2011

 CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The University of Wyoming Police Department is creating a full-time crime prevention officer.

UW Police Chief Mike Samp says the idea is to free up other police officers to focus their efforts on law enforcement on the Laramie campus

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The average price of gasoline is now higher than it was a year ago for the first time since late April.

The national average for retail gasoline was $3.662 per gallon Thursday, a penny higher than it was on this date in 2011

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama and his family paid more than $160,000 in federal taxes last year.

The president's 2011 federal income tax return shows reported adjusted gross income of about $790,000 last year

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Last year's Cheyenne Frontier Days attracted more than 252,000 people to its rodeo, night concerts and carnival.

Rodeo attendance increased slightly from 2010 to nearly 81,900

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Preliminary figures show the University of Wyoming has enrolled 12,839 students this spring, an increase of more than 130 over last spring.

The spring enrollment figures at the state's only four-year university don't include many outreach students who are still enrolling

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer people bought new homes in December, making 2011 the worst sales year on record.

The Commerce Department said Thursday new-home sales fell last month to a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 307,000

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GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — Mines in Campbell County produced slightly less coal in 2011 than in 2010.

According to figures released by the federal government, Campbell County mines produced 426.4 million short tons of coal last year

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