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Sinks Canyon Public Land Damaged By Illegal Off-Roaders 'May Never Recover"
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (991+ words) Off-roading tire ruts have marred Fossil Hill at Sinks Canyon near Lander for more than two decades, and a retired ranger says such illegal drivers tearing up public lands are a growing problem. "I just don't think that site is…...
I Did Something Very Wrong: Probation For Cheyenne Teacher Who Begged Student
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (931+ words) A Cheyenne junior high math teacher caught on video on his knees begging a female student saying he "did something very wrong" has been sentenced to a year of unsupervised probation. He's no longer a teacher in Laramie County School…...
When Trees Become People: The Strange Reality Of Running 100 Miles In Wyoming
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1086+ words) This weekend, runners descended on Sheridan for one of the West's most respected ultramarathons. They'll tell you the 100-mile race is a test of what a person can endure: aching muscles, phantom voices and trees that suddenly look like people....
Wyoming History: How The Sundance Kid Earned His Infamous Nickname
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (1332+ words) Harry Longabaugh became the legendary outlaw the Sundance Kid after a series of thefts and escapes landed him in the jail in'Sundance, Wyoming. While serving his 18-month sentence, he met other notorious outlaws and gained his infamous nickname. Harry Longabaugh,…...
Six Bighorn Basin Rock Art Sites Burned, Shot In "Irreparable" Vandalism
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (822+ words) The BLM is investigating multiple incidents of "irreparable" vandalism at rock art sites in the Bighorn Basin. They were burned, shot and had names scratched into them. "People get away with this all the time," said a Wyoming archaeologist. The…...
Bill Sniffin: Our Crown Jewel Flaming Gorge To Be Drained By One-Third This Year
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (860+ words) Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: "Flaming Gorge is headed for a terrible year as the government drains it to help Lake Powell and Lake Mead downstream. It is a Wyoming disaster." Flaming Gorge is easy on the eyes. But recent news…...
Flaming Gorge Marinas Race To Survive As 1 M Acre-Feet Of Water Sent Downriver
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1813+ words) Releases of up to 1 million acre-feet of water downriver from Flaming Gorge are gutting the gorge's world-famous kokanee fishery and has marinas racing to survive. "This is like a holocaust for nature," said one marina owner about the impact. Scuba…...
Superintendent Calls $100 Nonresident Fee For Yellowstone, Grand Teton "Fantastic
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (1700+ words) Yellowstone's superintendent calls a'new $100-a-day per-person entry fee for non-U. S. resident visitors to Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks "fantastic." It means the parks get more money to help offset the impact from mobs of tourists. A new $100-a-day per-person…...
Wyoming History: The Adventures Of Sam Cremer, The Unluckiest Cowboy In The West
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1933+ words) By all accounts, Sam Cremer was top cowboy in Wyoming in the early 1900s and a good hand on a roundup wagon. He also was unlucky " really unlucky. He was known to "get himself in more uncalled-for trouble than a pack…...
Suspicious Package Left At F. E. Warren Gate Prompts Evacuation, Including Capitol
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (768+ words) A suspicious package left near Gate 1 at F. E. Warren Air Force Base on Thursday prompted an evacuation of nearby homes and the Wyoming State Capitol. "They came in and whispered in the governor's ear," then cleared the building, said a meeting…...