Tag: Wyoming

Bill Gates Picks Wyoming Town to Set Up Experimental Nuclear Reactor

TerraPower, a nuclear power venture founded by Bill Gates, announced Tuesday that it has picked a coal-mining town in Wyoming as the site for building a $4 billion demonstration nuclear plant with partial funding from the U.S. government. TerraPower, along with GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, has picked Kemmerer, a remote western Wyoming town for building…


Wyoming Republican Party Votes to Stop Recognizing Cheney as Member

The Wyoming Republican Party voted on Saturday to stop recognizing Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) as one of its members. The vote is the second rebuke of Cheney over her vocal enmity toward former President Donald Trump. In February, the Wyoming GOP voted overwhelmingly to censure Cheney for her vote to impeach Trump. The U.S. Senate…


A Wyoming Farewell for Marine Killed in Afghanistan Bombing

JACKSON, Wyo.—Dozens of U.S. fellow Marines joined hundreds of Wyoming residents to bid a final farewell at a memorial for Rylee McCollum, one of 13 U.S. servicemen killed in a suicide bombing as they guarded a gate at a chaotic Kabul, Afghanistan airport during the final U.S. evacuation from that country. Many of the Marines…


Wyoming Lawmakers to Hold Special Session to Push Back Against Biden’s Vaccine Mandates

Wyoming lawmakers say they will next week hold a special session in Cheyenne to push back against the COVID-19 vaccine mandate announced by President Joe Biden last month. According to the Casper Star-Tribune, a majority of the state House and Senate voted in favor of adding the rare special session to the legislative calendar. Republican…


Kanye West Puts Wyoming Ranch, Business Sites up for Sale

CODY, Wyo.—Rapper, music producer, and clothing entrepreneur Kanye West has put his ranch and business properties in northwestern Wyoming up for sale. The West Ranch, formerly known as Monster Lake Ranch, went on the market Monday for $11 million. The property sprawls across six square miles (16 square kilometers) of open land and tree-studded hills…


Wyoming Teenager Says She Was Arrested After Refusing to Wear Mask at School

A high school student in Wyoming was arrested late last week after refusing to wear a mask at school. Grace Smith, 16, a junior at Laramie High School, was taken into custody for trespassing, according to video footage she recorded on her cell phone. Smith was placed into handcuffs and escorted from the property. The Albany…


Second Body Found Near Same Area as Gabby Petito’s, Ending Separate Missing Person Case

The search for Gabby Petito led rescuers to another body in Wyoming that officials believe belongs to another missing individual, said local authorities. The remains discovered Tuesday in Bridger-Teton National Forest, near Grand Teton National Park, are similar to a description of Robert Lowery, a 46-year-old Texas man who went missing about a month ago, said…


FBI Asks Public’s Help in Finding Gabby Petito’s Fiance After Death Confirmed

The FBI on Wednesday asked the public for assistance in finding the fiance of Gabby Petito, who was found dead of a homicide in Wyoming. Petito, 22, was found dead after disappearing with boyfriend Brian Laundrie, and her remains were found Sunday in Wyoming’s Bridger-Teton National Forest. An autopsy confirmed that the body was that…


Wyoming Governor Bans COVID-19 Vaccine Passports

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon issued a directive to ban so-called COVID-19 “vaccine passports” that have been flagged by civil liberties groups as a potential invasion of Americans’ privacy.


Wyoming Governor Signs Bill Requiring Voters to Present Identification

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon this week signed into law a bill that requires voters to present photo identification in order to vote. The Republican governor signed House Bill 75 that requires voters to present proof of valid government-issued identification before voting at a polling place or an absentee polling place. Identification could include a driver’s license, a tribal…