More delays in first-degree murder cases
PINEDALE (WNE) — This summer’s court proceedings for Orion Schlesinger and Rowan Littauer, the Big Piney teens accused of murdering Dakota Farley, 23, have been delayed a second time as the court awaits the results of the inpatient and…
New provision in Senate budget bill could put Wyoming public lands up for sale
• Land sales would raise federal revenue and open up parcels for housing, according to Utah senator’s plan. But critics say it would result in the loss of lands now used for hunting and outdoor recreation. By Andrew…
Final fix for Teton Pass landslide will require a weekend closure
By Rebecca Huntington, WyoFile.com Closing Wyoming’s busiest two-lane highway for two-and-a-half days during the height of the summer tourism season will disrupt travel for thousands of commuters and visitors who rely on Teton Pass. But the alternative would be…
For defunct electric buses, Teton County taxpayers may be on the hook for $1 million
• START eyes federal waiver to save the cash as town, county move to buy new diesel, hybrids. By Noah McLane Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Taxpayers in Jackson and Teton County may…
Savvy 13-year-old Teton wolf almost breaks all-time age record
• Gray male, the oldest Wyoming wolf ever documented, lived a mysterious existence amid human development, perched in the mountainsides overlooking Teton Valley, Idaho. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Biologist Ken Mills sensed a shrewdness and smarts in Wolf…
Hageman wants to crack down on truckers’ English. Drivers are split over whether it’s needed.
• Wyoming’s lone congressperson wants to codify Trump’s push to require English proficiency among drivers. Reaction was mixed among truckers on I-80. By Andrew Graham, WyoFile.com In a state where the vast majority of residents are white, the…
People want more Wyoming trails. Lawmakers ponder ways to pay for them.
• Legislators to pursue bills to raise non-motorized-trail-building money through lottery funds, state park fees. By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com A growing body of hikers, mountain bikers, cross-country skiers and backpackers clearly want more non-motorized trails built in…
Wyoming lawmakers discuss pros and cons of taking over federal lands
By Christina MacIntosh Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — At the kickoff of the Wyoming Legislature’s interim Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Committee, lawmakers did not make it through the first agenda item before discussing…
Wyoming lawmakers: Abolish property tax structure
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Wyoming lawmakers voted Tuesday to draft a bill that abolishes the state’s property tax system. During a meeting of the Legislature’s Joint Revenue Committee in Gillette, the…
Second person scammed at Jackson Bitcoin machine
JACKSON (WNE) — A 51-year-old Jackson man was scammed out of $7,500 on Saturday after following instructions from a fraudulent caller who directed him to use the Bitcoin conversion machine at the Jackson Loaf N’ Jug. The scam began…