West Virginia Tourism

A new multistate grant is designed to help develop Appalachia’s outdoor tourism industry.

A ribbon cutting Friday at Ritchie County’s North Bend State Park celebrated more than $5.7 million in upgrades.

On this West Virginia Morning, we talk elections with West Virginia’s Secretary of State Mac Warner. Also, in this show, the House of Delegates is considering a bill that would prohibit K-12 public schools and county boards of education from mandating masks for its students and employees, and we hear the latest on tourism efforts in the state.

A new road makes it easier to get from the Washington, D.C. metro area to the rugged backwoods of Tucker County, West Virginia, where nearly 130,000 of acres of state and federal land are accessible to the public. Instead of a four or five hours up winding mountain roads, the new easy, breezy four-lane now shrinks the drive to less than three hours. The growing number of visitors has boosted business — but it’s also strained the resources of a county with one stoplight and just 7,000 year-round residents.

While the coronavirus pandemic has all but halted out-of-state travelers and tourism in West Virginia, there are ways for residents to safely leave home,…

Bethesda Game Studios' "Fallout 76" video game hit store shelves this week. West Virginia Tourism officials are hoping to promote the state to a wider…

West Virginia tourism officials are creating a trail that will highlight the state's haunted history.The state Division of Tourism is taking suggestions…

On West Virginia Morning, the song “Frosty the Snowman” has a West Virginia connection. The man who wrote it lived in Mineral County. And reporter Roxy…

The second meeting of the SCORE task force met in Fayette County Tuesday night. SCORE, Southern Coalfields Organizing and Revitalizing the Economy, is an…

An audit says the Hatfield McCoy Recreation Authority isn't following state purchasing, ethics and employee bonus laws.Legislative Auditor Aaron Allred…