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ALDERSON, W.Va. - Although it was occupied off and on for only about 10 years by Revolutionary War-era soldiers and settlers who left few traces of their presence behind, Arbuckle's Fort continues to shed light on the lives of those it protected. During an excavation last weekend involving Concord University and Marshall University Graduate College students, new evidence surfaced about a likely black presence at the fort during the struggle for independence from Britain. The frontier fortress was built on a bluff overlooking the confluence of Muddy and Mill creeks during the peak of tensions between Virginia settlers who developed...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The historic Greenbrier resort, which has gone from hosting presidents and royalty to posting losses, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday and unveiled a plan to sell itself to hotel giant Marriott International Inc. for up to $130 million.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginia lawmakers hope to help The Greenbrier resort make the most of its recently won authority to open a casino and enhance its appeal to potential buyers. Legislation introduced Friday would parallel the rules for any video lottery machines or table games at the world-famous resort with that of the state's racetracks. The bill slightly reduces the gross receipts tax set when the resort was first eyed for a casino in 2000. It also allows The Greenbrier to recoup some proceeds for employee benefit costs. Greenbrier County voters approved gambling at the resort in November...

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. -- Fourteen years after a newspaper article exposed the government secret he'd kept since 1980, Ted Kleisner can still recall in detail the moment he realized they were busted. Washington Post reporter Ted Gup checked into The Greenbrier resort, requested a room on the fourth floor in the West Virginia Wing, walked into Kleisner's office and pulled from his briefcase detailed drawings of the top-secret nuclear fallout shelter built underneath a wing of the hotel.