West Virginia is home to fourteen species of bats, from the common big brown bat to the very rare Rafinesque’s big-eared bat.

West Virginia's stunning natural landscape is home to plenty of water features. However, the state's beautiful waterways also ...

New laws in Montana and West Virginia, effective in July, allow optometrists to perform laser surgeries. Fourteen U.S. states now permit optometric laser surgery. Starting in July, optometrists in ...

The West Virginia Supreme Court’s refusal this week to answer a certified question from the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, concerning the role of prescription drug sales in the state’s ...

Workplace sexual harassment can be a major issue in the restaurant industry. In this latest case at Chuck E. Cheese, two of the four plaintiffs were younger than 18 when employed by the chain ...

With temperatures warming up, southern West Virginians can expect to see some new visitors in their yards – snakes. Kevin Oxenrider, Amphibian and Reptile Program Leader with the West Virginia ...

as well as terrestrial snakes like rat snakes and garter snakes,” said A-Z Animals. Lake Martin, formed by the Martin Dam on the Tallapoosa River, stands as one of the largest and most impressive ...

The most common snake photos it receives are garter snakes, water snakes, rat snakes, milk snakes, racers, brown snakes and ringneck snakes.Occasionally, it gets photos of hognose snakes ...

Culloden, West Virginia — It's generally not socially acceptable to air a person's dirty laundry. But in the case of foster mother Kari Cox of Culloden, West Virginia, the sheer volume of her ...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — Cryptid festivals are a staple in West Virginia and are some of the most well-attended events throughout the year; if you have a favorite West Virginia monster, it probably ...

I JUST STARTED clearing last fall’s leaves from areas around the house where I grew up and my mother lived on her own for 20 years. One day my mom was waiting in the driveway for a bus that she ...

May has been declared West Virginia No-Kill Shelter Month by Gov. Patrick Morrisey, an effort that underlines the state’s commitment to ending the unnecessary euthanization of dogs and cats at ...