GREEN BANK, W.Va. — The universe whispers in radio waves, and if we listen carefully, we can hear its stories, but to listen, we must remain very quiet. One of the quietest places on Earth, Green Bank provided scientists the silence they needed to conduct their experiments, to listen. Green Bank, West Virginia, is home … Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Travel safety in West Virginia is shaped less by headline-grabbing crime and more by geography, weather, and the realities of rural travel. For West Virginians and the growing number of tourists drawn by the state’s mountains, rivers, and small towns, that distinction matters.Recent tourism data show steady growth in outdoor recreation, heritage … Read more
PHILIPPI, W.Va. — Did Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis secretly meet in what is now West Virginia just days after the first land battle of the Civil War?It is a question that’s lingered for more than a century and a half, whispered in local lore, debated by historians, and preserved in the pages of the … Read more
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University and the WVU Health System together generate $14.3 billion in annual economic impact in West Virginia, accounting for approximately 17% of the state’s gross domestic product, according to a newly released independent study.The analysis, conducted by national consulting firm Tripp Umbach, found the combined operations at the university and … Read more
FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — In West Virginia, spring doesn’t begin on a single date. It begins with a sound.On mild late-winter evenings, a high, piping chorus rises from ponds, wetlands, and roadside ditches across central Appalachia. These are spring peepers—tiny tree frogs whose mating calls are among the earliest signs that winter is loosening its grip … Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginians like to say, “If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes.” In the Allegheny Mountains, that old line turns from a joke into a forecasting rule.From Preston and Tucker counties south through Webster and Greenbrier and into the high ridges near Snowshoe Mountain, the Alleghenies acts like the state’s … Read more
