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Former Vocalist contestant to appear in upcoming episode of ‘American Idol’

This story courtesy EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission –  IDAHO FALLS — Paige Anne, a 16-year-old Idaho Falls High School student, recently took a huge step toward becoming a professional singer. The next episode of “American Idol” will…

1350 fentanyl pills, nearly 4 pounds of meth seized near Evanston

EVANSTON (WNE) — A Wyoming Highway Patrol K-9 helped in the seizure of 1,349 M30 fentanyl pills and 3.89 pounds of methamphetamine Thursday evening at a gas station just outside Evanston. According to a WHP press release, Wyoming Division of…

Wyoming Industry Partners donate to support wildlife-friendly crossings 

• Williams, NextEra Energy Resources, Project West, Rocky Mountain Power, Spire Storage and TerraPower donate to support South Kemmerer Wildlife Crossing Project Buffalo, WY – March 15, 2023: The WYldlife Fund, a charitable nonprofit partner of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department,…

Homeland Security details potential flooding scenarios

The following is a release from the Office of Homeland Security – Lincoln County, Wyoming – Heavy snowfall events throughout the winter months have left above-average snowpack, both in the mountains and valleys of Lincoln County. Cooler-than-average temperatures in February…

Yellowstone National Park announces selection of park concessioner to provide automotive and retail services

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Yellowstone National Park announced today the selection of Yellowstone Park Service Stations, Inc. (YPSS) as the concessioner for the new contract (CC-YELL004-23) to provide automotive and retail services in the park. This contract will be effective…

Electricity price jump won’t happen quickly

By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Rocky Mountain Power submitted its largest proposed rate increase in over a decade to state regulators last week. But the process of having the changes approved will be lengthy…

Daybell cases have cost Idaho taxpayers over $3.6M so far

EastIdahoNews.com is the leading news agency on this case. This story is used here with permission but for more details on this story and more pertaining to this case, visit EastIdahoNews.com.  By Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com – ST. ANTHONY — The…

Grizzlies on the move

By Mark Davis Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — A Yellowstone National Park wildlife biologist on a radio telemetry flight Tuesday observed the first grizzly bear of 2023 to emerge from hibernation. The adult bear, estimated at 300-350…

Agencies investigating pronghorn die-off south of Pinedale

PINEDALE (WNE) — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department and the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory are collaboratively investigating a “rare disease outbreak” in pronghorn in western Wyoming. About 200 pronghorn antelope have died since mid-February, mainly near the southern end…

Marine’s father: I was lied to

By Sofia Saric Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The father of a Wyoming Marine killed in a 2021 suicide bombing in Afghanistan hopes Wednesday’s congressional hearing on the Kabul airport attack will lead to accountability. “I knew…