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University of Wyoming Hosts Name the Tribble Contest
CHEYENNE (AP) The University of Wyoming's American Heritage Center is holding a "Name the Tribble" contest. A tribble is a small furball of a creature from the Star Trek television series that first appeared in a famous 1967 episode.
On the show, tribbles endeared themselves to everybody except Klingons, who despised them...
Wildfire Near Jackson Causes Evacuations
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — About 50 people have been evacuated because of a 1,500 acre wildfire burning south of Jackson and more have been warned to be ready to leave.
The Little Horsethief Fire was threatening over a dozen structures and a major communication site on Snow King Mountain on Monday...
Builder Found For Wyoming Coal to Liquids Plant
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) —The head of a Texas company says it has contracted with a firm to build a plant in Carbon County to turn coal into gasoline. Robert Kelly, chairman of DKRW Advanced Fuels of Houston, says Sinopec Engineering Group is based out of China and has built similar facilities before...
Judge Orders Evaluation of Defendant in Shootings
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A district judge has ordered a competency evaluation for a Cheyenne man accused of gunning down two people and critically wounding a third at his house last summer.
District Judge Peter Arnold on Monday asked lawyers to draft an order requiring the evaluation for defendant Nathaniel Castellanos...
Aurora Shooting Suspect Charged
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) James Holmes appeared just as dazed as he did in his first court hearing after the deadly Colorado movie theater massacre.
Holmes, 24, sat silently in a packed Denver-area courtroom on Monday, as a judge told him about the charges filed against him, including murder and attempted murder, in one of the deadliest mass shootings in recent U...
Wyoming Education Spending Not Producing Desired Results
The National Education Association says Wyoming spent $15,997 per public school student in 2011, ranking the state fifth among states in school spending. But a recent Harvard study ranked Wyoming 24th out of 41 states studied in growth measured by student scores on a national assessment.
Batman Star Visits Aurora Shooting Survivors
Batman star Christian Bale visited survivors of the Aurora Theater shooting Tuesday, and thanked medical staff and police officers who responded to the attack that killed 12 people and injured 58 others. Bale visited with little advance warning and also stopped by a makeshift memorial to victims near the movie theater that was showing "The Dark Knight Rises" when the gunfire erupted.
Aurora shooting Victims Identified
Twelve people who died in the Colorado movie shooting have been identified by the Arapahoe County coroner:
—Jessica Ghawi, 24, of Denver; aspiring sports journalist
—Veronica Moser-Sullivan, 6, whose mother is critically injured
—Matt McQuinn, 27, of Denver; technical support provider
—Alex Sullivan, 27, of Aurora; worked at Red Robin restaurant
— Micayla Medek, 23, of Westminster, Colo...
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Law Enforcement Disarm Devices At Shooters Apartment
Police say the Colorado shooting suspect planned the rampage that killed 12 and injured dozens of others at a suburban movie theater with "calculation and deliberation." They say James Holmes received months of deliveries in advance that authorities believe armed him for battle and were used to rig his apartment with explosives aimed at killing first responders...
Shooting Suspect’s Apartment Is “Booby Trapped”
A police chief says a Colorado shooting suspect's apartment is posing a "vexing problem" as officers face challenges in safely entering the residence where booby traps were set.
Colorado firefighters are monitoring the Aurora apartment building for gases in an effort to determine what chemicals they say 24-year-old James Holmes might have used to trap the place...