More Americans shift money from checking and savings to accounts with investment income, study says
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New research finds that more Americans are shifting their money from checking and savings accounts into financial vehicles that pay an investment income — a trend that helps to explain the resilience…
D-Day veteran and TikTok star ‘Papa Jake’ Larson dies at 102
By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — D-Day veteran “Papa Jake” Larson, who survived German gunfire on Normandy’s bluffs in 1944 and then garnered 1.2 million followers on TikTok late in life by sharing stories to commemorate World War…
Pope Leo XIV renews his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza
By DARIO ARTALE Associated Press CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV renewed his call on Sunday for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, asking the international community to respect international laws and the obligation to protect civilians. “I once…
Afton Wyoming Stake Youth Trek visits Martin’s Cove
From June 25-28, over 340 teenagers from the Afton Wyoming Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, along with 120 supportive adults, participated in a transformative youth camp. This event reenacted the historical handcart journey, honoring the…
Star Valley All-Star Baseball team competes at District
For the area, baseball has always been a challenge for a number of reasons. From the weather to the pressure of the summer season to a lack of a strong organization from top to bottom, there have been things that…
Independently Speaking: Management of the Bridger-Teton
Management by Star Valley or by Jackson standards? That was a question that often surfaced as officials and the public discussed management of the Bridger-Teton National Forest over the past few decades at meetings and gatherings here in Star…
Habituated black bear killed in Yellowstone National Park
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Yellowstone National Park staff lethally removed an adult female black bear on July 11 following a series of concerning incidents at a backcountry campsite located in the Blacktail Deer Creek drainage in the northern part…
Broncos tabbed to win in final MWC season; Pokes predicted 10th
Members of the media in the Mountain West Conference footprint concluded their annual gathering in Las Vegas to predict how the 2025 football campaign would play out. It was no surprise that the Boise State Broncos are the favorites to…
Wall Street hangs near records highs with most of the focus on earnings, dealmaking
By TERESA CEROJANO and MATT OTT Associated Press Markets on Wall Street quietly hovered at record levels before the bell Friday with most of the attention on the latest corporate earnings reports and dealmaking. Futures for the S&P 500, Dow…
Sublette County man killed in shooting on Main Street
PINEDALE (WNE) — Five days after a shooting that left a Sublette County man dead in the alley between a physical therapy clinic and a popular restaurant on Pine Street, local officials remain tight-lipped. Paul Clyde Browning, 67, died…