CLAY, W.Va. — In 2020, Kentucky fiddler Tyler Childers released his fourth studio album, Long Violent History, a collection of traditional fiddle tunes. Among the selections is his interpretation of ...

CUNARD, W.Va. — Tales of a "monster" said to haunt the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia have surfaced in recent years, and a lodging entrepreneur who's developed a cryptid ...

Morning fog gathers in the canyon of the Cheat River at Coopers Rock. (Photo courtesy W.Va. State Parks) ...

Seth Spry, of Lumberport, caught a 26.26-inch, 9.85-pound largemouth bass at a private pond in Harrison County.

Justin Connor's record Blue Catfish promises to be one of many to be taken in West Virginia as trophies grow.

Roman Catholics are now among the largest denominations in West Virginia's northern panhandle.

West Virginia Explorer editor David Sibray visits the grave of the unknown priest on Glen Dale Heights, West Virginia.

The mouth of the Salt River appears in the middle distance beyond a railroad bridge, which has since been removed. (Photo courtesy Duranny Walls) ...

A 1909 mapping shows several structures near the mouth of Salt River.

David Sibray picks his way across Big Branch, which can be too high to safely cross after a heavy rain.

David Sibray examines a bloodroot flower, one of the first wildflowers to bloom along the trail.

A dedicated student of botany, West Virginia Explorer editor David Sibray will be attending the St. Albans event April 12., 2025.