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WyomingLARAMIEFewer dealerships a wrench in new mechanics plans?
Shane Kee loves to tinker with his purple and white 1970 Chevrolet pickup truck but recently turned down a job offer to turn wrenches at a Chevy dealership. It's just too risky with so many dealerships closing these days."I figured it would be a safer bet to pursue some other way right now," said Kee, 21, of Crowley, Texas, who just graduated from WyoTech technical school's automotive mechanic program.
RAWLINSModel T destroyed, 2 hurt in Wyoming collision
Two people have suffered minor injuries and an antique car was totaled when it was rear-ended by a truck on Interstate 80 near Rawlins.The 1922 Ford Model T was part of a trip commemorating a 1909 race when it was struck Monday.
CHEYENNEWyo research effort could help fuel West
A public-private effort to research cleaner ways of using Wyoming coal could be key in addressing the growing energy needs of the West, a coal gasification industry official said.Wyoming is teaming up with General Electric Co. to build a $100 million coal gasification research plant in Cheyenne. The plant is scheduled to be operating in late 2012.
LUSKHead-on collision in Wyoming kills 3 from Colorado
Three Colorado residents were killed and a fourth was injured in a head-on collision north of Lusk.The Wyoming State Patrol says 47-year-old Kelly D. Herland, 52-year-old Dean L. Davis and 47-year-old Shelly A. Davis were killed at about 9:20 p.m. Wednesday on U.S. 85.
WARREN AIR FORCE BASENew commander takes over Wyoming missile unit
Col. Gregory S. Tims has assumed command of the 90th Missile Wing at Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne.Tims replaced Col. Michael J. Morgan in a ceremony Wednesday.
CHEYENNEOfficials say fire season in West mild so far
Nearly the entire country appears set to enjoy a mild fire season, fire officials say.Recent rains have doused the typical early summer fire season through much of the West.
JACKSONBoy Scout leader drowns in Wyoming rafting trip
A 50-year-old Boy Scout leader has died during a troop rafting trip on a popular whitewater stretch of the Snake River in Wyoming.Craig McCuistion of Rexburg, Idaho, drowned Friday after being thrown from the raft when it hit a rapid known as Three Oar Deal. McCuistion was leading a Boy Scout rafting trip with other adults.
RAWLINSWyoming state senator resigns after Arizona move
Wyoming state Sen. Bill Vasey of Rawlins has resigned from his seat after 23 years in the state Legislature because he and his wife recently moved to Yuma, Ariz.Vasey, a Democrat, mailed his letter of resignation to Gov. Dave Freudenthal this week. He said he sold his house in Rawlins about two weeks ago, and has been playing golf every morning since he moved south.
CHEYENNEEnviros sue over ending mouse protection in Wyo.
A coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday over the federal government's decision to protect a mouse in Colorado but not in Wyoming.The suit filed in U.S. District Court in Denver said it doesn't make sense to retain protections in one state but not in a bordering state.
CHEYENNEEnviros sue over mouse delisting in Wyoming
A coalition of environmental groups has filed a lawsuit over the federal government's decision to protect a mouse in Colorado but not in Wyoming.The groups filed their lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Denver. They say it doesn't make sense to retain protections in one state but not in a bordering state.
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