KINGWOOD, W.Va. (AP) — In rural Preston County, West Virginia, potter Mel Sword's house is located at the end of a gravel road, near a road called "Wildflower Way" and a creek that feeds into the Cheat River. His home nestles rolling fields of g...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — This summer in Morgantown, elementary school students had access to a special summer art camp series almost every week. Last week, students learned a story telling art form rooted in Appalachian tradition called crankies. Cra...