The Cheat River flows pale green and slate gray, glistening in the sunshine as it gathers speed, turns to whitewater and drops between rocks on the way toward the Monongahela River.

ALBRIGHT, W.Va. (WBOY) — The annual Cheat River Festival was held Saturday in Albright to celebrate the rejuvenation of the Cheat River and raise funds for the Friends of the Cheat. As the ...

News Cheat River in middle of a “rebirth” By Sunshine Wiles June 20, 2016 - 2:33 pm Cheat Canyon near High Falls, photo credit Kent Mason MORGANTOWN, W.Va.

ALBRIGHT, W.Va. — A conservation organization dedicated to improvements to the Cheat River is ready to take the next step on the long restoration of the water way. The Friends of Cheat recently ...

The two-decade effort to reclaim the Cheat River and its tributaries fits into a broader push to grow tourism in West Virginia, where visitors already spend about $4.5 billion annually.

West Virginia has joined conservationists to protect the Cheat River Canyon, collectively buying 3,800 acres to help ensure cleaner water and wildlife and boost tourism, one likely growth sector ...

The state recently joined conservationists to protect the Cheat River's eight-mile whitewater canyon, collectively buying 3,800 acres from timber investors for $7 million.