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Month: August 2025

The Wave Radio Interview: Superintendent Dr. Gary Brogan, Back-to-School report

Bear Lake School District #33 Superintendent Dr. Gary Brogan stepped into The Wave studio on Tuesday, August 19 to discuss renovations and improvements at the various school buildings throughout the district this past summer. Back to school procedures, bus routes,…

Lincoln County enacts fire restrictions

Fire restrictions will go into effect at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 19 throughout all of Lincoln County. The Lincoln County Commissioners, at the recommendation of the Lincoln County Fire Warden, signed a resolution stating that Stage One Restrictions will be…

Wyoming’s Red Canyon Fire balloons to over 107,000 acres amid evacuations, emergency order

• Fire area now stretches from 11 miles east of Thermopolis to the borders of Fremont and Washakie counties. Large rural areas are under evacuation orders.   By Andrew Graham, WyoFile.com A major wildland fire outside Thermopolis escalated significantly over…

Two small fires contained west of Palisades Reservoir

Two small wildfires west of Palisades Reservoir were reported and contained Monday, August 18. Both fires were burning in Bonneville County, Idaho. The Sulphur Fire near Poker Peak was contained to just .1 acre in size and was reported late…

No injuries reported in two-vehicle collision in Alpine

According to information provided by the Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP), a two vehicle collision took place at the Alpine junction on Monday morning with no injuries reported.  The accident involved a 2020 Nissan Frontier pickup and a mid-80s Ford 2500…

Wall Street hovers near records as markets take in earnings ahead of Powell speech Friday

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street held near its records in premarket trading Tuesday as traders digested the latest corporate earnings reports while waiting for fresh cues about interest rates from the Federal Reserve. Futures…

2 officers killed and a third is wounded in a Utah shooting, authorities say

By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press Two police officers responding to a domestic disturbance call were shot and killed in Utah, and a man was taken into custody after bystanders persuaded him to drop the gun, authorities said Monday. The officers…