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Grizzly attack in Grand Teton was ‘surprise encounter’

  JACKSON (WNE) — A grizzly bear attacked and injured a man visiting Grand Teton National Park on Sunday. The 35-year-old Massachusetts man is in stable condition and expected to fully recover. Park officials have not released the victim’s name….

Visitor injured in bear incident in Grand Teton National Park

MOOSE, Wyo. – On the afternoon of Sunday, May 19, Teton Interagency Dispatch received a report of a 35-year-old male visitor from Massachusetts who was seriously injured by a bear in the area of the Signal Mountain Summit Road. Grand Teton National…

Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center opens for third season

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – On Monday, May 20, 2024, the Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center opens to the public for the season. Located in the Old Faithful area, the Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center is a space where Indigenous artists, scholars and…

Vitality Health Show: Shannon Kenitz, IHA

This week on the Vitality Health Show, Stephanie Parrish speaks with Shannon Kenitz, the Executive Director of the International Hyperbarics Association.   Stephanie Parrish, host of the Vitality Health Show, was born and raised in southern Idaho, Stephanie Parrish, has…

Cyber Wyoming: Reported scams across the Cowboy State

The following are reported scams from people across Wyoming as well as other tools to help you avoid such scenarios and how to navigate unknowns of technology.   PayPal scam in Dubois: A Dubois citizen reported receiving an email from PayPal…

Details emerge in fatal Riverton fire

RIVERTON (WNE) — The Riverton man facing manslaughter charges in the death of his girlfriend in a house fire called suspicious by law enforcement admitted the couple were fighting when he spilled gas near her bedroom and lit a cigarette…

Bridger-Teton National Forest announces decisions for Porcupine Creek Vegetation Treatment Project and Kemmerer Ranger District Roadside Treatments

A decision notice with a finding of no significant effect has been signed for the Porcupine Creek Vegetation Treatment Project and Kemmerer Ranger District Roadside Treatments on the Kemmerer Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest. Both decisions are intended…

Nesvik touts success of state-managed wolf plan

• Livestock depredations at lowest level since 2010. Wolves are always a hot-button topic in Wyoming and recent news regarding the killing of a wolf outside a Pinedale bar recently has made International headlines. But in a recent interview with…

Lincoln County Commission Notes: Salary increases and highway relocation

As usual, a large number of items were discussed during the recent Lincoln County Commission Meeting on Tuesday, May 7. In what appeared to be a controversial vote on the stand, the commissioners voted 2-1 in favor of increasing the…

Nearly 48,000 rainbow trout will be stocked in eastern Idaho waters this month

The following is a release from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game –  The spring weather in southeast Idaho has been a bit temperamental lately, but just remember that snowflakes and raindrops make for happy fish—and anglers, too!  Look…