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Parsley Boulevard Bridge Over I-80 Set to Re-Open
According to the Wyoming Department of Transportation, bridge engineers have determined that the Parsley Boulevard Bridge over Interstate 80 in Cheyenne is safe to travel.
Wyoming National Guard’s 133rd Returns to Laramie
Thursday, families, friends and well-wishers filled the Laramie Regional Airport hangar for the anticipated arrival of the 133rd company of the Wyoming National Guard. Gov. Matt Mead, along with other members of the legislature traveled from Cheyenne to welcome the soldiers...
Homecoming for the Wyoming National Guard’s 133rd Company
On Thursday, the 133rd Engineer Company of Wyoming National Guard will return to Laramie after serving nine months in Bahrain. The company is set to arrive at the Laramie Regional Airport at 8:10 a.m.
Deidre Forester, State Public Affairs Officer for the Guard, says that the homecoming ceremony will include speeches by Governor Matt Mead and Major General Luke Reiner...
Heroin Re-Emerging As Drug of Choice In Laramie
With the recent death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman (who passed away from a suspected heroin overdose on February 2, 2014), heroin has become a national topic of discussion. Leaving law enforcement officers in towns everywhere, even Laramie, keeping an ever-present eye open for the dangerous drug...
‘Book of Matt’ Author Comes to Laramie
Tonight journalist and author Stephen Jimenez will read from his recent work titled, "The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard."
President McGinity’s Press Conference
The University of Wyoming will conduct no further searches for a new president. On Friday, UW officials held a press conference officially changing Dr. Richard McGinity's status from interim to full-time President. McGinity, now the 25th president of the University, replaces President Sternberg who resigned after a brief four-month term in office...
UW Board of Trustees Appoint Dr. McGinity Full-Time President
The UW Board of Trustees announced yesterday afternoon that Dr. Richard McGinity will be the 25th president of the University of Wyoming. McGinity was serving as interim president due to the abrubt resignation of former president Steinberg in Nov...
Washakie Scholarship Applications Now Available
In 1997, Chief Washakie was designated as the second Wyoming individual to be memorialized with a statue in Washington D.C. A committee was organized to raise funds and create the sculpture of the Chief. The Wyoming legislature allocated $180,000 for the project...