Emergency closure issued in parts of Grand Teton National Park
The following is a news release from Grand Teton National Park. MOOSE, Wyoming — The National Park Service has implemented an emergency closure in the Hidden Falls and Inspiration Point areas on the west side of Jenny Lake for human…
Wyoming News Briefs: July 9, 2018
The Star Valley Independent is part of the Wyoming News Exchange. These briefs come courtesy of the WNE. Utah man charged with human trafficking CHEYENNE (WNE) — A Utah man could face up to 100 years in prison after being…
Judge to decide if teen in backpack bomb case will be tried as adult
Story by Annie Knox, KSL.com SALT LAKE CITY — A teenager accused of trying to make a backpack bomb and detonate it at a southern Utah high school has a history of being bullied and often kept it to himself,…
Two arrested in connection to Preston gunfire
This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission PRESTON — Two people were arrested after reports of a gun being fired. The Preston Police Department responded to the area of South 300 East after multiple 911 calls…
U.S. 40 closed, evacuations remain near Dollar Ridge Fire Thursday
Story courtesy Linda Williams, KSL.com SALT LAKE CITY — U.S. 40 remains closed between Duchesne and Wasatch counties as crews continue to fight the massive Dollar Ridge Fire Thursday morning. The blaze burned 42,000 acres, was 4 percent contained and…
Man accused of breaking into home, violently raping mother with children nearby
This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission EDITOR’S NOTE: This story contains disturbing descriptions of violence. Reader discretion is advised. ST. ANTHONY — A local man is accused of breaking into a woman’s home and violently…
Wyoming News Briefs: July 2, 2018
The Star Valley Independent is a member of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtesy of the WNE. Report warns of undercount in census SHERIDAN (WNE) — Approximately 4,000 Wyoming children under the age of 5 could be overlooked…
Wyoming sees rise in children without health insurance
By Jeff Victor Laramie Boomerang Via Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — A new report shows the number of children without health insurance rising in Wyoming between 2010 and 2016, as the national number of uninsured children was cut in half…
Wyoming News Briefs: June 25, 2018
The Star Valley Independent is part of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtesy of the WNE. Continuance granted in federal murder case CHEYENNE (WNE) — A judge granted a continuance Friday for a second time in the case of a…
Utah man dies in Flaming Gorge boating accident
Story courtesy of Lisa Riley Roche, KSL.com GREEN RIVER, Wyo. — The body of a Utah man was recovered and two other men were rescued after a boating accident in Flaming Gorge Reservoir, Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office detective Dick Blust…