The Monongahela National Forest in May 2026 announced the acquisition of a new 427-acre tract connecting Laurel Fork ...

ELKINS, W.Va (WDTV) - The Monongahela National Forest announced it has purchased the Cunningham Knob Addition, a 427-acre tract in Randolph County, from The Nature Conservancy. Forest officials said ...

If you’re up for flying a kite this summer, why not go way, way up to the highest elevation in the state to accentuate the altitude? As you might recall from your eighth grade civics class (if you ...

sunrise over Spruce Knob Lake in Monongahela National Forest of eastern West Virginia - Andriy Blokhin/Shutterstock Since the Appalachian Mountains are so vast — they stretch from Newfoundland and ...

The Christmas season is here, and WXII 12 has put together a list of Christmas tree providers to help you find that perfect pine, fir, or spruce to put presents under. Get the latest news stories of ...

DAVIS, W.Va. — When the first sharp chill settles over the Allegheny highlands and the red spruce stands take on a bronze cast, peak fall color in West Virginia begins its slow, spectacular climb down ...

When Burl Ives sang "Silver and gold decorations, on every Christmas tree" in "Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer," he surely didn't know that Christmas trees actually have gold inside their needles — but ...

This year, a nearly full moon will make observing the Perseids harder. Here, a meteor is seen on August 3, 2025, in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. NASA / Bill Ingalls The popular Perseid meteor shower ...

On the evening of Aug. 3, 2025, NASA photographer Bill Ingalls captured a fleeting 'shooting star' over the night skies in West Virginia during two different meteor showers. As these events continue ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ELKINS, W.Va. (WBOY) — Part of Spruce Mountain Road, the access road to West Virginia’s highest point, will be closed until August ...

ELKINS, W.Va. (WBOY) — Part of Spruce Mountain Road, the access road to West Virginia’s highest point, will be closed until August. The Monongahela National Forest said Friday that heavy rainfall on ...

A portion of Spruce Mountain Road, the primary access route to Spruce Knob — the highest point in West Virginia — is closed until August following a landslide caused by severe rainfall on July 14, ...