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What we eat and how we cook our food tells a story about who we are, where we've come from and what we care about. Our food also connects us to other people — family and friends with whom we share our meals. That's why our favorite dishes often stir up...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrBxWzDU1y4 Cooking wasn't a matter of choice for Wilma Consul when she was growing up. Raised in the Philippines, she lost her father when she was 5 years old. A couple of years later, her mother, working long hours to...

Americans broadly disapprove of the Senate GOP's health care bill, and they're unhappy with how Republicans are handling the efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll . Just 17 percent of those...

Last week, a jury awarded a Pennsylvania man $620,000 for pain and suffering in a medical malpractice lawsuit he filed against a surgeon who mistakenly removed his healthy testicle , leaving the painful, atrophied one intact. However, if a bill before...

President Trump's support has eroded with independent voters since he took office. Though he still clings to a loyal base of supporters, his overall disapproval among Americans has reached record highs, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll ....

When explosions were heard Tuesday night in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, it was unclear exactly what was happening and who was responsible for the attack. Details are still being sorted out. Reports quote unidentified officials saying a rogue...

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin filed a defamation lawsuit against The New York Times Tuesday in a federal court in Manhattan. Palin, a former vice presidential nominee, says the newspaper published a statement about her in an editorial earlier this month...

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says removing bureaucratic obstacles to development on federal land can create jobs and offer hope to nearby communities. Zinke spoke Tuesday at the Western Governors' Association annual...
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Queen Elizabeth II is set to get a raise, with much of the money going toward sprucing up Buckingham Palace, reports the BBC. The annual so-called Sovereign Grant is ballooning to £82 million (or $105 million) up 8 percent from last year. In addition to...

A watchdog group says a top Trump appointee violated a federal law by retweeting one of President Trump's tweets. In a letter sent Tuesday to the Office of Special Counsel, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) requested an...

A grand jury indicted three Chicago police officers on felony charges on Tuesday, accusing them of conspiring to cover up the facts of a fatal police shooting in October 2014 of a black teenager in order to shield their fellow officer. Officer Jason Van...

What would it cost to protect the nation's voting systems from attack? About $400 million would go a long way, say cybersecurity experts. It's not a lot of money when it comes to national defense — the Pentagon spent more than that last year on military...

Since Senate Republicans released the draft of their bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act last week, many people have been wondering how the proposed changes will affect their own coverage, and their family's: Will my pre-existing condition...

An Emmett Till historical marker in Money, Miss., has been vandalized two times in as many months, most recently last week, when panels with the 14-year-old's image and his story were peeled off. Installed in 2011, the sign stands on the Mississippi...

A federal judge is ordering Alabama to improve the way it treats mentally ill prisoners after ruling that the state fails to provide constitutionally adequate mental health care in state lockups. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson of Montgomery says...

By The Associated Press Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says removing bureaucratic obstacles to development on federal land can create jobs and offer hope to nearby communities.
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A U.S. District Court judge has ruled that the federal government may jointly administer some services to the two tribes on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming.
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Anne MacKinnon is the chair of WyoFile’s board The governing board of WyoFile is delighted to announce that Matthew Copeland will be our new chief executive and editor, in charge of all of WyoFile’s operations. Copeland has written and edited … The post...

ALBIN — Rosie and Martín Aguilar returned home from work one day this month to the sight of their five-year-old son fearfully peeking out through cracked blinds, afraid to open the door even for his own parents. The Aguilars had … The post Increased ICE...

Lawmakers asked a group of leading Wyoming educators, including Natrona County School District Superintendent Steve Hopkins, to create a proposal to examine the state's system for funding schools. Although the proposal was ultimately rejected, it signals...

Quin Schrock, a California adventure and lifestyle photographer, has been selected from 2,100 applicants for the “Call of the WY” Wyoming tourism promotion this summer.
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Two years after the Air Force opened the massive Powder River Training Complex over the Northern Plains, ranchers impacted by military aircraft exercises say progress has been made in addressing disruptions.
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A recent development in the Wyoming Capitol Square Project will allow people to step into a room restored to reflect what it was like when Wyoming's constitution was written.
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JACKSON, Wyo. — Visitors from around the world have listened to a recording at the Jackson Hole and Greater Yellowstone Visitor Center of Nathan Watson explaining the partnership between the Boy Scouts of America and the National Elk Refuge.
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GILLETTE, Wyo. — A pair of bicyclists rode from Buffalo to Gillette one Friday. By then, they had nearly 1,500 miles under their belts, but they still had a stretch to go before reaching their final destination in Maine.
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A two-hour closure of U.S. 20/Wyoming 789 through Wind River Canyon is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 27, to help rockfall mitigation crews have adequate time to safely drop a large rock and other debris on and near the highway.
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The last defendant is sentenced in the case of a decapitated body found in northwest Wyoming. Pedro Garcia, Junior was accused of hiring a hit man to kill his sister’s boyfriend in December, 2013.The victim, Juan Antonio Guerra-Torres was found in a...

Ten people face felony drug charges after state agents tied them to the sale of prescription painkillers illegally prescribed to them by a former Casper doctor.
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On Wednesday morning, three males entered multiple banks in Cody, Wyoming requesting to exchange around $3,000 in $10 and $20 bills for larger denominations.
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Steve Heinowski started the last morning of his family’s trip to Yellowstone cranking a Gatling gun capable of firing 10 rounds per second. Then he played mini golf.
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People associated with multiple failed oil and gas projects or companies in Wyoming will have to notify regulators if they try again within the Cowboy State.
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Multiple people fled a Ford Mustang on Thursday night after it became ensnared in a wire fence on a South Side lawn, according to the Montana Highway Patrol.
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Sens. John Barrasso and Mike Enzi on Thursday praised the newly released Senate health care bill, a piece of sweeping legislation they helped craft that they say will protect Americans from the failing Affordable Care Act.
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U.S. government officials say grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park region are no longer threatened, and that they will lift protections that have been in place for more than 40 years.
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A Casper man pleaded not guilty by reason of mental deficiency Thursday to four charges stemming from an incident in which he rammed his vehicle into a Natrona County Sheriff Office patrol vehicle in a Burger King drive-through.
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A Casper man will spend decades in prison for an August crime spree during which he threatened people with a gun, stole a minivan and attempted to steal a semi truck.
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Several roads and nonmotorized trails on the Wapiti, Clarks Fork, and Greybull Ranger Districts of the Shoshone National Forest have been damaged by the continued melt of above-normal snowpack.
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Wyoming has outpaced other states by investing in technologies meant to soften the many blows coal has faced in recent years. Few in Wyoming misunderstand coal’s importance to communities like Gillette, local miners and state institutions like public...

Park County’s commissioners say they won’t give money to stop attracting bears to the county landfill, until environmentalists give money to the project. That was their answer to a request for $7000 to help build an electric fence around the only...

State authorities reopened Interstate 25 about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday after a tractor trailer hauling hazardous materials caught fire and temporarily closed the road.
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We love spending our hard-earned cash. But it’s often on things we don’t necessarily need. Hidden expenses are destroying our bank accounts. But is there anything we can do about it? Or will we just fall victim to financial failure? If you’re not sure,...

Prosecutors could seek $17 million in addition to repayment, 3 years’ prison as judge delays fraudster's sentencing. The post Feds eye civil penalties as judge delays Ruffatto sentencing appeared first on WyoFile.
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At a meeting of key legislative committees, the powerful Senate president said he remained opposed to taxes. Does he speak for Wyoming? The post Bebout: “silent majority” opposes tax increases appeared first on WyoFile.
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There’s a new sheriff in town, and new outlaws who stage mock gunfights in downtown Cody. They’re taking the place of the “Cody Gunfighters”. That group was involved in a shooting accident that injured three audience members last July. The “Cody...

Cheyenne attorney Karen Budd-Falen is said to be in the running to take the helm of the Bureau of Land Management The post Budd-Falen, potential BLM pick, has fought for ranchers appeared first on WyoFile.
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One man died, and another is in critical condition following two water related accidents in Yellowstone. Very cold and very hot waters in the world’s first national park are dangerous.Yellowstone Lake is the largest freshwater lake above 7,000 feet in...

Grizzly bears may be taken off the endangered species list soon. And, a Wyoming Game and Fish supervisor said the state will make plans for grizzly hunts. Yellowstone’s superintendent said he wants Wyoming, Montana and Idaho to consider the impact on...

We have statements from Sen. John Barrasso, Sen. Mike Enzi and Rep. Liz Cheney. Sen. Barrasso’s remarks: “Before we start today’s hearing, I’d like to say a few words about the shooting at the Congressional baseball practice this morning. “Our thoughts...

A Judge in Pittsburgh is set to sentence Michael Ruffatto on Tuesday for a massive criminal fraud associated with his failed Two Elk power plant. The post Two Elk: Crime, punishment and nagging mystery appeared first on WyoFile.
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Conservation participants criticize call for bird farming, claims of unheard western voices. The post Experts: Zinke’s sage grouse review plan a flop appeared first on WyoFile.
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