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Year: 2026

Supreme Court justices to testify before Congress on increasing security funding in rare appearance

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett will make a rare appearance before Congress Tuesday, weeks after the end of a historic term. The justices are appearing before a House…

Darline Graham Nordone, sister of Lindsey Graham, chosen to fulfill remainder of his US Senate term

By MEG KINNARD and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, has been named as his temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate after his unexpected death over the weekend. South Carolina Gov. Henry…

Lower Valley Energy responds to gate failure at Swift Creek Reservoir

The public is being encouraged to avoid Swift Creek Canyon after a gate failure at the upper reservoir resulted in large flows of water and debris. In a released statement, Lower Valley Energy stated that the sluice gate at the…

Fourth Measles Case of 2026 Confirmed by Wyoming Department of Health

The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) has confirmed a third case of measles in Teton County, marking the state’s first measles outbreak of 2026. The case is an adult with an unknown vaccination status and is linked to the previous…

Rallying around Ryker

  The Star Valley community is once again showing support when needed after a local 12-year-old boy was diagnosed with cancer. Family, friends and strangers have participated in fundraisers and even volunteered to help keep the doors open at his…

Governor Orders Flags Lowered for Death of Senator Lindsey Graham

Governor Mark Gordon, (R-Wyo.,) has ordered all flags to be lowered to half-staff per flag policy and by order of the United States President for the death of Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. The flags will remain lowered until…

Teton County Search and Rescue sends helicopter to help recover body on Colorado’s Longs Peak

  JACKSON (WNE) — Teton County Search and Rescue sent its helicopter to Colorado at the tail end of Independence Day weekend for a “very technical high elevation body recovery” on Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park. That’s according…

US and Iran each assert they control the Strait of Hormuz after another heavy exchange of fire

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States and Iran each asserted Monday they controlled the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of attacks across the Middle East, further threatening any diplomacy to end…