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Clair McFarland

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A Guatemalan man who smashed into a parked trailer in Rock Springs while drunk, leading to his fourth DUI arrest in the United States, was ordered to report for deportation this week.

 

Judge Wants Guatemalan Man Deported From Rock Springs After Fourth DUI

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The father of a 22-year-old hiker missing since Sept. 17 after summiting Yellowstone’s highest peak is coordinating private and volunteer search teams to help find his son. One of their clues is a note the hiker left at the mountain's summit.

Missing Yellowstone Hiker's Note A Clue For Volunteer Search Teams Now Mobilizing

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Leo Wolfson

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Politics

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A pair of huge wildfires have burned more than 147,000 acres in Wyoming, and people are wondering why that’s not national news. Others are pushing conspiracy theories, including the government started the fires to access rare earth minerals.

Wyoming’s Huge Wildfires Prompt National Online Conspiracy Theories

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Andrew Rossi

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Comet Tsuchinshan – ATLAS, aka "the green comet," will make its closest approach to Earth 30 minutes after sunset Saturday. It’ll be brighter than Venus and Mercury over Wyoming, and it could be a once-in-humanity chance to see it.

Once-In-Humanity Comet Will Look Brighter Than Venus And Mercury On Saturday

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A legislative committee advanced a bill this week that, if passed, would move toward allowing storing high-level nuclear waste in Wyoming. Opponents say it’s a disaster waiting to happen, while supporters say it’s “close-minded” not to consider.

Legislature Will Consider Potential To Store High-Level Nuclear Waste In Wyoming

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Renée Jean

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<title>Elk Fire Breaking The Rules Of Wildfires And ‘Is… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The strategists in charge of battling the huge 76,000-acre Elk Fire in northern Wyoming say the stubborn blaze is breaking the rules of wildfires. One said it even seems oppositional to authority and “is behaving like a teenager.”

Elk Fire Breaking The Rules Of Wildfires And ‘Is Behaving Like A Teenager’

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Louis Addison

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