Jackson climber dies after Gannett Peak fall
JACKSON (WNE) — A 24-year-old climber and former Jackson resident died Sunday after falling on Gannett Peak in the Wind River Range. Rescuers recovered Jason Graves’ body at 9 a.m. Monday on a glacier several hundred feet below the 13,810-foot…
Teen substance use on the rise
By Marit Gookin Lander Journal Via- Wyoming News Exchange LANDER — Drug and alcohol use among teens in Fremont County is a growing problem. Between last year and this year, juvenile misdemeanor citations in Lander more than doubled, going from…
New business filings in Wyoming jump 27% compared to last year
By Maya Shimizu Harris Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The number of new business filings in Wyoming surged dramatically this year compared to last, bringing in a whopping 25% increase in revenue from filings. The Secretary of…
Legislators revise bill increasing diesel fuel tax, debate tax of EVs
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Wyoming legislators laid back a bill draft that would increase diesel fuel tax due to concerns over interstate commerce conflict and whether the increase was substantial enough to…
50th annual Fort Bridger Rendezvous this weekend
LYMAN (WNE) — This year’s Fort Bridger Rendezvous and black powder shoot will run throughout Labor Day weekend and serves as a step back in time to the American West’s pre-1840s in the Rocky Mountains. The Fort Bridger Rendezvous continues…
Grizzly 399 has hopped Grand Teton’s southern border — and crossed onto private land
• Famous bruin, cub spotted on private land; wildlife managers urge caution with trash, food By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Brian McCooey thought it odd. Before he put his eyes on the…
Nonprofit sees outpouring of donations for the unhoused
JACKSON (WNE) — An event last week at the Teton County Library to support people who don’t have housing went so well that a nonprofit had to stop accepting donations 90 minutes in. After moving the event inside due to…
Appeals court sides with Wyoming and PacifiCorp on haze pollution
By Aedan Hannon Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — A panel of judges sided with Wyoming and the state’s largest electric utility in a battle over haze pollution last week finding that the Environmental Protection Agency erred and…
Wyoming budget: What saving today means for tomorrow
By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Just seven months into his second four year term as governor, Mark Gordon sat in his press room with his legs crossed and a stern expression on his…
Residents, elected officials blast utility over historic Wyoming rate hike
• Rocky Mountain Power’s 29.2% rate increase would be a major blow to the state’s economy and possibly force legislative action, a lawmaker said. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Rocky Mountain Power’s proposal to hike electric utility rates in Wyoming…