Authorities searching Swift Creek Canyon for missing elderly man from Afton
Authorities are searching for a missing 93-year-old man up Swift Creek Canyon east of Afton. Ned Eddins was reported as missing to police on Tuesday. On Wednesday morning a family member told SVI News that Eddins has been missing since…
Savvy 13-year-old Teton wolf almost breaks all-time age record
• Gray male, the oldest Wyoming wolf ever documented, lived a mysterious existence amid human development, perched in the mountainsides overlooking Teton Valley, Idaho. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Biologist Ken Mills sensed a shrewdness and smarts in Wolf…
Trump sends Marines and more National Guard members to Los Angeles
By LOLITA C. BALDOR, TARA COPP, JASON DEAREN and TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Another 2,000 National Guard troops along with 700 Marines are headed to Los Angeles on orders from President Donald Trump, escalating a military…
Protests intensify in Los Angeles after Trump deploys hundreds of National Guard troops
By JASON DEAREN, JAIMIE DING and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tensions in Los Angeles escalated Sunday as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Donald Trump’s extraordinary deployment of the National…
River Readiness: Tips and tricks for water safety and fun
By Noah Christenson, Owner/Operator, Star Valley Raft & Paddle Spring has sprung, and the longer days, warmer temps, and melting snow signal the beginning of a favorite time of year –river season! Rivers and flowing water are beautiful and powerful….
Jackson Hole forest ambassadors worry lodging tax cuts could detract from dirty jobs
• Friends of the Bridger-Teton, other nonprofits, compete for ever smaller pool of cash. By Charley Sutherland Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — As Gene Palos drove over Togwotee Pass Friday morning, he spotted…
Early court proceedings scheduled for manslaughter charge
The court process is proceeding for a Star Valley Ranch man who was arrested on charges of Voluntary Manslaughter related to the death of his wife,Tennille Erickson, in November. Jared Erickson was taken into custody on Tuesday,…
What’s it take to kill a Wyoming wolf? Nearly 500 hunting days, and then it’s likely a youngster
• Recent increases in success rates at hunting exceedingly difficult-to-kill wolves are “really good,” a Wyoming biologist said, because it shows that fair-chase tactics are still working. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Last fall, hunters put in their time…
BLM decides over 3,000 wild horses can be eliminated from Wyoming’s ‘checkerboard’ starting July 15
• Appeal process, litigation and a possible injunction still loom, but otherwise roundups culminating in the complete removal of two herds, and a portion of another, will begin within weeks. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com A contentious plan to…
Star Valley man charged with Manslaughter in connection to wife’s death
A Star Valley man was arrested this week on charges of Voluntary Manslaughter in connection to the death of his wife in November. Jared Erickson of Star Valley Ranch was arrested May 27 following an investigation into the death of…