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BECKLEY, W.Va. — Weeks before autumn color spreads across West Virginia’s highest mountains, abundant summer rainfall is providing some of the ingredients that could help produce a brilliant fall foliage season.

But whether the state’s forests turn spectacular shades of red, orange, and gold will increasingly depend on what happens next.


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VALLEY GROVE, W.Va. — Fishing access at Bear Rock Lakes Wildlife Management Area near Wheeling will temporarily close as the W.Va. Division of Natural Resources begin...


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POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — On Aug. 18, 1749, French soldiers stopped at the mouth of the Kanawha River in present-day Point Pleasant and buried a lead plate beneath an elm tree—a declaration of ownership in a territorial struggle that, wi...


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PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Environmental testing following the massive July warehouse fire in Parkersburg has detected low concentrations of contaminants in some soil, produce, vegetation and honey samples, although state officials say results ...


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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Imagine wagering $10 on your phone that six different football teams will win their games. Five win; the sixth loses; you get nothing.

But instead of feeling as though you made a bad bet, you might feel as though you almost won. Within seconds, your phone offers you the chance to put more money on another game and try again.

What happens in t...


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