Pro Bike Races Return To Charleston
The 2026 USA Cycling Professional Road National Championships will take place June 16-21 on the roads of downtown Charleston.
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Federal Funds To Help Improve Local Waterways
The Biden administration has committed to investing in the nation’s infrastructure, and that includes natural infrastructure like rivers and waterways.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNovember 4, 1985: Flooding from Tropical Storm Juan
In the predawn hours of November 4, 1985, a large band of rain began forming from North Carolina to West Virginia. The storm was stronger than most…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFrom Polluted to Playground: It's Taken 25 Years to Clean Up the Cheat River
On a recent sunny Wednesday, Paul Ziemkiewicz, director of West Virginia University’s Water Research Institute, was standing on a bridge looking out at…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsEfforts to Save the Cheat River Clearer
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…
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DEP: Old Mine Likely Cause of Orange Rocks in Cheat River
State regulators say a discharge of water from an old mine is the likely cause of orange rocks in the Cheat River.Boaters reported seeing orange rocks at…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFeds Award Grant to Improve Cheat River Access
The federal government has awarded a $24,000 grant to improve access to the Cheat River in Preston County.Friends of the Cheat executive director Amanda…
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