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Month: June 2026

UW Women’s Athletics Programs Receive Significant Estate Gift

  A significant gift from the estate of the late Roy C. Miller will add support to the Roy C. Miller Women’s Athletics Fund for University of Wyoming Athletics. This generous gift will continue to foster excellence and provide financial…

Trump says pilots are fine after US helicopter crashes near Strait of Hormuz

By JON GAMBRELL and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S. Army Apache attack helicopter crashed early Tuesday near the Strait of Hormuz, but President Donald Trump said the two crew members aboard were…

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After long waits at the Social Security Administration, its chief says things are getting better

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After complaints about staffing cuts and long waits to get help at the Social Security Administration, its commissioner says he’s ready to make the case to Congress this week that things are…

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Lawmakers address Wyoming Business Council’s future

    By Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — With the future of the Wyoming Business Council still uncertain, lawmakers met Friday to continue discussions on how to handle the statewide economic development agency. During…

Bridger-Teton National Forest begins road maintenance project on Greys River Road

The following is a news release from the U.S. Forest Service – The Bridger-Teton National Forest will begin road maintenance work on the Greys River Road beginning this week, with work anticipated to be completed by July 2. Motorists can…

Grilled in D.C., Forest Service chief says agency is ahead of fire season hiring goals

  By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — The U.S. Forest Service is ahead of its hiring goals for the 2026 wildfire season, which has already begun in Jackson Hole and other parts of the…

Tropical Storm Boris forms off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast and brings flooding threat

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Boris formed Monday and was expected to bring heavy rain, flooding and possible mudslides to parts of southern Mexico’s Pacific coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Boris was located about 85 miles (135 kilometers)…

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Los Angeles trial to begin for man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire

  By JAIMIE DING and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal arson trial begins Monday for the man accused of sparking last year’s deadly Palisades Fire as the area struggles to rebuild and the aftermath reverberates…

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