Author: Oil City Staff

Migrants complain of poor conditions at US holding centers

By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The Trump administration is facing growing complaints from migrants about severe overcrowding, meager food and other hardships at border holding... Read more »

06/14/19 3:02 PM

‘Good time’ rolling soon to a jail near you?

June 11, 2019 by Andrew Graham, WyoFile Criminal offenders last year spent an average of two months sitting in county jails awaiting transfer to prisons after being sentenced to them by a... Read more »

06/14/19 8:38 AM

Wyoming governor attends White House meeting with Trump

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon participated in a meeting at the White House that included President Donald Trump about workforce related topics. Also at the lunch meeting... Read more »

06/14/19 8:27 AM

Obituaries: Sutherland, Sosa

Paulette “Punky” Marie Sutherland, 66, passed away on June 5 at the Kloefkorn Home after more than a decade-long struggle with early-onset dementia. Paulette was born in Red Wing, Minnesota... Read more »

06/14/19 6:00 AM

US says Iran took mine off tanker; Iran denies involvement

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military on Friday released a video it said shows Iran’s Revolutionary Guard removing an unexploded limpet mine... Read more »

06/14/19 5:27 AM

Vice president, Interior secretary visit Yellowstone

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence visited Yellowstone National Park on Thursday to promote a plan to whittle away the more than $12 billion repair-and-maintenance backlog... Read more »

06/14/19 5:12 AM

Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen dies at age 75

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Pat Bowlen, the Denver Broncos owner who transformed the team from also-rans into NFL champions and helped the league... Read more »

06/14/19 5:02 AM

Trump says Sarah Sanders to leave White House at end of June

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, whose tenure was marked by a breakdown in regular press briefings and questions about the administration’s... Read more »

06/13/19 2:51 PM

Former UW quarterback upbeat entering 2nd season with Bills

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen wasn’t sure what to make of someone referring to him as being a happy-go-lucky person because the Buffalo... Read more »

06/13/19 9:28 AM

Today in Casper history for June 13

June 13 1919– The gutting news broke that a strawberry shortage was to be expected 100 years ago today. The Wyoming Grocery, which handled most of the produce coming into... Read more »

06/13/19 8:53 AM

Developer sued over immigrant worker deaths in Teton County

June 11, 2019 by Andrew Graham, WyoFile Attorneys for the relatives of two immigrant workers killed when a trench they were digging collapsed on them near Jackson last September filed a lawsuit today... Read more »

06/13/19 8:33 AM

Parched US Southwest gets reprieve as snowmelt fills rivers

By DAN ELLIOTT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A welcome surge of melting snow is pouring out of the Rocky Mountains and into the drought-stricken rivers of the southwestern U.S.,... Read more »

06/13/19 8:24 AM

Now Hiring: The latest jobs in the OC

Payroll specialists, general laborers, and a direct care professional are just some of the new positions listed at Oil City! Oil City Jobs, presented by Trademark Employment Services, is the... Read more »

06/13/19 5:58 AM

Democrats worry as Trump unleashes money on 2020 digital ads

By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — While Democrats wage a wide open primary , President Donald Trump is blanketing battleground states with online advertising that could help set... Read more »

06/13/19 5:14 AM

Pence addresses Montana meth problem, headlines fundraiser

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence pushed a combination of tough law enforcement and treatment for addicts to combat Montana’s methamphetamine crisis, during... Read more »

06/13/19 5:04 AM

Facebook’s Zuckerberg is the focus of latest doctored video

By MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Three weeks after Facebook refused to remove a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slurring her words, Mark Zuckerberg... Read more »

06/12/19 2:10 PM

Pence visits Montana, Wyoming to talk about drugs, tour park

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to visit Montana and Wyoming beginning Wednesday to talk about efforts to combat illegal drugs... Read more »

06/12/19 8:56 AM

White House asserts executive privilege in census fight

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is asserting executive privilege over documents related to the Trump administration’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The Justice Department... Read more »

06/12/19 8:50 AM

Trump and Biden trade jabs in possible 2020 election preview

By THOMAS BEAUMONT, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden repeatedly laid into each other while traveling... Read more »

06/12/19 4:47 AM

Obituaries: Matney, Sedar, Strohman

Our beloved Tamiko Miyasaki Matney, was unexpectedly called to heaven on June 7, 2019 at the young age of 45. Tami was born in Idaho Falls on September 30, 1973... Read more »

06/12/19 4:08 AM

Tariff deal gives momentum to ‘Remain-in-Mexico’ policy

By CEDAR ATTANASIO and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — In a cramped San Diego courtroom, immigrant mothers cradled restless babies and toddlers as they waited to go... Read more »

06/11/19 2:29 PM

Southern Wyoming rivers rising from snowmelt, rain

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Rivers in southern Wyoming are rising from mountain snowmelt runoff, and expected rain later this week is likely to send some above flood stage. The National... Read more »

06/11/19 11:41 AM

Operator: 2 units of Montana coal plant to close this year

By MATT VOLZ Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The company that operates a coal-fired power plant in eastern Montana said Tuesday it will close two of the plant’s four... Read more »

06/11/19 11:38 AM

$1.6B pipeline proposed to move North Dakota crude oil

By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Two companies are proposing a $1.6 billion pipeline to move North Dakota crude oil, making it the biggest such project in... Read more »

06/11/19 10:35 AM

8 appointed to Wyoming group looking at migration corridors

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Mark Gordon has appointed eight members of a new advisory group that will develop recommendations to improve state policies related to big game migration on... Read more »

06/11/19 9:04 AM

Court agrees to listen to Led Zeppelin in ‘Stairway’ appeal

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — “Stairway to Heaven” will get another hearing, this time to a packed house. A panel of 11 judges from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals... Read more »

06/11/19 5:39 AM

Now Hiring: The latest jobs in the OC

Bank tellers, general laborers, and a direct care professional are just some of the new positions listed at Oil City! Oil City Jobs, presented by Trademark Employment Services, is the... Read more »

06/11/19 5:18 AM

Broad legalization cuts into medical marijuana

By GILLIAN FLACCUS and ANGELIKI KASTANIS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — When states legalize pot for all adults, long-standing medical marijuana programs take a big hit, in some cases... Read more »

06/11/19 5:07 AM

Stern words from Iran: US cannot ‘expect to stay safe’

By AMIR VAHDAT and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister warned the U.S. on Monday that it “cannot expect to stay safe” after launching what... Read more »

06/10/19 3:35 PM

Photos show helicopter ‘obliterated’ on impact at NYC skyscraper

By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A helicopter crash-landed on the roof of a rain-shrouded midtown Manhattan skyscraper Monday, killing the pilot and briefly triggering memories of... Read more »

06/10/19 3:26 PM

Colorado woman faces $780 fine for Wyoming public land trash

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) — Federal officials say they have ticketed a Colorado woman for dumping a large pile of roofing material and other trash on public land in Wyoming.... Read more »

06/10/19 3:08 PM

Police: Man used ‘Marine hold’ on woman during argument

A Casper man was arrested on Friday morning after a domestic fight the night before. Police were called to a home on South Nebraska with an EMS assist, according to... Read more »

06/10/19 1:22 PM

Recent Arrests (6/7/19 – 6/9/19)

CASPER, Wyo. — Here is the latest recent arrests log for law enforcement agencies in Natrona County The log represents law enforcement contact with suspects who were arrested, and the recommended... Read more »

06/10/19 10:46 AM

Obituaries: Toups Sr., Crouch, Stark

Raymond John Toups Sr., age 93, passed to his final resting place on June 6, 2019. He died at Central Wyoming Hospice surrounded by his sons & daughter. He was... Read more »

06/10/19 5:48 AM

25 years after murders, OJ says ‘Life is fine’

By LINDA DEUTSCH Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — After 25 years living under the shadow of one of the nation’s most notorious murder cases, O.J. Simpson says his life... Read more »

06/10/19 5:37 AM

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