A now near-ghost town in West Virginia was once the home of a lavish hotel, known as a “historic spot for trouble”, that hosted a continuous poker game that lasted over a decade.

Bodie, California Nestled in the heart of California, Bodie once thrived as a bustling gold-mining town during the late 1800s. A magnet for prospectors and adventurers, Bodie boasted over 10,000 ...

Echoes of the Past' is an article series exploring connections between the WVU sports, the state of West Virginia, and ...

It’s interesting how the southwest metropolitan area of the Twin Cities grew into a patchwork of cities, but there might have been more today if a few more places had survived. Today, we consider them ...

Davis and Ware want to use the church that once divided McDowell County into miners and management to reclaim what has been ...

The demand for clean water in McDowell County is but one element of a groundswell of community-based activism to reclaim and ...

Its economy is tied to that of the nearby City of Saint Albans, West Virginia, and the larger Charleston Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes more than 250,000 residents. Kayaks gathered at ...

Main Street in the national historic district in Clendenin, West Virginia, looks toward the Elk and Big Sandy ... In 1846, a seam of cannel coal was discovered at nearby Falling Rock, which became a ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — West Virginia exports more coal to China than any other state and some producers have expressed serious concerns over a potential trade war. Countermeasures to ...

For the first time this season, the West Virginia Mountaineers will bust out the all-black "Coal Rush" uniforms Saturday evening against the Utah Utes. Last year, the Mountaineers didn't have much ...

The Climate Change Superfund Law, which the lawsuit aims to block, would require the largest fossil fuel companies to pay a ...

Israel forces began military operation in Jenin last month Israel says aim is to suppress Iran-backed militant groups UN Palestinian relief agency says Jenin now a 'ghost town JENIN, West Bank ...