You know what’s better than a big city? A small town where the coffee shop owner remembers your order, where parking isn’t a competitive sport, and where the mountain views don’t cost extra. West ...

Looking for the perfect Memorial Day escape? Forget crowded beaches and tourist traps where you’ll spend half your holiday weekend sitting in traffic. West Virginia’s small towns offer the ideal blend ...

(AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine is a famous site located in Baltimore best known for its role in the War of 1812 ... The C&O Canal Towpath is especially ...

In the classically scruffy pressroom at police headquarters, I heard the radio dispatcher direct Cruisers 25 and 26 (which I recognized as homicide squad cars) to the C&O Canal. I alerted the city ...

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