3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1418+ words) BECKLEY, W.Va. — A West Virginia city near the nation’s newest national park is developing a recreational trail system that could exceed 40 miles—part of an effort to transform it from a transportation center into an outdoor destination. About 14 miles of…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1438+ words) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Daniel Boone is remembered as a great figure of the Kentucky frontier, but a surviving document in his own hand illuminates a lesser-known chapter of his life. The famed frontiersman spent years in what’s now West Virginia, where…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1522+ words) NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. — More than 20 brick plants once crowded what’s now a scenic stretch of the Ohio River, producing millions of bricks shipped to Pittsburgh and to cities hundreds of miles away, transforming a small West Virginia community into a…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1074+ words) MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — Behind stone walls 24 feet high, as many as 2,000 people at a time were once confined in a massive Gothic prison that spanned three city blocks in the heart of this Ohio River community. For 129 years, the West Virginia…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (674+ words) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s 2026 Vacation Guide has won a national tourism marketing award as distribution of the printed publication has climbed past 350,000 copies, the West Virginia Department of Tourism said. The guide received a 2026 U.S. Travel ESTO Award for…...

3+ week, 14+ hour ago   (1217+ words) PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Long before bottles of detergent and wrapped bars of soap became fixtures in West Virginia homes, some families made a cleaning agent from two things they already had—wood ashes and leftover animal fat. According to an account…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (760+ words) SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — About an hour’s drive from Washington, D.C., a West Virginia university will mark the 30th anniversary of a festival founded to challenge stereotypes about Appalachia and introduce audiences to the region’s cultural traditions. Shepherd University will celebrate its…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1276+ words) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Before Wikipedia existed, WVExplorer.com helped people navigate the Mountain State. More than 25 years later, it reaches more than 100,000 readers each month who seek information on places to visit, things to do, and communities to explore. “That’s what…...