McDowell County, the southernmost county in West Virginia (WV), was created in 1858 and named in ... Author and NASA engineer Homer Hickham documented his childhood in the 1950s in Coalwood, in ...

both follow Homer’s story of growing up in Coalwood, West Virginia with a dream of building rockets. Although some details had to be adapted to fit the length of a movie, did that really warrant ...

John (Chris Cooper), in the small mining town of Coalwood, West Virginia in 1957. Although Homer had been taught from an early age that his only future was to become a miner like everyone else in ...

She feels such a loss. She said she and Bishop also had several common interests including their love of Coalwood, West Virginia. “My husband and I, every year we would go to Coalwood, West Virginia, ...

House Concurrent Resolution 33 wants the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to consider renaming it to Trump Mountain five years ...

A resolution filed in the West Virginia House of Delegates is seeking to rename Spruce Knob, the state’s highest point, as ...

Lawmakers in West Virginia introduced a resolution that would recognize the tallest point in the Mountain State as “Trump Mountain.” ...

A lawsuit involving 17 states, including West Virginia, is sparking questions about preserving the rights of people who have ...

FAIRMONT, W.Va (WDTV) - New inductees have been announced for the 2025 West Virginia Country Music Hall of Fame today. The ...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — One person was taken to a hospital after an explosion in a West Virginia neighborhood and nearby homes were evacuated, officials said. The explosion happened Sunday in ...

West Virginia University center Eduardo Andre (0) blocks the shot of Iowa State forward Joshua Johnson while WVU guards Toby Okani (5) and Joseph Yesufu (1) contest the shot. / Christopher Hall ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- West Virginia celebrated the life of NBA great Jerry West, the school's all-time leading scorer, at its sellout game Saturday against No. 2 Iowa State, and announced at ...