Bungee Jumping Coming To Harpers Ferry This Spring
A Canadian company plans to open a bungee jumping site at an abandoned quarry in Harpers Ferry this May.
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November 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 NewsUPDATE: Grant County Wildfire is 90 Percent Contained
Updated on Monday, October 23 at 3:49 p.m.The nearly 200-acre wildfire in a remote area of Grant County is now 90 percent contained. As of Friday, no…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSome Call Him Brian Wilson's Musical Offspring... but that's Mr. Husband to You!
"For better or worse, I can’t seem to do anything other than exactly what I feel compelled to do any given day, can’t seem to make a type of music just…
Continue Reading Take Me to More News'A Change of Tune' Interviews New God
This week, "A Change of Tune" host Joni Deutsch interviews Petersburg-native Kenny Tompkins about New God, Tompkins' Baltimore-based art pop band that…
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How We Chose the Eight West Virginia Contestants For "Turn This Town Around"
“Turn This Town Around” is a unique and groundbreaking project to select two West Virginia communities to receive training, coaching, and technical…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsVOTE: Which Two West Virginia Towns Should Get "Turned Around"?
It’s been a rough month in West Virginia, with the water crisis and all the negative, stereotypical coverage of Appalachia around the 50th anniversary of…
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