July 10, 2020
A wildfire in eastern Wyoming burned at least one home and closed a highway. The fire on Tuesday burned through rolling plains and trees north of Interstate 25 and south of the North Platte River near Glenrock. The flames burned …
June 3, 2020
A second resident of a Wyoming nursing home has died of the coronavirus. The older man had been hospitalized and was a resident of a Washakie County long-term care facility where testing identified 12 cases among residents and nine among …
March 26, 2020
Attorneys representing Wyoming coal miners reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit against a bankrupt coal operator. The settlement with Blackjewel LLC of West Virginia requires final approval by a federal judge, The Casper Star-Tribune reports. The lawsuit alleged …
January 23, 2020
A Wyoming company has settled a federal lawsuit by a former employee who claimed she was pressured to take Scientology courses as a condition of her employment. Julie A. Rohrbacher filed the lawsuit in 2018 against Teton Therapy, which operates …
July 18, 2019
The Wyoming attorney general’s office has sued an oil refinery, claiming it exceeded emission limits for a number of air pollutants. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reported that the state filed the lawsuit last week against HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining, alleging 17 …
June 14, 2019
A wrongful death lawsuit claims dangerous work conditions and a Wyoming developer’s negligence caused the deaths of two men when a trench collapsed last year. The Jackson Hole News and Guide reports the lawsuit was filed Tuesday on behalf of …
June 13, 2019
Average conditions are predicted for the Wyoming wildfire season this year, but officials say they expect the season to be less severe than last year. Wyoming Public Radio reports State Forester Bill Crapser says fire predictions are below average for …
May 17, 2019
A city in Wyoming has settled a lawsuit over a fatal shooting by two police officers. Attorneys for the estate of John Randall Veach said Tuesday they settled the lawsuit for $925,000 in damages. Rawlins Police Sgt. Jared Frakes and …
February 15, 2019
Heavy snowfall caused an avalanche in Wyoming. Snow tumbled onto a highway in northwest Wyoming, damaging one car but not injuring anyone. The Wyoming Department of Transportation says an avalanche occurred around noon Wednesday and sent snow onto U.S. 89 …
December 27, 2018
A former employee of a Wyoming occupational therapy office says the owner of the business pressured her to take Scientology courses as a condition of her employment. Julie A. Rohrbacher filed a lawsuit in federal court Dec. 17 against Teton …