Author: Andrew-Rossi
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A dead grizzly bear was discovered along the Northfork Highway 14 miles east of Yellowstone National Park on Monday, May 1. Wyoming Game and Fish is investigating the incident as a case of poaching. The bear was discovered along the side of the Northfork Highway between Wapiti and the East Entrance of Yellowstone National Park…
“Kickstart Wyoming’s Tomorrow Scholarship,” an exciting new program offering up to $7,200 toward tuition, is now available at Northwest College. The state-funded scholarship program is for those aged 24 and older who want to start college or simply need to finish the degree they started. The money for the program comes from the 2023 Wyoming…
Removal and replacement of the existing lighting system inside the big tunnel west of Cody on US14/16/20 is scheduled to begin Monday, May 1. Casper Electric is the prime contractor on the $5.184 million lighting replacement project inside the big tunnel west of Cody. Casper Electric’s work includes the removal and replacement of the existing…
A “critical incident” occurred on Canyon Hills Road in Thermopolis. The Town of Thermopolis confirms there was an “officer-involved shooting” at approximately 12:37 p.m. Local sources say the incident occurred in a trailer park on Canyon Hills Road. The Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Office also confirms a “critical incident” occurred and has asked the public to…
Grand Teton National Park has extended two existing wildlife closures to protect bighorn sheep because of persistent winter conditions and deep snowpack at high elevations throughout the Teton Range. The existing park closures near the summits of Static Peak, Mount Hunt, and Prospectors Mountain are extended through May 15, 2023. Recreational use in these areas…
Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks consistently rank amongst the most popular national parks in the United States. But a new list considering several factors knocks both of Wyoming’s national parks out of the top ten – and the top twenty. In celebration of National Parks Week, Travel Lemming released a data-backed ranking of all…
The U.S. National Science Foundation, in partnership with the American Association of Community Colleges, has selected 12 teams – including one from Central Wyoming College – to advance to the final round of the Community College Innovation Challenge, set to take place in June 2023. CCIC, now in its seventh year, seeks to strengthen entrepreneurial…
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) highlighted the need for permitting reform during a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) hearing titled “Opportunities to Improve Project Reviews for a Cleaner and Stronger Economy.” Several key infrastructure projects throughout Wyoming have been delayed for years due to our broken federal permitting system. During the hearing,…
The American Wild Horse Campaign is raising concerns about “the unsustainable path the (Bureau of Land Management) continues to follow and is reigniting calls to prioritize on-range solutions, including humane fertility control” for wild horses on public lands This week, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (B.L.M.) released its 2023 Wild Horse and Burro Program…
Travel + Leisure – “the top travel media brand in the world” – has declared Wyoming the best state in the nation for camping. To reach this conclusion, the company analyzed ten factors to score each state using data from the U.S. Census Bureau, National Park Service, the CDC, AAA Gas prices, the National Climatic…