Drug court graduate finds new path as EMT
By Abby Vander Graaff Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — For Katie Baker, Thursday, Nov. 10, marked a milestone: she graduated from Albany County Drug Court with friends, family and program professionals rallying around her. Albany County’s drug…
Romanian man arrested for shoplifting four-figure Scotch
JACKSON (WNE) — Nearly three weeks after a high-dollar shoplifting occurred at a local liquor store, police arrested a 50-year-old Romanian man for felony theft. Police say Marian Firu shoplifted a $7,449 bottle of Scotch from The Liquor Store on…
Gillette man charged with first-degree arson
GILLETTE (WNE) — A man accused of setting his trailer on fire and covering himself in bleach has been charged in circuit court with first-degree arson. Andrew L. Boyer, 34, was charged Sept. 8 and his preliminary hearing in circuit…
UW to offer new credentials in carbon capture, energy
By Laramie Boomerang staff Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees approved multiple new educational tracks for students during its November meeting. UW will now offer certificate programs in carbon capture utilization and storage…
Senators vote to block railroad strike
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER – Sens. Cynthia Lummis and John Barrasso both backed successful legislation Thursday to block railroad unions from striking over a longstanding contract dispute. At the same time, the Wyoming Republicans…
Governor files second lawsuit challenging canceled federal lease sales
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Gov. Mark Gordon announced Thursday that Wyoming has filed a second lawsuit against the Department of Interior related to the Bureau of Land Management’s decision to “pause” oil and gas lease sales. In the first lawsuit,…
Man gets 125 years for rape, kidnapping
CASPER (WNE) — A Rock Springs man will likely spend the rest of his life in prison for the kidnapping and sexual assault of an 8-year-old girl. A judge on Tuesday sentenced Luis Saavedra Villa, 44, to 125 years in…
Study reveals Yellowstone elk reliance on unprotected private land
By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Millions of visitors flock to Yellowstone National Park each summer to gawk at geysers, waterfalls and charismatic megafauna like elk. Bugling bulls and their harems of cows are a major part of the draw to the…
Illegal carcass dumping, CWD concerns rise with fees
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON – Soon after Michele Voorhees pulled the trigger, she realized something was up. It was Sept. 16 and Voorhees, 58, was out hunting in Granite Creek with her niece…
Jackson Hole wealth skyrockets as state struggles to claim a piece
By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com The average per-capita income in Teton County soared to $318,297 in 2021, a leap an analyst called a “truly breathtakingly mind-blowing” increase that put the community far above any other county in the U.S….