December 23, 2024

The Bridger-Teton National Forest is currently seeking comments on the Pinedale Ranger District’s East Rim Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Vegetation Management Project near the Hoback Rim northwest of Pinedale. This project aims to reduce excessive wildfire fuels on the landscape... Read More

December 23, 2024

  By Sarah Elmquist Squires The Ranger Via- Wyoming News Exchange RIVERTON — An oil company that came back from bankruptcy has filed suit against the secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management leaders and the... Read More

December 21, 2024

  Kayne Pyatt Bridger Valley Pioneer Via- Wyoming News Exchange LYMAN — Due to the increasing demand from consumers to produce cleaner soda ash, Tata Chemicals Soda Ash Partners of Green River is partnering with BWXT Advanced Technologies of Lynchburg,... Read More

December 20, 2024

  • Obermueller highlights potential for increased production and economic growth In a recent interview on the Weekday Wakeup, Peter Obermueller, President of the Petroleum Association of Wyoming (PAW), shared his insights on the anticipated impacts a Trump Administration could... Read More

December 20, 2024

  • Suspect caught after WHP maneuver. Sublette SO/SVI Media On the evening of December 9, 2024, the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office was contacted to assist the LaBarge Police Department with a fleeing suspect. Sublette County deputies and the drone... Read More

December 19, 2024

  • Bob Budd, Wildlife Trust says this will ‘drastically’ reduce loss of wildlife The Kemmerer Wildlife Crossing project on U.S. Highway 189 in southwest Wyoming is on schedule to begin construction next year. The project is funded through a... Read More

December 18, 2024

  EVANSTON (WNE) — The state will not seek the death penalty in the case of a man charged with shooting a Mountain View resident, according to Uinta County Attorney Loretta Howieson Kallas. Lyman resident Skyler Gray has been accused... Read More

December 18, 2024

  The average payment to successful Teton County refund applicants was the state’s highest at $4,666.   By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com Wyoming refunded $14.2 million in property taxes to state homeowners in 2024, about $6 million more than... Read More

December 17, 2024

  • Federal officials aren’t sure they will release their decision before 2025, the ideal deadline needed to complete a high-profile land transaction 100 miles away in Grand Teton National Park.   By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Two high-profile public land... Read More

December 17, 2024

  By Jasmine Hall Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — As Gov. Mark Gordon laid out his spending priorities this past week, he zeroed in on wildfire protection, property tax relief and funding for legal battles. The... Read More

December 13, 2024

  By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Jay and Karen Kemmerer, known for their long tenure owning Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, have donated $5 million to the University of Wyoming to expand an existing... Read More

December 12, 2024

  • Sale of 640-acre school trust land depends on whether final 3.6M-acre federal Rock Springs land plan meets Legislature’s terms.   By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com Gov. Mark Gordon has signed an agreement to sell the 640-acre Kelly... Read More

December 10, 2024

A Utah man decided to crash a recently purchased Subaru through the front of a Sandy, Utah auto dealership after being denied a refund.  According to reports, Michael Lee Murray, 35, purchased the car from Tim Dahle Mazda Southtown and... Read More

December 10, 2024

  • The company’s electric customers in Wyoming are already paying the $80.6 million fuel ‘adjustment,’ which will expire in July.   By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Wyoming’s largest electricity provider, Rocky Mountain Power, has agreed to trim a temporary rate... Read More

December 9, 2024

  • The order’s Jan. 20 deadline means the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s long-awaited grizzly bear proposal will likely come as the second Trump administration begins.   By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com A judge has ordered federal wildlife officials to... Read More

December 7, 2024

  • Crowd gathered with megaphones and signs in front of Sen. John Barrasso’s Riverton office demanding tribal consultation on the measure.   By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com RIVERTON—About 50 people gathered in front of U.S. Sen. John Barrasso’s office Thursday... Read More

December 6, 2024

  By Jasmine Hall Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Shelter JH announced Tuesday evening at its end-of-the-year celebration in Jackson that it is turning its attention to the rest of the state. The housing advocacy organization... Read More

December 3, 2024

  • Resident analyst dissects effects of state’s tax structure, federal tax cuts, COVID, investment income and remote work on wealth in Jackson Hole.   By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com Federal data shows the average per capita income for... Read More

December 3, 2024

By DEE-ANN DURBIN and JONEL ALECCIA Associated Press Writers The U.S. government said Tuesday it has closed its investigation into an E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers after determining there is no longer a safety risk. The... Read More

December 3, 2024

CHEYENNE — The Kemmerer Wildlife Crossing project on U,S. Highway 189 in southwest Wyoming is on schedule to begin construction next year. The project is possible thanks to a $24.3 million Wildlife Crossing Pilot Program discretionary grant the Federal Highway... Read More