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Harris releases strategy to tackle migration’s root causes

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday that efforts to address root causes of migration from three Central American countries won't produce immediate results as she unveiled a broad strategy that avoids detailed targets and deadlines.

07/29/21 4:49 AM

Sheriff: Boy says he killed father, body found in Wyoming

DAYTON, Wyo. (AP) — Investigators found a man dead in Wyoming after a boy allegedly told authorities in Montana he killed his father.

07/28/21 12:18 PM

New CDC guidelines set off rush to reimpose mask mandates

States and businesses scrambled Wednesday to change course after the federal government issued new guidance calling for the return of mask wearing in virus hot spots amid a dramatic spike in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations nationwide.

07/28/21 12:14 PM

California, Nevada governors to tour site of huge wildfire

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The governors of California and Nevada on Wednesday planned to tour the state line area blackened by one of several massive wildfires that have destroyed... Read more »

07/28/21 11:08 AM

Can Biden’s plans manufacture more US factory jobs?

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will be trying to connect with blue-collar workers Wednesday when he travels to a truck factory in Pennsylvania to advocate for government investments and clean energy as ways to strengthen U.S. manufacturing.

07/28/21 5:14 AM

Capitol police testimony blunts GOP’s law-and-order message

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican Party's self-portrayal as champions of law and order is colliding with searing testimony from police officers themselves. Officers on Tuesday described in vivid, personal terms the terror of defending the U.S. Capitol from violent insurrectionists inspired by then-president Donald Trump on Jan. 6.

07/28/21 4:22 AM

White House considering vaccine mandate for federal workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is strongly considering requiring federal employees to show proof they’ve been vaccinated against the coronavirus or otherwise submit to regular testing and wear a mask — a potentially major shift in policy that reflects growing concerns about the spread of the more infectious delta variant.

07/28/21 4:18 AM

Senators, White House in crunch time on infrastructure deal

July 27, 2021 By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Time running short, senators and the White House worked furiously Tuesday to salvage a bipartisan infrastructure deal,... Read more »

07/27/21 6:34 PM

Plaintiffs propose replacing Bible with Book of Faith

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit challenging the display of a Bible at New Hampshire’s veterans hospital have proposed replacing it with a Book of Faith containing writings and prayers from seven religious groups.

07/27/21 3:26 PM

CDC reverses course on indoor masks in some parts of US

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reversed course Tuesday on some masking guidelines, recommending that even vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors... Read more »

07/27/21 1:38 PM

Biden mileage rule to exceed Obama climate goal

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major step against climate change, President Joe Biden is proposing a return to aggressive Obama-era vehicle mileage standards over five years. He's then aiming for even tougher anti-pollution rules after that to forcefully reduce greenhouse gas emissions and nudge 40% of U.S. drivers into electric vehicles by decade’s end.

07/27/21 12:39 PM

U.S. agency stepping up safeguards for wild horse adoptions

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Federal land managers say they’re tightening protections to guard against illegal resale of adopted wild horses captured on U.S. public land... Read more »

07/27/21 11:58 AM

A dozen years after last minimum wage hike, is $15 new norm?

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The signs and banners are dotted along suburban commercial strips and hanging in shop windows and restaurants, evidence of a new... Read more »

07/27/21 11:00 AM

Man pleads guilty to 4 Asian spa killings, sentenced to life

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press CANTON, Ga. (AP) — A man accused of killing eight people, most of them of Asian descent, at Atlanta-area massage businesses pleaded guilty Tuesday to... Read more »

07/27/21 10:36 AM

‘This is how I’m going to die’: Officers tell Jan. 6 stories

WASHINGTON (AP) — “This is how I'm going to die, defending this entrance.”

07/27/21 10:15 AM

Poll: Many Republicans uneasy about party’s future

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Republicans want former President Donald Trump to have at least some influence over their party's direction even as many who side with the GOP say they are uneasy about its future.

07/27/21 9:36 AM

CDC expected to backpedal on some masking guidelines

The nation’s top health agency is expected to backpedal Tuesday on its masking guidelines and recommend that even vaccinated people wear masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging, according to a federal official.

07/27/21 9:09 AM

Tokyo records record virus cases days after Olympics begin

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo reported its highest number of new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, days after the Olympics began.

07/27/21 5:20 AM

At first Jan. 6 hearing, police to detail violence, injuries

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are launching their investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection Tuesday with a focus on the law enforcement officers who were attacked and beaten as the rioters broke into the building — an effort to put a human face on the violence of the day.

07/27/21 5:15 AM

Wyo U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi was known as consensus-builder in polarized Washington

Jul 27, 2021 GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — Retired Sen. Mike Enzi, a Wyoming Republican known as a consensus-builder in an increasingly polarized Washington, has died. He was 77. Enzi died... Read more »

07/27/21 5:08 AM

Biden says US combat mission in Iraq to conclude by year end

July 26, 2021 By ROBERT BURNS, AAMER MADHANI and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday the U.S. combat mission in Iraq will conclude by... Read more »

07/26/21 5:48 PM

Pandemic Olympics endured heat, and now a typhoon’s en route

July 26, 2021 TOKYO (AP) — First, the sun. Now: the wind and the rain. The Tokyo Olympics, delayed by the pandemic and opened under oppressive heat, are due for... Read more »

07/26/21 5:39 PM

VA requires COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday became the first major federal agency to require health care workers to get COVID-19 vaccines, as the aggressive delta variant spreads and some communities report troubling increases in hospitalizations among unvaccinated people.

07/26/21 1:11 PM

Western Democrats to push for US mining industry changes

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — House Democrats from some western states are preparing to push for changes to a longstanding law that governs mining on U.S.-owned lands.

07/26/21 9:12 AM

NYC to require vaccines or weekly testing for city workers

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will require all of its municipal workers — including teachers and police officers — to get coronavirus vaccines by mid-September or face weekly COVID-19 testing, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday.

07/26/21 8:59 AM

8 US attorney picks by Biden would include historic firsts

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is nominating eight new leaders for U.S. attorney positions across the country, including in the office overseeing the prosecutions of hundreds of defendants charged in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.

07/26/21 8:34 AM

Warming rivers in US West killing fish, imperiling industry

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Baby salmon are dying by the thousands in one California river, and an entire run of endangered salmon could be wiped out in another. Fishermen who make their living off adult salmon, once they enter the Pacific Ocean, are sounding the alarm as blistering heat waves and extended drought in the U.S. West raise water temperatures and imperil fish from Idaho to California.

07/26/21 7:39 AM

Senators race to seal infrastructure deal as pressure mounts

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are racing to seal a bipartisan infrastructure deal as soon as Monday, as pressure is mounting on all sides to show progress on President Joe Biden's top priority.

07/26/21 5:47 AM

Sparked by pandemic fallout, homeschooling surges across US

Although the pandemic disrupted family life across the U.S. since taking hold in spring 2020, some parents are grateful for one consequence: They're now opting to homeschool their children, even as schools plan to resume in-person classes.

07/26/21 5:00 AM

Noem’s border visit comes with political opportunities

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Photo ops with the troops. Political points on an issue sure to loom large in 2024 presidential debates. Another chance to tout a tough-on-illegal immigration stance that comes rarely for a governor whose state is closer to Canada than Mexico.

07/26/21 4:52 AM

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AP

Harris releases strategy to tackle migration’s root causes

CDC mask guidance met with hostility by leading Republicans

Ron Popeil was the sizzle of American ingenuity, personified

Report: Hate crime laws lack uniformity across the US

Racism of rioters takes center stage in Jan. 6 hearing

Infrastructure deal: Senate votes to start work on $1T bill

Sheriff: Boy says he killed father, body found in Wyoming

New CDC guidelines set off rush to reimpose mask mandates

California, Nevada governors to tour site of huge wildfire

Can Biden’s plans manufacture more US factory jobs?

Capitol police testimony blunts GOP’s law-and-order message

White House considering vaccine mandate for federal workers

Senators, White House in crunch time on infrastructure deal

Plaintiffs propose replacing Bible with Book of Faith

CDC reverses course on indoor masks in some parts of US

Biden mileage rule to exceed Obama climate goal

U.S. agency stepping up safeguards for wild horse adoptions

A dozen years after last minimum wage hike, is $15 new norm?

Man pleads guilty to 4 Asian spa killings, sentenced to life

‘This is how I’m going to die’: Officers tell Jan. 6 stories

Poll: Many Republicans uneasy about party’s future

CDC expected to backpedal on some masking guidelines

Tokyo records record virus cases days after Olympics begin

At first Jan. 6 hearing, police to detail violence, injuries

Wyo U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi was known as consensus-builder in polarized Washington

Biden says US combat mission in Iraq to conclude by year end

Pandemic Olympics endured heat, and now a typhoon’s en route

VA requires COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers

Western Democrats to push for US mining industry changes

NYC to require vaccines or weekly testing for city workers

8 US attorney picks by Biden would include historic firsts

Warming rivers in US West killing fish, imperiling industry

Senators race to seal infrastructure deal as pressure mounts

Sparked by pandemic fallout, homeschooling surges across US

Noem’s border visit comes with political opportunities

Flying start: American swimmers do just fine without Phelps

1960s civil rights activist Robert Moses has died

Pelosi intends to appoint 2nd Republican to Jan. 6 committee

California’s largest fire torches homes as blazes lash West

Unvaccinated snow leopard at San Diego Zoo catches COVID-19

Crime

AP

Sheriff: Boy says he killed father, body found in Wyoming

Cheyenne PD arrest suspect accused of setting six dumpster fires Wednesday morning

Recent Arrests (7/27/21 – 7/28/21)

Casper PD investigating alleged knife attack at Casper park

Recent Arrests (7/26/21 – 7/27/21)

Obituaries

AP

Ron Popeil was the sizzle of American ingenuity, personified

ZZ Top legend Dusty Hill dies at age 72

Obituaries: Mertz, Sehlmeyer, Maxwell, Ake

Wyo U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi was known as consensus-builder in polarized Washington

Former Wyoming U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi dies at age 77

Community

City

Water restrictions: Casper area asked to limit irrigation to two days per week

Hot Rods and Harleys for a cause

Casper Fire-EMS promotes 23-year vet Jack Moore to battalion chief

Casper Fire-EMS seeing overlapping calls about 47% of the time

Casper ‘Guns n’ Hoses’ blood drive challenge seeking donors to help patients in need

Wyoming

Latest News

Wildfire threatening oil and gas wells west of Big Piney

Burning coal seam suspected cause of rapidly growing ~3,000-acre Deer Creek 2 Fire in Wyoming

Sheriff: Boy says he killed father, body found in Wyoming

Cheyenne PD arrest suspect accused of setting six dumpster fires Wednesday morning

Report: Trump meets with Cheney opponents Gray, Smith

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Community

WPDN Tom Reese Profile

Drive Wyoming Roads? Have a say in their improvement

Dancing with the Stars of Casper is putting the Villains center stage this year!

Rocky Mountain Behavioral Healthcare and Park Ridge Behavioral Healthcare are looking for psychologists and providers

WyoGives 2021 can involve the whole family!

Galleries

Animals

Let’s yak about it: why yaks have become so popular (PHOTOS)

(Photo Gallery) South Casper neighborhood watches as Police search for reported shooting suspects