New River Gorge National Park Wins Coveted Travel Ranking
The New River Gorge National Park and Preserve has been listed as the nation's top underrated travel destination by U.S. News and World Report.
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W.Va. Population Continues To Fall
The U.S. Census Bureau recently released adjusted data on the population from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. West Virginia didn’t fare well overall. The ...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Wildfire And Appalachia’s Declining Population, This West Virginia Morning
High winds Wednesday fanned more than 20 fires across the state, and the largest of those fires is still burning. Also, we speak with a journalist who has been covering population decline in central Appalachia.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsReport: Counties In Fracking Boom Have Lost Jobs, Population
The Ohio River Valley Institute has been tracking the natural gas industry since the beginning of the fracking boom nearly two decades ago.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWhat's Slowing Mountain State's Population Loss? Immigration
International migration added more than 2,800 residents. Another 500, and the state would have broken even.
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Census: Most Of State's Largest Cities Shrank From 2022 To 2023
Of the state’s 15 largest cities, only Morgantown and Bridgeport gained population from July 1, 2022, to July 1, 2023, according to new U.S. Census data.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOnly 8 Counties See Growth In State, Most In Eastern Panhandle
Only eight of West Virginia's 55 counties grew in population from 2022 to 2023. Most of these were clustered in the Eastern Panhandle and Potomac Highlands regions.
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