Home Search
"West Virginia" - search results
If you're not happy with the results, please do another search
Eight Mysterious Radio Signals Uncovered by Astronomers Using AI Could Be Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Astronomers have picked up eight mysterious radio signals that could be coming from aliens sending messages with technology more advanced than our own.
The electromagnetic...
Good News in History, December 20
20 years ago today, Gangs of New York premiered in theaters. Martin Scorsese's colorful and gritty depiction of gangland violence among the poor immigrant residents of...
Young Girls Who Met on a Ship Sailing for America 75 Years Ago are Reunited: ‘I could never forget her’
It’s not uncommon for reunions to take place within a few years of the initial event—or maybe ten to twenty years after the first...
Beautiful City of Savannah Wins Survey of Top 5 Most Underrated Places to Visit in USA – LOOK
Three in four Americans are usually stuck in their ways and always go on vacation to the same places, according to a new poll—but...
Career Oil Exec Dedicates Himself to Capping Millions of Abandoned Oil Wells to Help the Planet
Across the United States, there may actually be millions of old oil wells that emit methane into the atmosphere and pollute local ecosystems; a...
Locals Digging a Well Accidentally Discover a $140 Million Star Sapphire Weighing Half a Ton
It's hard work being a farmer, that is until you pull a half-ton sapphire out of the ground while digging a well... Then it's...
The US Halts Old-Growth Timber Sales in World’s Largest Remaining Temperate Rainforest
The US Department of Agriculture announced this month an end to large-scale old growth timber sales in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, “returning stability and...
A ‘Trail Angel’ Sprinkles Good Deeds Along Appalachian Trail For Unsuspecting Hikers
This blog was submitted to GNN by one of our readers for publishing. If you have an interesting story of kindness or positivity, be...
Dr. Patch Adams Known For Wearing a Clown Nose Has a Foot Amputated—And He Says He’s Thrilled—Watch
For those unfamiliar with the iconic physician Patch Adams, he has for the last 50 years devoted his life to giving free medical care...
COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Tracker Lets You See Where U.S. Doses Are Going
If you'd like to see how quickly vaccinations are progressing in your state, the COVID Data Tracker from the Centers for Disease Control and...
This City’s Police Force Says No Officer Fired a Single Shot in 2020, Citing Successful De-escalation Training
Newark police and city officials say their de-escalation training program is working, with not one officer firing his or her weapon while on duty...
‘Memory Cop’ Uses Incredible Face Recognition Skills to Catch 2,100 Suspects–Including People in Face Masks
An eagle-eyed police officer dubbed "Memory Cop" has used his mind-blowing face recognition skills to catch 2,100 suspects—including those wearing face masks.
England’s Andy Pope...
‘Go build a snowman’: School Superintendent Declares Virtual Snow Day, Melting our Hearts on Twitter
As kids, when snow began to fall in earnest, many of us waited with bated breath, fingers crossed, for word of school closings. Snow...
Americans Living in These States Are the Best at Saving Money – And They’re Saving For Different Things in 2020
New Yorkers are the most savings-conscious compared to any other state, according to a new poll of 5,000 Americans from all 50 states.
Interestingly, the...
First Test of Virgin’s Hyperloop With Passengers Aboard –Takes Us Closer to 30-Min Floating Commute From DC to NYC
After more than 400 tests, Richard Branson's Virgin Hyperloop, a levitating train of small passenger pods, just made transportation history as it completed its...
Ex-Coal Man Flips the Script By Rallying Appalachians to Plant 187 Million Trees on Abandoned Mines
Thanks to almost two decades of Patrick Angel's tireless work, Appalachia is recovering from coal mining and getting greener by the day.
Coors Light is Paying for 1,000 Dog Adoptions Across the US This Month—Here’s How to Get in on the Offer
As a means of encouraging millennials to adopt a canine companion for Valentine's Day, Coors Light wants to pay up to $100 of your dog adoption fees.
Hundreds of Strangers Rally One Morning to Grant 4-Year-old Cancer Survivor’s Birthday Wish for ‘100 Bumblebees’
This 4-year-old cancer survivor was given the surprise of a lifetime after his neighbors rallied together to provide a rainbow of yellow, one mile long, outside his house the morning of his birthday.
After Flight Delays Almost Prevented Sergeant From Witnessing Son’s Birth, Stranger Drove Him 8 Hours Home
If it had not been for a compassionate airline passenger, this young Army sergeant may not have been able to witness the birth of his son.
Appalachian Coal Miners Who Lost Their Jobs Are Being Retrained as Beekeepers – for Free
As a means of lifting former coal miners out of poverty, this West Virginia nonprofit is retraining them to be beekeepers.