Sweetwater

The combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

The Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office says consumers should be particularly vigilant to avoid scams during the holiday shopping season.

A federal judge has ruled against an environmental group's challenge to an in-situ uranium mine that started production last month in Sweetwater County.

RIVERTON, Wyo. (AP) — People are paying higher sales taxes in at least two Wyoming counties to raise money for construction projects. Fremont County's sales tax increased from 4 percent to 5 percent on Monday. The Associated Press reports that voters approved the increase in November to pay for infrastructure work such as roads, sewers and water lines...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Small, nonfarm businesses in 10 Wyoming counties are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U. S. Small Business Administration. The federal loans are to help offset economic losses because of the drought this year...

Governor urges caution as wildfires tear through Wyoming

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) — Sweetwater County sheriff's officials have arrested a delivery driver accused of stealing close to $9,000 in equipment and goods from FedEx. Authorities say 22-year-old Jayce Chandler Brood of Rock Springs is a contract driver for FedEx...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Bureau of Land Management plans to offer more than 150 parcels of land for oil and gas leasing in Wyoming in the spring. The parcels up for sale on May 1 in Cheyenne cover more about 232,000 acres in Albany, Carbon, Lincoln, Sweetwater and Uinta counties...

A Green River man is in critical condition after an ATV crash.

The body of a Rock Springs man missing since November 20th was found in an organized search Saturday.