This edition of Weather On The Water is showcasing the New River and some of the cool features about it! Skip to content. Birthdays and Anniversaries. Regional Obituaries.

Countless sources list the river as the second oldest, the first being the Nile River in Africa. [Philip Prince] Really, at the end of the day, geologically, there's no way to know if it really is ...

A. There are two persistent “facts” about the New River that pop up often and for many of us might be the only two things we think we know about it.

THE NEW RIVER is many things—­gorgeous, deserted, dangerous—but new isn’t one of them. It was named unwittingly, so the story goes, after traders labeled each landmark “new lake,” “new stream,” and so ...

The New River is one of the oldest rivers in the world. It is also unlike other rivers where it flows northerly, and with it’s age, it can also be a dangerous river for those who are not prepared.

More than 70,000 acres of West Virginia’s New River Gorge became the nation’s 63rd national park early this year. The new designation is an upgrade from its previous status as a national river ...