Arthur Bagenda: No Justice in the Eyes of His Peers.

By: Brie Autry In the early morning hours of January 28, 2017, officials responded to the call by those said to have discovered Arthur Bagenda, 19, of Bathesda Maryland, deceased along the rail trail in Morgantown, West Virginia. The response to Bagenda's death was loud and unsettled, many citing feelings of confusion and loss. Got...

How a Local Murder Made a Statewide Impact

By Alex Balog Star City resident Skylar Neese was 16 years old when she disappeared in 2012. Neese was brought to the woods by her high school friends, Rachel Shoaf, and Shelia Eddy, and brutally murdered. Neese's body was not found until Shoaf admitted planning and carrying out the murder with Eddy.   Eddy was...

Screaming Jenny Is Not Real Don’t @ Me WV

By Taylor Brown The tale of "Screaming Jenny" is a short but sad West Virginia ghost story. Harpers Ferry is mostly known for the raids led by John Brown during the Civil War. The small town is also home to a ghost known to the railroad engineers that run the Baltimore & Ohio tracks in...

The Never-Ending Mystery of the Grave Creek Mound

By Erica Young: What appears to be an ordinary grass hill in Moundsville, West Virginia is actually the largest earthen mound in North America and also the subject of a captivating unsolved mystery. The Grave Creek Mound is 62 feet high and 240 feet in diameter and was first discovered by Nicholas Cresswell in 1775....

Lake Shawnee Amusement Park: The WV park with a bloody history.

By Te'a DiNapoli Today, a rusted ferris wheel and swings sit on an open piece of land, it's been decades since the last time the park was filled with families. Lake Shawnee amusement park is known as being one of the most haunted places in America. Located in Rock, WV, this park has an eerie and...

The West Virginia State Penitentiary: How an Inactive Prison Continues to Save a Community

By: Brie Autry As Halloween approaches at a rapid pace, West Virginians near and far prepare for the festivities in a number of ways: Some carve pumpkins, some go on haunted hayrides, and other choose to satisfy the Halloween itch by visiting the highly popular 'West Virginia State Penitentiary.' But are they visiting a truly...

Myth or Fact? How Mothman’s Legacy Remains

By Alex Balog The legend was born in Clendenin, West Virginia in November of 1966. Five men were digging a grave when a man like creature with bright red eyes flew over the top of them. Three days later a couple reported to the police that they saw a similar creature. Over the next year,...