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<title>Devastating Fire May Not Be End For Historic 134-Year-Old Cheyenne Pumphouse | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A weekend fire that gutted Cheyenne’s Historic Pumphouse may not be the end for the run-down 134-year-old building that, as recently as six months ago, was set for demolition. “We’ve really tried hard not to be the council to tear it down,” says the mayor.

Devastating Fire May Not Be End For Historic 134-Year-Old Cheyenne Pumphouse

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<title>‘Our Resident Bear’: Scrawny Black Bear Hangs Out Around Rural Upton Neighborhood | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A young, scrawny and seemingly confused black bear has been hanging around a rural Weston County neighborhood outside Upton. “He’s, like, our resident bear,” says one resident who had to shoo it away from garbage cans. So far, though, it’s behaving.

‘Our Resident Bear’: Scrawny Black Bear Hangs Out Around Rural Upton Neighborhood

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<title>Flaming Gorge Marinas Race To Survive As 1M Acre-Feet Of Water Sent Downriver | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Releases of up to 1 million acre-feet of water downriver from Flaming Gorge are gutting the gorge’s world-famous kokanee fishery and has marinas racing to survive. “This is like a holocaust for nature,” said one marina owner about the impact.

Flaming Gorge Marinas Race To Survive As 1M Acre-Feet Of Water Sent Downriver

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Clair McFarland

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<title>Crackdown On Sketchy Trucking Practices Continues With Supreme Court Decision | Cowboy State Daily</title>

An industry lawyer calls the Supreme Court's unanimous decision that trucking brokers are liable for hiring unsafe drivers “a monumental victory.” All three branches of federal government are cracking down on sketchy trucking practices.

Crackdown On Sketchy Trucking Practices Continues With Supreme Court Decision

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Dale Killingbeck

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<title>Cheyenne Family Of 12 Devastated By Arson Fire That Destroyed All They Had | Cowboy State Daily</title>

An extended Cheyenne family of 12, including eight children, are still shellshocked and devastated a week after a fire that destroyed all they had. Meanwhile, a man accused of starting the fire and charged with arson is in court Wednesday.

Cheyenne Family Of 12 Devastated By Arson Fire That Destroyed All They Had

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<title>'You Shoot My Dogs, I’ll Shoot You’: Wyoming Feud Over Ranch Dogs Explodes | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Fremont County ranchers say roaming Great Pyrenees have killed livestock and terrorized neighbors for years in a rural feud that’s now spiraled into criminal charges. “Somebody’s going to get hurt,” a rancher says about the escalating conflict.

'You Shoot My Dogs, I’ll Shoot You’: Wyoming Feud Over Ranch Dogs Explodes

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