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Weekday Wake-Up with Congresswoman Harriet Hageman

Wildfires in Wyoming Congresswoman Harriet Hageman expressed serious concerns about the severe wildfire crisis in Wyoming this year, calling it “the worst year” she has witnessed in the state. She noted that extreme vegetation conditions and dry lightning have significantly…

Nationwide Emergency Alert Test will take place Wednesday

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and FEMA will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) on Wednesday, October 4. The tests are scheduled to take place at 12:20 MT. FEMA stated that…

Wyoming News Briefs: March 28, 2018

The Star Valley Independent is a member of the Wyoming News Exchange. These briefs courtesy of the WNE. FEMA denies many requests for 2017 Riverton flood assistance RIVERTON (WNE) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency will cover fewer than 60…

Latest Trump administration action on religious freedom shrinks the distance between church and state

Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News The Trump administration has shown where it stands on church-state separation, encouraging deeper ties between government agencies and faith communities in an Oct. 6 memo on religious liberty law. Throughout the document, Attorney General Jeff Sessions…