CHARLESTON, W.Va. — From mountaintop resorts and lakeside parks to historic river towns and courthouse squares, West Virginia offers some of Appalachia’s most memorable Independence Day celebrations.

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — It happens often enough that locals know where the conversation is headed. A visitor walks into a shop or hotel and asks a front-desk clerk a seemingly simple question: “So, ...

A new study finds that thousands of small mountain streams feeding the Elk River play a major role in Charleston's drinking ...

Born in England and remembered as "Mad Anne" Bailey, this frontier scout became one of the most celebrated women in West ...

Known simply as "The Mingo," the statue is among Wheeling's most recognizable landmarks. Thousands of motorists pass it each ...

GRANDVIEW, W.Va. — Most visitors come to New River Gorge National Park and Preserve to hike its rugged trails, paddle its legendary whitewater, or stand in awe at the sweeping views from Grandview.

For generations, travelers on US 60 have stopped to admire Cathedral Falls, one of West Virginia's most beloved and ...

In September 1777, a militia force traveling along the Ohio River near present-day McMechen walked into a deadly ambush that ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia is not the largest state east of the Mississippi River. It does not have the region’s tallest mountains, largest national park, or most extensive wilderness system.