Two major mountain ranges—the Allegheny Mountains and the Cumberland Mountains—cut across West Virginia. Both are part of the larger Appalachian Mountain system and play a crucial role in the state’s ...

Dear Levi: I've read about an increasing population of black bear in West Virginia. What should I do if I encounter a bear in the woods? Is this something I need to be concerned about?

A 967-acre portion of the nearly 3,000-acre Sand Hill Wildlife Management Area in northern West Virginia has been closed to public access, according to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.

ELKINS, W.Va. — Four theaters in West Virginia have been added to the state’s historic theater trail, established in 2010 to boost cultural and economic growth in Mountain State downtowns and rural ...

CUNARD, W.Va. — Tales of a "monster" said to haunt the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia have surfaced in recent years, and a lodging entrepreneur who's developed a cryptid ...

CLAY, W.Va. — In 2020, Kentucky fiddler Tyler Childers released his fourth studio album, Long Violent History, a collection of traditional fiddle tunes. Among the selections is his interpretation of ...

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) has announced the provision of $511,427 in Airport Infrastructure Grants from the Federal Aviation Administration for five rural West Virginia airports. The ...

More than 2,300 West Virginians have signed up so far for 'Grow This: WV Garden Challenge,' an annual program by the West Virginia University Extension Service’s Family Nutrition Program that ...

A room built from a boat. Folk art from the Civil War. A carving that appears to predate all else by a century. The Tyree Tavern is full of mysteries, and author and historian David Sibray is ...

WVU Professor Christine Schimmel recommends parents be open with their children. (Photo courtesy Joel Overbeck) Transparent communication between caregivers and their children is key in mitigating ...

A West Virginia University researcher says exercising on local rail trails has doubled during the pandemic and is safe as long as people use best practices to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

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 a single year, which was also the ...