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Evanston, WY – The Evanston Police Department reported to responding to 202 calls and booking 11 people into jail. The 11 were arrested on charges including three shoplifting charges to three DWUI’s, a public intoxication, battery, failure to appear and a failure to pay warrant. Evanston Police also responded to 21 animal problems, eight medical assists, several citizens complaints and disputes, [...]

Pinedale, WY — The Wyoming Chapter of the Wildlife Society (WYTWS) recently convened a group of wildlife experts with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to evaluate how sage grouse winter concentration areas are delineated in the Pinedale region. The Wildlife Society is a national organization with local representation made up of wildlife professionals who are committed to a world where humans [...]

Rock Springs, WY – Four quick-acting Utah boaters averted a tragedy on Flaming Gorge, May 18. Sweetwater County Sheriff Rich Haskell said Dalton Campbell, 20, Bennett Holton, 20, and Skyler Siddaway,19, all of Kamas, Utah, were boat fishing in the Anvil Draw area Saturday afternoon when bad weather and high winds struck the lake. Their small, 12-foot aluminum craft, fitted with a 6-horsepower [...]

Evanston, WY – The fire that destroyed the Riverside Collision shop on March 24 has been ruled accidental in nature, according to Fire Investigator Captain Tim Overy of the Evanston Fire Department. A propane heater ignited some gasoline that had leaked out of a fuel pump that was being repaired. The flame spread to several nearby vehicles and on to the rest of the building. The blaze was contained [...]

Uinta County, WY – Ty Carpenter of Mountain View, Kristy Armstrong of Lyman, and Andrew Beachell of Evanston entered an elite group of people last week when they were each accepted into the Daniels Scholarship Program. This will allow them full-ride scholarships to any accredited non-profit college or university in the United States. The Daniels Fund Scholarships websites emphasizes character, [...]

Representative Cynthia Lummis released a letter to her constituents and citizens of the United States yesterday. It read: ”Dear Friends, Bullying has officially entered a new school playground: the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The IRS, one of the most powerful departments within our federal government, has been harassing conservative citizen groups and organizations for more than two years. This [...]

Cheyenne, WY – The Wyoming Highway Patrol will be participating in the nationwide May Mobilization Seat Belt Enforcement campaign, which starts at 12:00 a.m., May 20 and ends at midnight, June 2. The campaign focuses on “High Visibility Enforcement” during the Memorial Day Holiday period. Law Enforcement officers across the State of Wyoming and the United States, will unite their efforts in [...]

Rock Springs, WY – A relatively new telephone scam surfaced in Rock Springs recently involving medical devices and appliances.  Sweetwater County Sheriff Rich Haskell said several people have reported to his agency that a recorded telephone message informs residents that their “medical adviser” has approved a “medical appliance” for them that now needs to be delivered. “No [...]

Park City, UT – Investigators from the Utah Attorney General’s Office have arrested former Park City Police Department Officer Robert J. Lucking on numerous felony charges. Lucking became the target of several embezzlement-related criminal investigations after a routine audit conducted by the Park City Police Department. Once the Department determined that possible criminal acts had been committed, [...]

Washington, D.C. – Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso are standing up for coal and energy workers across Wyoming and the country. They joined other energy state senators this month to introduce legislation that would protect the jobs of thousands of hard-working Americans and stop abusive and unnecessary regulations. “Coal powers our nation, employs thousands of hard working people, and helps [...]