West Virginia hunters harvested 2,756 black bears during the combined 2021 archery and firearms seasons, a 22 percent decrease compared to the 2020 harvest of 3,541 bears.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

MOUNT HOPE, W.Va. — Thousands of scouts attend the Boy Scouts of America Jamboree in southern West Virginia, filling a virtual city of some 10,000 acres built around outdoor recreation at the edge of ...

As farmers' markets open for the season, WVU specialists are providing recommendations to help market managers and vendors safely sell their products.

Work is underway on new access sites at Clendenin and Big Chimney. Additionally, upgrades are being made to existing sites along the river, according to Governor Jim Justice. "The Elk River is a ...

Charles Lieb included this unflattering sketch of western Virginia bushwhackers in his 1862 account of his time as Union Quartermaster in the region. He was removed from his position on suspicion of ...

The W.Va. Division of Natural Resources and U.S. Geological Survey have confirmed that a northern snakehead fish was killed in another body of water and illegally dumped into Opequon Creek near W.Va.

West Virginia has launched a citizen science project to track the distribution of box turtles and is asking the public to report sightings of this important but declining reptile.

Though there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in West Virginia, Dr. Clay Marsh of West Virginia University is advising Mountaineers to employ precautions when traveling for spring break. The ...