The Hunter's Moon rises over West Virginia, recalling Appalachian traditions of hunting, harvesting, and planting by the ...

West Virginia’s convention and visitors bureaus emerged largely after the adoption of the state’s Hotel Occupancy Tax law in 1985. Under West Virginia Code §7-18-1, counties and municipalities were ...

Mature trees can increase home values, lower energy bills, and cool neighborhoods. Research reveals why wealthier communities ...

In 1975, dozens of birdwatchers believed they'd discovered one of America's rarest birds at a West Virginia state park.

The National Radio Quiet Zone is an area of nearly 13,000 square miles located in the mountainous eastern United States in which radio transmissions are restricted to aide scientific research and ...

The Cranesville Swamp is protected within the Cranesville Swamp Nature Preserve. Cranesville Swamp Preserve is a nature sanctuary that protects a 1,600-acre natural area in eastern Preston County, ...

Saint Marys is renowned for its Main Street, which accomodates a railroad. According to Creel, Mary appeared to him one night as the steamer upon which he was traveling passed the point on the Ohio ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginians searching for Bigfoot may have better luck than almost anyone else in America, according to a new national ranking that places the Mountain State second for ...

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — After nearly six years as America’s newest national park, the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve is entering a new phase of tourism promotion as the designation passes to ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Eight West Virginia agricultural projects have received federal grants, including those focused on expanding forest farming, developing food products from native pawpaws, and ...

West Virginia's mountains and Renaissance Festival grounds became a medieval kingdom in an award-winning fantasy film ...