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<title>Two Rawlins Men, One From Canada ID'd As Green River Tunnel Crash Fatalities | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Authorities Tuesday released the names of the three men who died Friday in a devastating Green River, Wyoming, tunnel collision. They are Christopher Johnson, 20 of Rawlins; Quentin Romero, 22 of Rawlins; and Harmanjeet Singh, 30 of Nova Scotia, Canada.

Two Rawlins Men, One From Canada ID'd As Green River Tunnel Crash Fatalities

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<title>Mother Of Alleged Sheridan Cop Killer Charged With Giving Guns To Felon | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The 71-year-old mother of the man suspected of shooting and killing a Sheridan police sergeant last February has been federally charged with giving guns to a felon. The indictment doesn’t say whether that felon was her son. 

Mother Of Alleged Sheridan Cop Killer Charged With Giving Guns To Felon

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Renée Jean

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<title>Postmaster General, Who Gave Himself An “A” For Gutting Rural Mail Delivery, Is Quitting | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who gave himself an “A” for the controversial Delivery For America plan that gutted rural delivery, announced on Monday he is quitting. Wyoming leaders are thrilled.

Postmaster General, Who Gave Himself An “A” For Gutting Rural Mail Delivery, Is Quitting

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<title>Byron Man Discusses Wife's Last Days Before Murder-Suicide | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Twelve hours after his wife shot her four children and herself, Cliff Harshman sat in a hospital waiting room. “I sat and wept. And I cried to God: ‘Please forgive her. Help me forgive her,’” he told Cowboy State Daily. “I lost my best friend. My kids. Everything.”

Byron Man Discusses Wife's Last Days Before Murder-Suicide

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Jackie Dorothy

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<title>Wildfires Help Push 40,000 Head Drop To Wyoming’s 2024 Cattle Production | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Despite a 3% decrease in cattle production in 2024, Wyoming ranchers expect 2025 will bring back a strong cattle market. The Wyoming Stock Growers Association says part of the reason for the 40,000-head decrease was the severe wildfire season.

Wildfires Help Push 40,000 Head Drop To Wyoming’s 2024 Cattle Production

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<title>Eastern Black Bears Are Blimps, Dwarfing Wyoming Grizzlies | Cowboy State Daily</title>

In Wyoming, a black bear over 400 pounds is considered a rare trophy. But back East, it would be puny. Bears there gorge on fresh crops and sometimes top 800 pounds.

Eastern Black Bears Are Blimps, Dwarfing Wyoming Grizzlies

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