Sam Gorski

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — Thousands of North America’s most colorful birds are flying over West Virginia every day looking for love, but which ones should you keep an eye out for, and more importantly, where should you look for them? Chris Lituma, an ornithologist and associate professor of Wildlife and Fisheries Resources at WVU, told 12 News that West Virginia, in particular, attracts many different species of warblers thanks to the state’s forests.

4 days ago | wboy.com | Sam Gorski

GRAFTON, W.Va. (WBOY) — The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) cites mine activity as the cause for a recent road closure in Taylor County after a road slip left a large hole in Glade Run Road/CR 52, rendering it unusable by vehicles “until further notice.”Glade Run road slip in Taylor County, June, 2, 2025 (WBOY image)The map above shows the area of Glade Run where the road slip occurred.

4 days ago | wboy.com | Sam Gorski

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — A team of West Virginia University (WVU) students took home second place in an international competition over the weekend to build “next generation” Mars rovers and test them in the field. This year, the University Rover Challenge (URC) brought together 114 teams from 15 countries to compete at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah, which has terrain similar to the real Martian surface.

1 week ago | wboy.com | Sam Gorski

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — Short Story Brewing and construction company March-Westing teamed up this May to brew a beer while making a difference for West Virginian ALS patients. Together, March-Westin Project Manager Steve Raymond and Short Story Head Brewer Cody Higinbotham came up with the idea for “Topped Off,” a double dry-hopped IPA using Citra and Galaxy hops that comes in at 6.5% ABV. Short Story Brewing in Westover, WV. May 28.

1 week ago | wboy.com | Sam Gorski

GREEN BANK, W.Va. (WBOY) — In May, 12 News took a special tour of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Green Bank Telescope (GBT), the largest fully-steerable radio telescope in the world. At 485 feet tall with a , the NSF Green Bank Telescope weighs 17 million pounds, or about 8,500 tons. But why does the GBT need to be so big in the first place and why is the fact that it’s “fully steerable” such a big deal?