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Review of $3B power line through Utah delayed for 6 months

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A detailed federal review of a proposed $3 billion power line that would run through Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and Nevada and deliver power to the Southwest will be delayed about six months, a Bureau of Land Management spokeswoman said.

Sinclair oil refinery where 4 hurt cited recently

CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- State regulators recently issued three safety citations against the Sinclair oil refinery in Wyoming where a flash fire this week injured four workers.

FILE - This Jan. 1, 2011 file photo shows Buford resident Don Sammons standing in front of the population sign in Buford, Wyo. The town advertised as the smallest in the United States has sold at auction for $900,000. (AP Photo/Wyoming Tribune Eagle, Michael Smith)

Wyoming town sold for $900,000

BUFORD, Wyo. — Buford is a small place for sure, but so is the world.

Concussion bill for non-school sports in Wyoming

CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- A Senate committee has endorsed proposed legislation that would require coaches and trainers of organized non-school youth sports and activities to get training about concussions and how to handle head injuries.

Senate File 50 advances to the Senate floor after winning the 5-0 vote from the Senate Labor, Health and Social Services Committee on Monday.

Wyoming remembers 8 student-athletes killed 10 years ago

LARAMIE, Wyo. -- The people of Wyoming were still coming to grips with the unthinkable events of Sept. 11, 2001, when another tragedy hit and rattled the state to the core.

Christensen says Wyoming has more playmakers

LARAMIE, Wyo. -- Wyoming is planning a fireworks show after opening its third season under coach Dave Christensen on Saturday night against Weber State. And Christensen is expecting fans will be more entertained by his team on the field this season despite starting a true freshman quarterback.

(Photo courtesy of Wyoming Highway Patrol) A van carrying four members of a family who died Tuesday is seen downstream from a washed-out section of Wyoming Highway 130 in the Medicine Bow Mountains.

Mom, 3 daughters from Colo. die in Wyo. washout

CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Four members of a Colorado Springs family died after their vehicle drove into a washed-out section of a mountain highway in Wyoming and was swept downstream by a raging creek as they fled torrential rains at a national forest campground.

BLM reviews power line comments

CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- The Bureau of Land Management has received about 650 individual comments about a proposed $3 billion power line that would run through Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and Nevada.

The agency has also received a 3-inch-thick pack of comments and information from about a dozen conservation and environmental groups.

BLM project manager Sharon Knowlton said in an email Friday that the comments from individuals are mostly in favor of the project, although they express concerns, including that the line should avoid sensitive species, private land, special sites, national parks and military areas.

No. 11 Utes flex muscles at Wyoming

LARAMIE, Wyo. -- No. 11 Utah beat overmatched Wyoming and gave coach Kyle Whittingham something to gripe about at the same time.

No. 11 Utes take high-scoring offense to Wyoming

CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Halftime can't come soon enough for teams that play No. 11 Utah.

The Utes, who have the third-ranked scoring offense in the nation at 49 points per game, have outscored their opponents 101-7 in the second quarter alone this season.

(The Associated Press) Wyoming linebacker Gabe Knapton (52) tackles BYU tight end Dennis Pitta during an NCAA college football game Saturday at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyo.

Wyoming licks wounds after BYU blowout

LARAMIE, Wyo. -- When Dave Christensen took the job as head coach of Wyoming, one of his main goals was to instill a sense of competitiveness in the Cowboys.

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