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Final Supect Pleads Guilty In Hitching Post Fire
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) A New Mexico man has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit arson in the fire that destroyed the main building of the Hitching Post Inn, a landmark hotel in Cheyenne.
Fifty-two-year-old Ajay Jariwala of Albuquerque entered the plea early Friday evening before a federal judge in Cheyenne...
Jackson Students May Get Quiet Time
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Jackson students may be getting some quiet time in upcoming school years but not because they did something wrong. Teton County School District No. 1 administrators are studying the effectiveness of meditation in improving student test scores...
Report: Wyoming On-Time Graduation Rates Down Slightly
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming's high school graduation rate fell to 78.9 percent in 2011-12.
Figures released Friday by the Wyoming Department of Education show the rate is down from 79.7 percent in 2010-11 and 80.4 percent in 2009-10...
Authorities: Speed Likely A Factor in Casper Double Fatal
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) —Speeding likely played a role in a crash that killed a 22-year-old Casper woman and her 11-month-old daughter. Tianna Johnson was thrown from her car after veering off the road and sliding down a steep hill west of Casper on Thursday...
Judge:Jackson Reporter Won’t Have To Tesify in Bank Robber Trial
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have dropped their request to force a Wyoming newspaper reporter to testify about her interview with a bank robbery suspect.
Prosecutors had subpoenaed Jackson Hole News & Guide reporter Emma Breysse (BRY'-see) to testify about her interview with Corey Allan Donaldson.
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Wyoming Supreme Court Orders New Sentencing for Sheridan Teen
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) —The Wyoming Supreme Court has ordered a new sentencing hearing for one of the teenagers involved in the 2009 home invasion killing of a Sheridan businessman.
Wednesday's court opinion upholds the convictions of Dharminder Vir Sen...
Postal Service To Continue Saturday Delivery
(Washington) The U.S. Postal Service backed down from its plan to eliminate Saturday mail delivery because Congress barred it, officials said Wednesday.
But its governing board said it's not possible for the financially ailing agency to meet cost-cutting goals without altering its delivery schedule...
Man Pleads Guilty in Hitching Post Fire
A New Mexico man has pleaded guilty to arson and conspiracy charges in the 2010 fire that destroyed a landmark hotel in Cheyenne. Forty-four year old Robert Rodriguez admitted torching the main building of the Hitching Post Inn, which had been a favorite lodge and watering hole for Wyoming lawmakers for decades...
One Person Killed in A Head On Crash Sunday Near Thermopolis
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Authorities say one person was killed and three others, including a 4-year-old girl, were injured in a head-on crash on U.S. Highway 20 south of Thermopolis.
The Wyoming Highway Patrol says a vehicle driven by 29-year-old Leanne Dozier of Denver crossed the center line and smashed into an oncoming vehicle with three people inside at about 7:20 p...
Mead: State Money Not an Option to Help Plow Yellowstone, Local Money OK
(Cheyenne) Gov. Matt Mead says he's open to having the Wyoming Department of Transportation plow roads inside Yellowstone National Park this spring.
Mead spokesman Renny MacKay said Monday the governor's office is conferring with city officials in Jackson and Cody to see how that could be arranged...