Author: Mead Gruver
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Trump gives go-ahead to major new Canada-US oil pipeline
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — President Donald Trump granted a key approval Thursday for a major new oil pipeline from Canada into the U.S. that’s been dubbed “Keystone Light” over its similarities to a contentious project blocked by the Biden administration. The three-foot-wide (1 meter) Bridger Pipeline Expansion would carry up to 550,000 barrels (87,400…
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A man extradited from Scotland continues to claim he’s not the person charged in 2 Utah rape cases
A man accused of faking his own death and fleeing the U.S. to avoid prosecution in two rape cases in Utah continues to deny he is the man identified in court
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Hidden cameras offer unique glimpse of animals in the wild
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — How does a bighorn sheep say “cheese?” Some charismatic critters caught by motion-detecting wildlife cameras seem to know how to strike a pose. But it’s not just show business. As these devices get ever smaller, cheaper and more reliable, scientists across the U.S. are using them to document elusive creatures like never…
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US national parks to slash number of free days for visitors
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — National parks in the U.S. will sharply drop the number of days they allow visitors to get in for free, a move that was criticized by opponents of the parks’ plan to raise entrance costs at other times of the year. After waiving fees 16 days in 2016 and 10 days in…
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WATCH: Total eclipse from Casper Mountain, Wyoming
The view of the Monday’s solar eclipse from Casper Mountain, Wyoming. (Screen capture, courtesy of Mike Markowitz)
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To aid ferrets, vaccine treats planned for prairie dogs
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Feeding peanut butter kibbles to millions of prairie dogs — by flinging the treats from four-wheelers and dropping them from drones — could be the next big thing to help a spunky little weasel that almost went extinct. Slinky with a robber-like black mask across its eyes, the endangered black-footed ferret is…
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Gunman shoots 3 at Wyoming apartment complex before killing self
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A gunman shot three people — killing one — at a senior citizen apartment complex in Cheyenne on Wednesday morning before killing himself as officers closed in on him, police said. One of the three people shot by the gunman is dead, said Dan Long, spokesman for the Cheyenne Police Department. There’s…
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New gloom for Rockies coal with Arch bankruptcy filing
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The beginning of bankruptcy proceedings for the nation’s second-biggest coal company cast another dark cloud over the economy of Wyoming and other states in the top coal-producing region, following a bankruptcy filing…
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More money to fight wildfires, but no long-term budget fix
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Budget legislation headed toward approval by Congress includes an additional $610 million for the U.S. Forest Service to fight wildfires next year but no long-term fix to how the agency, year after…
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As wildfires rage, feds cut funding on prevention
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – As the West battles one catastrophic wildfire after another, the federal government is spending less and less on its main program for preventing blazes in the first place. A combination of government austerity and the ballooning cost of battling the ruinous fires has taken a bite out of federal efforts…