JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — A 46-year-old Georgia man is presumed dead after he was swept away in the Snake River Canyon while trying to help his 10-year-old son. Lincoln County rescue crews have been looking for Joel Fegarido, of Newnan, Ga., since Sunday but say that the search will be now be scaled back and [...]
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Georgia Man Presumed Drowned in Snake River
By Mick Birge posted Jul 28, 2010 at 5:56AM
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Monsoon flow will bring thunderstorms
By Don Day posted Jul 27, 2010 at 7:40AM
The usual late July flow of higher humidity air from the south will bring increasing chances for showers and thunderstorms over all of Wyoming over the next several days. Thunderstorm and shower activity could pop up just about anywhere across Wyoming today through the weekend. Some thunderstorms will bring heavy rain, hail and strong and [...]
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Biden Visits Yellowstone; Touts Stimulus Package
By Mick Birge posted Jul 27, 2010 at 5:58AM
Vice President Joe Biden says the hundreds of stimulus projects now under way in national parks across the U.S. are long overdue upgrades to what he calls the nation’s neglected national jewels…(Click to hear comment from Vice President Biden) The vice president is on a two-day tour highlighting Recovery Act projects in Yellowstone and Grand [...]
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Woman Badly Beaten In Her Pinedale Home
By Mick Birge posted Jul 27, 2010 at 5:56AM
Police in Sublette County are looking for the person or people responsible for an attack on a 20-year old Pinedale woman. Police say the woman was found early Saturday morning by her roommate with what police say was a severe head injury. The roommate told police she found the lights of the home on when [...]
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Missing Climber at GTNP Found Dead
By Mick Birge posted Jul 23, 2010 at 10:37AM
Authorities plan to analyze the harness and rope used by a climber who died after falling about 2,000 feet from a cliff during a thunderstorm at Grand Teton National Park. His body was found yesterday morning a day after 16 climbers in three separate groups were rescued from Grand Teton Mountain. Here’s more from Stephanie Ninnemann of [...]
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Great Weekend Weather for Wyoming
By Don Day posted Jul 23, 2010 at 8:38AM
High pressure and a drier airmass will lead to nice weather across Wyoming this weekend. Temperatures will be comfortable with highs on the plains in the 70s and 80s and lows 40s and 50s. The chances for rain will be low statewide through most of the weekend, the exception will be a few isolated late [...]
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Cheyenne Police Arrest Man Wanted For Wild Car Chase; Other Charges
By Mick Birge posted Jul 22, 2010 at 9:35PM
Cheyenne Police have arrested 30 year-old William Jackson this evening. Jackson fled from officers last evening (7-21-10), crashed into two different occupied cars and a light pole resulting in serious injury to his passenger. Jackson fled on foot and became the subject of local manhunt. Police arrested Jackson at approximately 7:00 p.m Thursday. Based on [...]
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Thunderstorms in the far east today
By Don Day posted Jul 22, 2010 at 7:51AM
While dry air will move into western and southwestern Wyoming today while higher humidity air will remain in the far east. The far eastern counties of the state will experience some morning rain showers with a good chance for showers and thunderstorms redeveloping by afternoon and evening. Warmer and drier weather will move into Wyoming [...]
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WYO Unemployment Down Slightly
By Mick Birge posted Jul 22, 2010 at 4:52AM
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased slightly from May to June but remained higher than at the same point last year. The Wyoming Department of Employment reported Tuesday that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.8 percent in June. That’s down from 7 percent in May, but up from the [...]
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Last Minute Preparations For “The Daddy of ‘Em All”
By Mick Birge posted Jul 22, 2010 at 4:50AM
A lot of work goes on the behind the scenes to pull off the world’s largest outdoor western celebration. The Cheyenne Frontier Days grounds committee work year round to make Frontier Park the showcase it is each and every year. Dan Johnson is chairman of the grounds committee. He says the nearly 80 volunteers on [...]
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