Grave Marker Dedication Honors Black Activist Bessie Woodson Yancey
A grave marker dedication was held this month for an Appalachian activist who died decades ago.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsInside Appalachia’s What’s in a Name segment explores the history and folklore of the names of Appalachian places. For the latest segment, we dug a little…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsIt is a hot, muggy day along the Monongahela river. Zoma Archambault is standing on a small, sandy beach about 10 minutes from Morgantown. It is one of…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA raft of garbage covers a swath of the Monongahela River in northern West Virginia, a dozen miles upstream from the drinking water intake for 100,000…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe 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…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsRecreational boaters can travel the Upper Monongahela River without hindrance for the first time in several years.The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers agreed…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsState environmental regulators are investigating a sheen on the Monongahela River in Fairmont.The Department of Environmental Protection tells media…
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