8 W.Va. Sites Added To National Register Of Historic Places
Eight historic sites across West Virginia have been added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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Tucker County Mystery And From Mothman To The Silver Bridge, This West Virginia Morning
A group of Tucker County residents are asking the Intermediate Court of Appeals for help learning about a proposed power plant in their community. Also, we hear the second part of our look back at reporting from Point Pleasant columnist Mary Hyre as she went from writing about the "Mason County Monster" to the Silver Bridge collapse in a little more than a year.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFrom Mothman To The Silver Bridge: 13 Months In The Life Of A Local Journalist
WVPB steps back in time to explore some of the first news stories written about what has arguably become West Virginia’s most beloved cryptid.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMothman Festival Celebrates W.Va. Legend, Packs International Paranormal Punch
The largest paranormal gathering in the eastern United States happens this weekend in Point Pleasant. The annual Mothman Festival commemorates the sighting of an infamous, red-eyed legend with wings. Wh...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFlood Preps Increase Along Ohio River
Flood warnings continued on Thursday for West Virginia communities along the Ohio River. Two counties are hoping for the best, but bracing for the worst.
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Point Pleasant's Silver Bridge Disaster In 1967 Improved Bridge Safety
The Silver Bridge collapse, on the Ohio River at Point Pleasant, killed 46 people. After it, the Federal Highway Administration began using National Bridge Inspection Standards.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNucor Steel West Virginia Officially Unveiled In Point Pleasant
Nucor, a Charlotte, NC-based manufacturing company, announced plans to build a $2.7 billion steel mill facility near Apple Grove in Mason County at a press conference at Point Pleasant High School. It’s expected to be operational by 2024.
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