Gearing Up for X-treme Weekend
Last Updated: 3:35 PM 05/15/08 -
Waynesboro is gearing up for a big weekend. The city is hosting its X-treme fest. (Full Story) |
Visitor Center Closing
Last Updated: 11:06 AM 05/09/08 -
Monticello's visitor center will close next month in preparation for a new facility that is expected to open in November. (Full Story) |
Historic Trails Bill Signed
Last Updated: 11:04 AM 05/09/08 -
President Bush has signed legislation creating two historic trails. (Full Story) |
Highlighting Virginia's Tourism
Last Updated: 5:28 PM 05/06/08 -
Virginia's state tourism office will join with travel partners across the state to highlight the power of tourism during National Tourism Week, from May 10 -18. (Full Story) |
Film Crew in Fishersville
Last Updated: 4:16 PM 05/02/08 -
Capital Media Enterprise was at Augusta Expoland to film scenes for its G-rated family film, "Scramble," Thursday. (Full Story) |
Pie Competition
Last Updated: 2:36 PM 05/02/08 -
It's apple blossom time in Winchester and people are celebrating all week long as part of the 81st annual Apple Blossom Festival. (Full Story) |
Knott's Hometown Plans Celebration
Last Updated: 5:35 PM 05/01/08 -
Don Knotts' hometown is planning a summer celebration to honor the late actor. (Full Story) |
Video Game Ratings
Last Updated: 3:10 PM 05/01/08 -
After Tuesday's release of the video game Grand Theft Auto IV, critics and parents alike are pointing to the violence and sexuality contained in the game. (Full Story) |
Museum Cutting Ticket Prices
Last Updated: 12:17 PM 05/01/08 -
One of Washington's new high-priced museums is lowering its admission fee in response to the economic slowdown. (Full Story) |
Asylum "Ghost Hunters" Episode to Air
Last Updated: 10:48 AM 04/30/08 -
It's time to find out what, if anything, the famed Sci Fi Channel "Ghost Hunters" crew found at West Virginia's most famous mental hospital. (Full Story) |
Grand Theft Auto IV Comes Out
Last Updated: 2:44 PM 04/29/08 -
For all those gamers out there, Tuesday's a big day as the video game, Grand Theft Auto IV, hit stores earlier in the morning. (Full Story) |
VA Senate Honors Heston
Last Updated: 10:43 AM 04/24/08 -
The Virginia state Senate has approved a resolution commemorating actor and gun rights champion Charlton Heston. (Full Story) |
Promoting Green Tourism
Last Updated: 11:20 AM 04/18/08 -
Virginia tourism officials are promoting environmentally friendly attractions. (Full Story) |
Caverns Reopen
Last Updated: 8:06 AM 04/18/08 -
Seneca Caverns, the largest caverns in West Virginia, opened again Thursday. (Full Story) |
Idol Winner at Apple Blossom Festival
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Some big news for all of you American Idol fans out there. (Full Story) |
Is Strongest Man Smarter than a Fifth Grader?
Last Updated: 10:18 AM 04/18/08 -
Phil Pfister, winner of the 2006 World's Strongest Man competition, is out to prove there's some brains behind his brawn. (Full Story) |
New Journalism Museum Opens
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A brand new repository for all things journalism is opening with great fanfare. The Newseum celebrated its grand opening in Washington Friday. (Full Story) |
Guidebook to Washington Heritage Trail
Last Updated: 12:56 PM 04/10/08 -
After two years, tourists finally have a guidebook for the 136-mile driving route known as the Washington Heritage Trail. (Full Story) |
Folk Festival Leaves East Coast
Last Updated: 5:26 PM 04/09/08 -
The National Folk Festival is heading West for the first time in years this summer, and organizers hope attendance will hit six figures. (Full Story) |
Coach Ready to Rumble for a Good Cause
Last Updated: 8:23 AM 04/05/08 -
We're used to seeing Chris Dodson stomping around the gym at Spotswood High School as the school's girls' basketball coach. But this weekend, we'll see another side of Coach Dodson. (Full Story) |
Webb on TV Sunday
Last Updated: 4:46 PM 04/04/08 -
Senator Jim Webb will be on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" on Sunday. (Full Story) |
Documentary on Hechler
Last Updated: 5:59 PM 04/03/08 -
Filmmakers would be hard-pressed to sum up Ken Hechler's 93 years in a two-hour documentary. (Full Story) |
Nurse Trial Show to Air
Last Updated: 11:10 AM 04/04/08 -
The case of a former Morgantown nurse convicted of killing her husband will be highlighted on an Oxygen Network show this weekend. (Full Story) |
Art Show for Sexual Violence Awareness
Last Updated: 1:22 PM 04/03/08 -
April is both National Sexual Violence Awareness Month and National Child Abuse Prevention Month. One organization is using art to help raise awareness. (Full Story) |
Special Exhibit at Hardesty Higgins
Last Updated: 2:33 PM 04/03/08 -
Tourists visiting the Hardesty Higgins House in Harrisonburg will soon see a version of historic downtown from the Civil War era. (Full Story) |
Montpelier Visitors Up
Last Updated: 11:19 AM 04/02/08 -
Officials at James Madison's Montpelier say the estate in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains is attracting more visitors. (Full Story) |
Clarksburg Teen on MTV Show
Last Updated: 6:02 PM 04/01/08 -
Clarksburg teenager A.J. Warne is being featured this week on an episode of the MTV series "True Life." (Full Story) |
First W.V. Civil War Trails Marker
Last Updated: 5:00 PM 03/31/08 -
A building in Princeton has been selected to receive the first Civil War Trails program historical marker to be installed in West Virginia. (Full Story) |
ShenanArts Presents "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Last Updated: 11:51 AM 03/31/08 -
A local theater put on a stage version of Harper Lee's novel as part of the Big Read program in Augusta County. (Full Story) |
Crowds Expected for Festival
Last Updated: 4:17 PM 03/28/08 -
More than a million people are expected for the 16-day National Cherry Blossom Festival, which begins Saturday. (Full Story) |
Reliving History Hands On
Last Updated: 5:20 PM 03/27/08 -
Hundreds of children and their parents have a new appreciation for what the battlefield experience is like. (Full Story) |
Increasing Fee to Camp
Last Updated: 4:59 PM 03/26/08 -
Campers will pay double to spend the night at one of West Virginia's wildlife management areas. (Full Story) |
Kaine Comments on Appalachian Driving Tours
Last Updated: 4:31 PM 03/21/08 -
Governor Timothy M. Kaine celebrated Virginia’s role in the new Appalachian Driving Tours Map, a partnership of the Appalachian Regional Commission and National Geographic Society Friday. (Full Story) |
Promoting Appalachia
Last Updated: 10:54 AM 03/21/08 -
National Geographic Traveler magazine is teaming up with the Appalachian Regional Commission to promote driving tours in Appalachia. (Full Story) |
"Ghost Hunters" Filming at W.V. Asylum
Last Updated: 4:54 PM 03/19/08 -
The search for ghosts is on at a pre-Civil War hospital in Weston once called The Lunatic Asylum West of the Alleghenies. (Full Story) |
Court to Hear Indecency Challenge
Last Updated: 5:22 PM 03/17/08 -
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to the Federal Communication Commission's policy on broadcast indecency. (Full Story) |
Film Crew Coming to West Virginia
Last Updated: 11:16 AM 03/18/08 -
An award-winning British historian and author plans to bring a film crew to the Bramwell area for a four-part series for the BBC. (Full Story) |
Caves Closing to Protect Bats
Last Updated: 4:35 PM 03/17/08 -
Monongahela National Forest officials have issued an emergency, year-round closure to public entry to six caves. (Full Story) |
HBO Miniseries in Virginia
Last Updated: 2:04 PM 03/14/08 -
Some historic sites of the Commonwealth are about to come alive once more on the small screen, as an HBO miniseries, shot in Virginia, set to air this coming Sunday. (Full Story) |
Arts Council Grants
Last Updated: 2:47 PM 03/13/08 -
Spring in the Valley will be filled with art activities after a huge boost in funding from the Arts Council. (Full Story) |
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