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Woman banned from Grand Teton for providing false info in search

JACKSON (WNE) — A former Jackson resident has been banned from Grand Teton National Park and ordered to pay restitution after park officials say she knowingly provided false information in the search for a missing hiker last summer that cost…

Snake River flows start slow and steady, with Jackson Lake unlikely to fill

By Jim Stanford Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — In a departure from customary practice, federal water managers have begun increasing the flow of the Snake River from Jackson Lake Dam and plan to maintain that flow…

Public invited to join ranger-led programs to observe strutting sage grouse in Grand Teton National Park

The public is invited to join park rangers on early-morning tours to observe strutting sage grouse, as they perform their annual mating dance on a historic lek near Mormon Row in Grand Teton National Park. Ranger-led grouse strut programs will…

Idaho man charged with driving 132 in park pleads not guilty

JACKSON (WNE) — A man accused of driving more than 130 mph in Grand Teton National Park appeared in federal court Friday and was charged with 10 misdemeanors. Jessie James Perry, 37, of Rigby, Idaho, was charged with reckless driving,…

Grand Teton culls 58 mountain goats

JACKSON (WNE) — Grand Teton National Park has concluded a cull of invasive mountain goats, killing 58 with an aerial gunning operation aimed at preventing the goats from competing for habitat with and potentially spreading disease to the Tetons’ isolated…

Teton park moves all campsites to web booking

JACKSON (WNE) — Reservations for all Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller Memorial Parkway campsites will be made via the Recreation.gov booking platform starting with the 2022 summer season. Teton park campgrounds will no longer be reservable through local campground…

Body of missing 26-year-old Texas man found in Grand Teton National Park

The following is a news release from the National Park Service. MOOSE, Wyoming — Search teams located the body of missing 26-year-old Texas man Jared Hembree Sunday in Grand Teton National Park. His body was found near Uhl Hill in…

Grand Teton warns of grizzly trapping

JACKSON (WNE) — Grand Teton National Park is asking visitors to heed warning signs and avoid areas where bear trapping is going on. From today through the end of October, biologists with the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team will be…

Investigators focus on cause of Petito death

By Alexander Shur Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — An autopsy was scheduled Tuesday for the remains found Sunday in a dispersed camping area bordering Grand Teton National Park that match the description of Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito —…

Missing woman believed to last be in Teton Park

JACKSON (WNE) —  Multiple law enforcement agencies are searching for 22-year-old Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito, who is believed to have been in Grand Teton National Park before her disappearance. Petito’s parents filed a missing persons report Sept. 11, about two weeks…