They appear on maps and enter conversations ... By 1796, the city of Alexandria had been ceded by Virginia into the District of Columbia — and one street was created to boost the infrastructure ...

We can think of cemeteries as spooky places scarred by sadness, or as beautiful and instructive windows into the lives of ...

Berkeley Springs State Park sits right in the middle of town—the only state park located within a town center in West Virginia. What looks like a modest town square actually contains the famous warm ...

Nestled in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia, Berkeley Springs might look like your typical small town at first glance—historic buildings lining the main street, friendly locals who still wave at ...

Virginia used to be a much larger state. We asked Virginia Humanities for insight into why and how West Virginia cleaved off from our commonwealth in 1863. Here are excerpts from the organization ...

a 2.0 magnitude earthquake hit about 3 miles east-southeast of Sykesville just before midnight, and it was felt as far north as the Pennsylvania line and as far south as Virginia and West Virginia ...

Flood watch includes Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland The flood watch includes portions of Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland. In Virginia, the flood watch includes Albemarle, Augusta ...

Former West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, who served as a centrist Democrat for most of his career before becoming an independent last spring, denounced his state’s move to ban ranked-choice voting ...

The Mountaineers started the season 13-0 before finishing nonconference play 15-1. West Virginia began its Big 12 slate on the road at Oklahoma State. Two games were canceled due to wildfires ...

WHEELING — The West Virginia Board of Education has stripped the Tyler County Board of Education of its decision making powers, and directed State Superintendent Michele Blatt to find and hire ...

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