A coonskin cap craze in 1955 launched one of history's most unlikely cultural takeovers.

LOS OLIVOS, Calif. — Heavy hangs the coonskin cap. It’s been almost 50 years since Fess Parker donned the fuzzy headgear that launched the first blockbuster cultural phenomenon of the baby boom ...

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — A group of West Virginians are on a mission to save part of Coonskin Park. The park is under threat of mountaintop removal for a West Virginia International Yeager ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gun owners with a conceal carry permit won’t be charged with a misdemeanor for bringing weapons to Coonskin Park. The Kanawha County Parks and Recreation Commission voted ...

“WELL,” Fess Parker said, “it’s an interesting thing to live with.” He was talking about having been Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier. By the time we met, that was long gone. He was a ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Young and handicapped anglers will get to enjoy a new fishing access point on Coonskin Pond in Kanawha County thanks to the efforts of union sportsmen and West Virginia American ...

CHARLESTON, WV (WCHS/WVAH) — Due to the devastating late-June floods, Elkview Middle School and Herbert Hoover High School students will have a first day on Wednesday like they've never seen before.

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - The deadline is approaching to submit feedback on West Virginia International Yeager Airport’s (CRW) expansion plan, to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). A ...

First we had leprechauns in the trees in Alabama, and everyone wanted the gold. Next, we had Antoine Dodson recommending that we hide our kids and hide our wives. And now, the latest in the long line ...