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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

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

By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted Wednesday night to begin work on a nearly $1 trillion national infrastructure plan after... Read more »

07/28/21 5:46 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

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

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

Toddler dies after fall from 2nd floor escalator at Colorado mall

CASPER, Wyo. — A two-year-old boy died after falling from the second floor of the Town Center mall in Aurora, Colorado on Sunday. Aurora is a suburb east of Denver.... Read more »

07/26/21 3:54 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

With virus surge, US to keep travel restrictions for now

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will keep existing COVID-19 travel restrictions on international travel in place for now due to concerns about the surging infection rate because of the delta variant, according to a White House official.

07/26/21 9:06 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

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

‘We have to get it right,’ Dem vows as Jan. 6 probe begins

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, Bennie Thompson, didn’t realize the severity of the Jan. 6 insurrection until his wife called him.

07/26/21 5:05 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

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

July 25, 2021 By HOPE YEN and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday she intends to name a second Republican critic of... Read more »

07/25/21 9:41 AM

Kaseya gets master decryption key after July 4 global attack

July 22, 2021 By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Florida company whose software was exploited in the devastating Fourth of July weekend ransomware attack, Kaseya, has... Read more »

07/24/21 10:42 AM

States scale back virus reporting just as cases surge

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Several states scaled back their reporting of COVID-19 statistics this month just as cases across the country started to skyrocket, depriving the public of real-time information on outbreaks, cases, hospitalizations and deaths in their communities.

07/24/21 9:08 AM

Trump inaugural committee chair to be released on $250M bail

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The chair of former President Donald Trump's inaugural committee who faces charges he secretly worked as an agent for the the United Arab Emirates to influence Trump’s foreign policy was ordered released from jail Friday on $250 million bail.

07/23/21 1:48 PM

Unlikely partners Pelosi and Cheney team up for Jan. 6 probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Nancy Pelosi raised a glass to Liz Cheney, it was the most unlikely of toasts.

07/23/21 1:19 PM

Poll: Most unvaccinated Americans don’t want shots

Most Americans who haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19 say they are unlikely to get the shots and doubt they would work against the aggressive delta variant despite evidence they do, according to a new poll that underscores the challenges facing public health officials amid soaring infections in some states.

07/23/21 10:50 AM

Cleveland’s baseball team goes from Indians to Guardians

Jul 23, 2021 By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Known as the Indians since 1915, Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team will be called Guardians. The ballclub announced... Read more »

07/23/21 8:12 AM

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National / World

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

South Park creators look to buy Denver’s Casa Bonita restaurant

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

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

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

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

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

Toddler dies after fall from 2nd floor escalator at Colorado mall

Western Democrats to push for US mining industry changes

With virus surge, US to keep travel restrictions for now

NYC to require vaccines or weekly testing for city workers

8 US attorney picks by Biden would include historic firsts

Senators race to seal infrastructure deal as pressure mounts

‘We have to get it right,’ Dem vows as Jan. 6 probe begins

Sparked by pandemic fallout, homeschooling surges across US

Noem’s border visit comes with political opportunities

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

Kaseya gets master decryption key after July 4 global attack

States scale back virus reporting just as cases surge

Trump inaugural committee chair to be released on $250M bail

Unlikely partners Pelosi and Cheney team up for Jan. 6 probe

Poll: Most unvaccinated Americans don’t want shots

Cleveland’s baseball team goes from Indians to Guardians

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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

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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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WyoGives 2021 can involve the whole family!

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