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Into the Gorge
Rangers lead the way on Bluestone River hikes
Photo By: Rick Steelhammer
A visit to the Bluestone National Scenic River almost always involves an adventure -- a wilderness hike, a trail ride on a mountain bike or a horse, or a springtime paddling trip by canoe or kayak.
Access to the Saturday morning Bluestone Scenic River hikes is provided by Pipestem Resort State Park’s aerial tramway, shown here crossing the Bluestone and approaching Pipestem’s Mountain Creek Lodge.
Kanawha officials see metro up close1:00 am EDT
Delegation visits government in Louisville, Ky.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A couple of dozen Kanawha County officials and representatives from almost every Kanawha city and town were in this thriving river town Thursday for a crash course in metro government.
Couple accused of running underage sex ring in W.Va.1:00 am EDT
Federal authorities arrested a man and woman from Ohio Wednesday and charged them with transporting seven women to West Virginia to peddle them as underage prostitutes.
McGraw files election complaint concerning ads1:00 am EDT
Attorney General Darrell McGraw filed an election violations complaint Thursday, asking Secretary of State Betty Ireland to investigate a group called Citizens for Individual Freedom.
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