Governor Gordon Orders Flags be Flown at Half-Staff Statewide on Wednesday, September 11 in Honor of Patriot Day
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has ordered both the U.S. and State of Wyoming flag be flown at half-staff statewide from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, September 11, Patriot Day, to honor and pay our respects to the individuals…
Afton VA Clinic now offering flu shots for Veterans
AFTON, Wyoming—The Afton VA Clinic team invites enrolled Veterans to stop by for their annual flu shots during normal business hours (Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.) To take part, enrolled Veterans simply come to the Afton VA Clinic, at 125…
Game and Fish Gears Up For More CWD Monitoring
CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department needs help from hunters this fall to collect Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) samples from deer, elk and moose for chronic wasting disease testing. Samples are requested across Wyoming in key deer and elk…
Man accused of shooting 5 on Kentucky interstate vowed to ‘kill a lot of people,’ warrant says
By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LONDON, Ky. (AP) — The man suspected of opening fire on a highway in Kentucky sent a text message vowing to “kill a lot of people” less than 30 minutes before he shot and…
Louisiana residents prepare as Tropical Storm Francine is expected to hit their coast as a hurricane
By SARA CLINE and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Tropical Storm Francine strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday and was forecast to make landfall as a hurricane this week in Louisiana, where evacuation orders were quickly…
James Earl Jones, acclaimed actor and voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen — eventually lending his deep, commanding voice to CNN, “The Lion King”…
AP Top 25: SEC grabs six of the first seven spots in rankings as Notre Dame tumbles to No. 18
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer After the first shake-up of the college football season, the Southeastern Conference grabbed six of the top seven spots in the AP Top 25 — a first in the 88-year history of the rankings…
Wildfire east of LA threatens tens of thousands of homes and forces evacuations
AP-US-Southern-California-Wildfire, 6th Ld-Writethru SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Tens of thousands of homes and buildings were threatened Sunday by an out-of-control wildfire burning in the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles, amid a days-long heat wave that…
After interstate shootings wound 5, Kentucky searchers scour rugged terrain for suspect
By BRUCE SCHREINER and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Authorities searched a rugged, hilly area of southeastern Kentucky on Sunday for a man suspected in the weekend shooting of nine vehicles and wounding of five people on…
Teen charged in Georgia school shooting and his father to stay in custody after hearings
By JEFF AMY and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press WINDER, Ga. (AP) — The 14-year-old suspect in a shooting that killed four people at a Georgia high school and his father, who was arrested for allowing his son to have a weapon, will…