A 17-year-old student from a Montana kayaking prep school drowned Friday when his kayak got trapped under water on the Upper Gauley River, authorities said. The body of the Missoula, Mont., teen was ...

To prepare for Gauley Fest, all year, whitewater paddlers train - both for the river and, paddlers often joke, for the after-party, which has a reputation of going all night. Gauley Fest is the ...

HUNTINGTON — The Gauley River will be wilder than normal next week when the Army Corps of Engineers does a special water release for a kayak festival. On Tuesday morning, the corps plans to increase ...

That’s why The New River Academy-The Academy of Huge Experiences has forged a perfect fit with the Mountain State. AHE, based in Beckwith, is a college preparatory high school with a focus on ...

OFFduty staff writer Jon R. Anderson, rear right, and crew navigate West VirginiaÕs raging Gauley River Ð better known among white water enthusiasts as the ÔBeast of the EastÕ Ð during its peak flow ...