Requirement for Hunters to carry Bear Spray being considered
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole Daily Via Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Wyoming wildlife officials gathering in Rock Springs plan to discuss the idea of requiring hunters to carry bear spray in the grizzly-occupied Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Such a mandate…
Police remind Summer Road Trippers to leave their Weed and Illicit drugs at home
(Casper, Wyo.) Drug-impaired driving is impacting highways in Wyoming. The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) compiles and reports monthly data based on drug-related crashes, injuries and deaths. In June, 2019, there were 17 drug-involved crashes and nine drug-involved injuries from…
Idaho Site Safely Resizes, Repackages Challenging Waste Boxes for Disposal
Environmental Management (EM) crews at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site have safely finished reducing the size of large, contaminated legacy waste boxes and debris and repackaging them for shipment to permanent disposal facilities. Workers with EM cleanup contractor Fluor…
Sublette County Search and Rescue Mission Suspended
The official Search and Rescue mission has been suspended in the search for Aubree Corona, who was been missing since Saturday. This morning, search and rescue operations on the Sublette County and Fremont County side of Union Pass have been…
Wyoming soldiers deploy July 29 from Cheyenne
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Army National Guard will say farewell to soldiers in the 115th Field Artillery Brigade July 29 at 2 p.m. before they deploy to various locations in the Middle East. U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, Gov. Mark…
Wyoming State Forestry Division Provides Landowner Forestry Field Days Across Wyoming
CHEYENNE, Wyo.—Annually, the Wyoming State Forestry Division provides the opportunity for educational outreach related to forest management, wildfire mitigation, and assistance programs at forestry field day events. This summer, several forestry field days have been held across the state of…
NEWS BRIEFS for Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Two killed in Grand Teton Park accident JACKSON (WNE) — Two people were killed and five others are fighting for their lives after a head-on collision Tuesday afternoon in Grand Teton National Park. Police said Craig Edward Aubuchon, 65,…
Some Blackjewel miners beg court for relief
By Greg Johnson Gillette News Record Via Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — As Blackjewel LLC coal miners begin their third week locked out of the company’s dozens of mines in Wyoming, Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia, many are running…
AG wants reversal of ‘stand your ground’ Ruling
By Shane Sanderson Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Government lawyers on Monday outlined the arguments they will use in asking the Wyoming Supreme Court to reverse a Natrona County judge’s decision — made on the basis…
1979 tornado most destructive in Wyoming history
By Steve Knight Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — “It was the biggest and most destructive thing I’ve ever seen. And I’ve been to Vietnam. I thought I had seen it all.” Those were the words of…