A brief relief, but Mullen Fire expanded 82,649 acres
By the Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — A recent cold front provided a little relief for firefighters, but not much as the Mullen Fire burning in the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest about 40 west of Laramie and…
Report details historic COVID impact to state economy
By Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The COVID-19 pandemic delivered historic blows to Wyoming’s economy during this year’s second quarter, according to a new report published on Monday by Wyoming’s Economic Analysis Division. The report…
Longtime Powell professor killed in accident
POWELL (WNE) — A longtime professor at Northwest College died last week after being run over by a vehicle on a Coulter Avenue sidewalk. Dennis Brophy, 75, had been walking in front of Rimrock Tire when a customer pulled out…
Woman pleads not guilty in $363,000 embezzlement
RIVERTON (WNE) — Charged with the largest embezzlement in the county in eight years, Laura Burleson pleaded “not guilty” Sept. 23 in Fremont County District Court. District Court Judge Jason Conder decided at the arraignment hearing that Burleson – also…
Hospital receives insurance payment for ransomware attack
———————- GILLETTE (WNE) — Campbell County Health has received an insurance settlement almost a year after a ransomware attack crippled its computer systems and disrupted its operations for months. After a series of negotiations with multiple insurance companies, CCH has…
Experts discuss health impacts of oil, gas drilling
By Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — A pair of public health experts spoke on the effects of oil and gas drilling development in Wyoming and Colorado during a locally organized panel recently. Thursday’s virtual…
UW football back for fall
By Davis Potter Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming football is officially back. So is the rest of the Mountain West. After a week of various media reports, statements from university administrators and state officials, and rampant…
Fire in Medicine Bow grows by more than 32,000 acres
———- By The Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — There were no doubts the critical weather conditions and natural fuels feeding the Mullen Fire burning in the mountains about 40 miles west of Laramie went from bad to…
Thursday second day in a row with more than 100 new coronavirus cases
By The Wyoming News Exchange A second day of increases of more than 100 in new confirmed coronavirus cases around Wyoming pushed the state’s number of active cases to new highs Thursday. The Wyoming Department of Health, in its daily…
Gordon backs Barrasso’s Endangered Species Act amendments
By Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE – Gov. Mark Gordon testified to a congressional committee in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday in support of legislation amending the Endangered Species Act that its proponents say would give…