a chance to reel in trophy-sized fish while enjoying peak fall foliage.
    Fishing

    Monster trout contest returns to West Virginia as fall fishing season heats up

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    CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia officials have announced the return of the state’s fourth annual Monster Trout Contest, giving anglers and their families a...
    The Nuttalburg tipple greets visitors to a remote corner of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.
    Recreation

    Eight ghost towns in southern West Virginia worth visiting

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    THURMOND, W.Va. — One of the richest aspects of history in southern West Virginia involves coal mining. Following the Civil War, coal production in...
    Brett McMillion, director of the W.Va. DNR, says he hopes more wild turkeys appear on dining room tables throughout West Virginia this Thanksgiving. (Photo: W.Va. Dept. of Commerce)
    Hunting

    2025 wild turkey hunting season in West Virginia to launch October 11

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    CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Wild turkey hunting will return to West Virginia when the fall season’s first segment opens in all 55 counties on October...

    Lore and Legend

    In the wooded hills of northern West Virginia, Vegetable Main appeared in 1968.

    The legend of the Vegetable Man: How a bloodsucking alien left...

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    FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A lesser-known encounter with an extraordinary Mountain State cryptid is still capturing the imagination of West Virginians a half century later. On...
    Woodburn Hall at West Virginia University looms over a Halloween scene.

    Professors at WVU trace Halloween through ancient, cross-cultural traditions

    The legendary lost silver mine of Johnathan Swift may have been delved near the forks of the Big Sandy River.

    Account claims lost Swift silver mine delved near Big Sandy River...

    Shenandoah Folk Song: The Shenandoah at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

    Shenandoah folk song: tracing the origins and meaning of a beloved...

    Gray Barker in West Virginia

    How an obscure, mysterious writer in West Virginia invented UFO lore...

    Real Estate

    A catch-and-release trout stream, Barkers Creek babbles on its way past the McKinney Homestead.

    West Virginia woodland for sale on Barker’s Creek offers mountain serenity

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    MULLENS, W.Va. — Nestled deep within the wooded hollows of West Virginia, where trout streams meander through rhododendron and ridgelines roll like waves, a...
    Retro store for sale near the Hatfield McCoy Trails

    Retro commercial realty for sale near Hatfield-McCoy ATV trails in West...

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    PINEVILLE, W.Va. — Once a gathering place for miners and families on the Guyandotte River, a vintage curb-service restaurant, service station, and boarding house...
    Stars spin above the Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory.

    Nightfall’s Value: Light pollution can diminish real estate worth in W.Va.

    Commercial real estate near New River Gorge National Park

    Federal downsizing creates real estate opportunity near new national park

    Dr. Greg Dahl is working to improve the urban landscape in West Virginia.

    Want to increase your property value? Plant a shade tree, West...

    David Sibray In Collins Lobby

    Wife demanded millionaire husband build apartments at Bramwell, W.Va.

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