Leeds Creek Fire Update for August 5, 2024
Fire crews continue efforts to suppress the Leeds Creek Fire on the Pinedale Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest. Yesterday’s cooler temperatures and higher relative humidity helped moderate fire activity and smoke. Due to predicted hotter, drier conditions over…
Bridger-Teton National Forest Suppressing Leeds Creek Fire
Pinedale, Wyo., August 2, 2024 — The Bridger-Teton National Forest is fighting a new fire on the Pinedale Ranger District of the forest. The Leeds Creek fire was reported at 10:47 a.m. on Thursday, August 1, 2024, by Forest Service staff…
State unanimously backs 35-year plan to preserve Munger Mountain
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — For the next 35 years, a square mile of state trust land on Munger Mountain will officially be protected from development, despite fears about part of the parcel…
Fire near Cokeville under investigation
A wild fire that began Thursday afternoon a few miles southwest of Cokeville near the Long View Estates subdivision has been contained. Stephen Malik with Lincoln County Emergency Management said the Long View Fire was reported around 3 p.m….
Texas man charged with felony voyeurism
JACKSON (WNE) — A 41-year-old fairgoer from Texas was arrested Friday around 11 p.m. after a bystander reported the man for surreptitiously taking pictures of a juvenile girl. William Brennan of Sulphur Springs, Texas, has been charged with attempted…
Man sentenced up to 48 years for child porn
By Hayden Godfrey Uinta County Herald Via- Wyoming News Exchange EVANSTON — A Mountain View man will spend 33-48 years in prison after being found guilty of 25 counts of sexual exploitation of children and one count of second-degree…
Big Boy makes a Kemmerer stop
As the old steam engine rumbled out of Kemmerer, and continued on to the next stop in Granger, Union Pacific’s Heritage Equipment Manager told SVI, “You’ve been enjoying a once in a lifetime experience with a 1941 Big Boy.” The…
New permanent road coming to Teton Pass
“This is a temporary repair,” Wyoming Department of Transportation Resident Engineer Bob Hammond said of the Teton Pass reconstruction process this summer in an interview with SVI Media. “We started right after the land slide and got it done in…
LDS Church announces new medical school for BYU
• Medical School will draw students from U.S. and around the world and seek collaborative relationships with various institutions in Utah The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has issued the following announcement: Brigham Young University…
Minnetonka Cave will close early for renovation work
The following is a press release from United States Forest Service MONTPELIER, Idaho, July 30, 2024 – The popular Minnetonka Cave site will be receiving a renovation to the exterior facilities at the upper parking lot next month. To complete…