I-80 Eastbound Tunnel open to traffic; delays expected
GREEN RIVER, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation opened the eastbound Interstate 80 Tunnel to head-to-head traffic today. Crews have placed more than 5,000 feet of concrete barrier and added additional traffic control signage and devices to help guide…
Victims identified in I-80 tunnel crash
GREEN RIVER, Wyo. – The Wyoming Highway Patrol and Sweetwater County Coroner are releasing the names of those who lost their lives in Friday’s crash in the Green River Tunnel on Interstate 80. Christopher Johnson, 20, of Rawlins; Quentin Romero, 22, of…
Wyoming Highway Patrol makes arrest related to stolen Lamborghinis in Carbon County
SARATOGA (WNE) — It’s not often the Wyoming Highway Patrol pulls over a pair of Lamborghinis, but that’s exactly what happened recently in Carbon County. On May 26, Rawlins-area troopers received a report of two rental vehicles which were…
WYDOT agreement with Google aims to prevent stranded motorists
CHEYENNE (WNE) — When snow, high winds and other severe weather conditions require the Wyoming Department of Transportation to close Interstate 80 — one of the nation’s primary east-west highways — conditions on secondary roads are often even more dangerous….
Human remains from 1982 cold case identified
CASPER (WNE) — Human remains discovered near Granger in 1982 have been identified, according to the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office. Jack Clawson of Sedalia, Missouri went missing in 1981 while traveling through Wyoming on his way home from a trip…
One arrested after car chase, SWAT standoff on I-80
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — A SWAT standoff with a man barricaded in his vehicle on the interstate ended with his arrest on Friday, April 21, according to the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office. David Eugene Furman, 52, of Washington, was traveling…
Wyoming Highway Patrol Investigates Fatal Crash Involving MHCC Ambulance Personnel
On December 21, 2022, a fatal crash occurred at milepost 197 westbound on Interstate 80 west of Rawlins, Wyoming. At 03:55 a.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol Troopers were notified of a two vehicle crash involving a semi-tractor with trailer and a…
Two arrested for attempting to elude WHP, CCSO
RAWLINS (WNE) — A pair of New Mexico residents were arrested on a host of charges last week after leading law enforcement on a chase through Carbon County. According to the Wyoming Highway Patrol, the pursuit began a little after…
Wind closes section of I-80 to some vehicles
LARAMIE (WNE) — High winds, slick pavement and blowing snow prompted the Wyoming Department of Transportation to close more than 100 miles of Interstate 80 between Cheyenne and Rawlins to some vehicles. At press time Tuesday evening, the interstate remained…
Wyoming prepares to ‘electrify’ roadways
By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Patrick Lawson of Riverton was in the driver’s seat of a Tesla Model S 100D Ludicrous between Rawlins and Laramie on Interstate 80 last week, but it was the car that was doing the driving. “It’s…