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The energy and optimism of John Wold was infectious and completely irresistible.

Jim Elmore, the father of the deceased, said in a Facebook post that his son was found dead "under mysterious circumstances."

Investigators believe the man went into the water where he was found.

More than 100 elk were found dead on an area ranch 20 miles northwest of Las Vegas earlier this week. According to to the New Mexico Game and Fish, none of the animals were shot and their investigation is leaning toward Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease...

According to a report from the Global Associated News Joe Montana died in a car accident. The reports reads, "Pro football player Joe Montana is confirmed to have died in a single vehicle car accident. One other male passenger in the 2012 BMW driven by Joe Montana has been transported to a local California hospital and is reported to be in serious condition...

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) — Officials in Sweetwater County are working to identify a homicide victim found near Rock Springs this week. Sweetwater County Sheriff's Department spokesman Dick Blust says the body of a young man was found Sunday...

SHERIDAN, Wyo. (AP) — Wildlife officials in Sheridan say some trout have been dying in local streams and rivers because of low water flows and hot weather. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is asking fishermen to take steps to try reduce harm to fish stressed by this summer's conditions...

VOLBORG, Mont. (AP) — The surge in wildfires across the West this summer is taking its toll on the livestock industry. Ranchers and officials say the blazes have killed animals outright while destroying some food supplies for the stock...

According to a report from Reuters News Service, Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has died from wounds suffered in his capture near his hometown of Sirte.