In opioid-stricken West Virginia, this school is taking on the role of parent. Lisa Stark of Education Week visits Cottageville Elementary, where students often lack food, clothes and transportation because of drug-addicted parents. In...

The opioid crisis has plagued poet William Brewer’s hometown in West Virginia. His vivid poems tell the story of the opioid epidemic from different voices and depict the sense of bewilderment people find themselves in as addiction...

At the epicenter of America's opioid epidemic, Huntington, West Virginia’s

growing addiction problem has overwhelmed everyone from first responder
s to
business owners to newborns. So far, the city's robust efforts
to fight...

Today we’re going to focus on how to tell good evidence from bad evidence and maybe importantly, how to identify “Fine, but that doesn’t actually prove your point” evidence - the stuff that the Internet is built on.

In 1952, a terrifying creature was spotted in Flatwoods, West Virginia — a 10 feet tall creature with glowing eyes, a spade-shaped head, and cloaked in a metal skirt. Was it an alien, a Cold War experiment, or mass hysteria?

In the town of Wilton, Connecticut, soccer has made a huge impact. Sitting in the town center is a collection basket filled with soccer balls. These soccer balls will make a very unique journey around the world to reach the hands...

From eco-friendly bubble hotels to Botswana tree houses, some of the world's most wild places to sleep.

We all have to listen to presentations, and sometimes they are great and sometimes they are bad. Here is some advice so you can be the best audience member possible and leave a postive impression on your boss or whomever is presenting...

Giving a presentation or a speech is not always an easy thing. One of the things you need to consider is how you will stand in a presentation. Here we go through a few tried and true tips on how to stand during a presentation. Filmed at...

In 1860, tensions over slavery pushed the United States to the brink of collapse, leading to secession of 11 states and the creation of the Confederacy.

John Keel's book "The Mothman Prophecies" and its 2002 film adaptation significantly popularized the Mothman legend beyond Point Pleasant. Keel, a journalist and paranormal investigator, visited Point Pleasant in 1966 to investigate...

Following the initial sighting of Mothman on November 15, 1966, at least eight more people reported seeing similar creatures over the next three days. Eyewitnesses described the creature as large, with wings and glowing red eyes, often...

The legend of Mothman began in Point Pleasant, West Virginia in the 1960s. He is described as a six-foot humanoid creature with massive wings and glowing red eyes. Eyewitness accounts from the 1960s detail encounters with the creature,...

Virginia and West Virginia: two states with basically the same name, existing right next to each other, but with completely independent state governments, laws and, today, even political leanings. But at one point, these two states were...

We learn about geography in school. We have a basic understanding, or at least we should, of where places are, how they got there, and why they are that way. We piece together an image of the world in our heads based on maps and globes,...

This video explores the early years of Katherine Johnson, a trailblazing mathematician who played a critical role in NASA’s space program. Learn about her early love for math, her education journey, and how her dedication to learning...

Harper's Ferry is a small, scenic town on the Shenandoah River in the Eastern United States. Although there is a small population of people that live in the town year-round, Harper's Ferry has a large hotel and conference venue and is...

Take a walk along the Appalachian Trail near Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. This scenic spot attracts a lot of hikers every year as they approach the halfway point on the famous nature path.<b<br/>r/>

Road Trip: Harper's Ferry part 4

A trip to a wax museum and a conversation with a local historian tell the story of John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry. On October 16, 1859, an abolotionist named John Brown led a raid on the armory in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia....

True Treats is a candy store in Harper's Ferry that uses historic methods to create the flavors of decades and centuries past. Learn how to make strawberry gelatin squares and guess which sweet treats are the best...

Dr. Forrester explores various mountains, bays, lakes, and rivers that make the United States of America beautiful.

Rough N Rowdy offers local hopefuls, most with limited skills and little training, the chance to win $1,000 and make a name for themselves in the boxing ring. The event is being broadcast by Barstool Sports, whose CEO, Dave Portnoy,...

At a time when American space exploration was dominated by men, mathematician Katherine Johnson broke through gender and racial barriers to help change our understanding of the cosmos forever.

What relation did the founding have to Judaism? Rabbi Soloveichik investigates the story surrounding the creation of the United States’ official seal and the committee convened to determine that what the seal would be.