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Month: September 2024

Instagram makes teen accounts private as pressure mounts on the app to protect children

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Instagram is making teen accounts private by default as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backlash against how social media affects young people’s lives. Beginning Tuesday in the…

Gordon extends executive order to aid in livestock, feed transport

  CHEYENNE (WNE) — As significant wildfires continue to impact Wyoming’s agricultural producers, Gov. Mark Gordon has extended the executive order which eases restrictions to transport loads of livestock feed and livestock, exempting motor carrier drivers from operating time requirements….

PACT Act contributed to record breaking VA benefits for 2024 fiscal year

  SHERIDAN (WNE) — With the help of the PACT Act, veterans across the country have received a record number of benefits for the 2024 fiscal year. According to a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs press release, 1.1 million veterans…

Rain, snow slow Fish Creek Fire growth

  JACKSON (WNE) — Rain, snow and high humidity levels have slowed the Fish Creek Fire burning southwest of Togwotee Pass. The lightning-caused fire was last reported at 24,904 acres. Four-hundred and thirty-seven total personnel were working on the fire,…

Wyoming Heads to Lone Star State for First Meeting with North Texas on Saturday

  • Contest is slated for 5 p.m. MT kick on ESPN+  Buy Tickets for Cowboy Football Watch on ESPN+ Listen Live Live Stats Game Notes Jay Sawvel Radio Show on Wednesday The Wyoming Cowboys hit the road for the…

The Pokes need their fans more than ever

• Support will be key amid shifting landscape I went to Laramie (AKA ‘Laradise’) this past weekend to watch my beloved Cowboys take on the BYU Cougars. It’s been a bit since I’ve been there to be honest. I had…

5 Things Farmers Have Adjusted for Climate Change

Farmers are at an increased awareness about climate change and its negative effects. Here are the top five things they’re adjusting to keep up the land.

Send your voice across an ocean

  • Think outside the box and open the door of unimagined opportunity. It’s interesting. You never know where life might take you. The world is changing so quickly, and if you think outside the box, doors can open that…