Nearly 90,000 acres burned in Wyoming’s Bridger-Teton National Forest last year, and officials say most of the acreage charred was burned in fires started by humans. Each year over the past 40 years, 12,400 acres of the Bridger-Teton have burned. …
Robert Verhaaren pedaled into Wyoming on U.S. 25 near Palisades Reservoir on Sept. 8 as part of the LOTOJA bicycle race. The Arizona racer rode past Alpine, up Highway 89 and started across the Snake River at the bridge at …
Legislation awaiting Gov. Matt Mead’s signature would let drivers use their smartphones to prove they are insured if they are pulled over or involved in a crash. Republican Sen. Charles Scott, of Casper, tells the Wyoming Tribune Eagle he decided …
Wyoming regulators are implementing a rule requiring workers within 75 feet of an oil or natural gas well bore to wear fire-resistant clothing. The Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Monday it is implementing the new rule, along with …
A Wyoming Senate committee has killed a bill that would have prohibited the use of hand-held cellphones while driving in Wyoming. The Senate Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Committee voted against Senate File 93 on Monday. The bill would have …
A year ago, all parts of Wyoming were free of drought. Now, 2012 is on track to be the driest in Wyoming in 118 years after a dry spring and summer. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor report found drought conditions …
An insurance company is asking a federal judge in Cheyenne to delay a lawsuit over a disputed insurance claim in a 2010 fire that destroyed a landmark Wyoming hotel. National Security Corp. has asked U.S. District Judge Nancy Freudenthal to …
State Forester Bill Crapser says this past wildfire season was the worst on record in Wyoming. Crapser estimates there were between 1,300 and 1,400 wildfires in the state that burned about 560,000 acres of state, federal and private land. He …
Wyoming oil and gas officials say they weren’t surprised by findings of new research on fracking dust. Last week, two federal agencies released studies on the dangers of exposure to silica sand, used in hydraulic fracturing or fracking. The studies …
Commercial buses and trucks traveling through Wyoming’s Yellowstone National Park this summer may be subjected to safety checks. The inspections are designed to ensure the safe operation and mechanical soundness of such vehicles on Yellowstone’s roadways. They are done to …