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Month: June 2026

Multiple arrests as FBI disrupts ‘planned attacks’ targeting White House UFC show, director says

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement officials disrupted “planned attacks” meant to target the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House this past weekend for President Donald Trump’s birthday, and multiple people were in custody,…

Wyoming lawmakers mull electric generation tax to address average customers’ rising bills

  • Sen. Cale Case urged the Revenue Committee to tap into what could be a huge new source of revenue to benefit the entire state.   By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Wyoming lawmakers are mulling whether to apply a tax…

Local governments’ ability to collect property taxes in limbo due to uncertainty over 4% cap

  • ‘This is so unprecedented, we don’t really have a blueprint,’ one official told WyoFile.   By Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com Local and state officials responsible for administering Wyoming’s property tax system are in uncharted waters. A recently adopted state…

Two potential spots eyed for potential Kemmerer worker housing

• Planning and Zoning meeting is Tuesday at 6 p.m. at county courthouse Two potential zones for temporary workforce housing to provide living quarters for workers related to the major construction in Kemmerer will be part of the planning and…

Wyoming Energy Authority opens applications for Wyoming Rare Earths Fund

    SHERIDAN (WNE) — The Wyoming Energy Authority opened applications for the Wyoming Rare Earths Fund. This new state fund is designed to accelerate the development of Wyoming’s rare earth industry and strengthen America’s critical mineral supply chain. Established…

Striping crews in Star Valley this week

The Wyoming Department of Transportation traffic crews will be striping traffic markings on US 89 through the Star Valley area beginning today, June 15. Crews will be working on the 5-lane section in Afton through today, and various sections of…

Lincoln County Library Book Review: Platform Decay by Martha Wells

Review by: Rachel Rudd, Star Valley Branch Library  Martha Wells returns to the world of The Murderbot Diaries with Platform Decay, the eighth installment in the beloved science fiction series. By this point, Murderbot feels less like a fictional character…

Celebrating National Camera Day

Lisa Frist, Thayne Branch Library National Camera Day is observed annually on June 29 in order to honor one of the most  monumental inventions in history: the camera. Since its inception, the camera has offered the  opportunity to capture everything…

The Knicks made a championship run that will be remembered in New York and in NBA history

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — By the time Jalen Brunson and the Knicks returned home, it was as easy to find something orange around New York as at Halloween. The city was caught up in…