This week’s West Virginia history highlights include Alderson’s famous lion, Sam Huff’s birthday and the Battle of Point ...

Gov. Patrick Morrisey and Tourism Secretary Kayla Kessinger unveiled “Mountain Moves” at Oak Hill Middle School on Monday, ...

The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. June 15, 1876: Attorney and civil right ...

This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and science podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Blair Mountain, in southern West Virginia, is a bit under 2,000 ...

West Virginia abolished the death penalty in 1965, but bills have been proposed as recently as 2026 pushing to reinstate the death penalty for select crimes.

Gov. Patrick Morrisey and Secretary of Tourism Kayla Kessinger today unveiled ‘Mountain Moves’ at Oak Hill Middle School on Monday, a new educational board game designed to engage eighth-grade ...

West Virginia’s creeks, branches, forks and licks have stories behind their names. A geographer’s New River study reveals ...

For West Virginia University professor and musician Chris Haddox, preserving Southern West Virginia’s musical history has ...

The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. Jan. 18, 1842: Wayne County was established ...