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Do you remember the murder of Matthew Shepard in Laramie? He was a gay University of Wyoming student who was robbed, beaten and tied to a fence in 1998, a crime that drew national attention. The Shepard Symposium on Social Justice starts today and runs through Saturday, March 31 at the University of Wyoming.

Are your kids wishing they could go Christmas shopping? Sometimes children feel left out when it comes to buying gifts during the holiday season. This Saturday, December 10, the Cheyenne Parks and Recreation Department makes it possible for youngsters to shop where it's safe and affordable. The "Holiday Gift Shop" program will be set up at the Cheyenne Parks and Recreation Activity Cente

Phoenix dust storm 81811 (YouTube) The Wyoming winds kick up a lot of dust, but they're nothing compared to the haboobs Phoenix has had this Summer. (There have been so many, we've learned a new word for them) Last Thursday, August 18, the fourth big dust storm of the season rolled into the desert city...

Space shuttle Atlantis landed at Cape Canaveral in the pre-dawn hours on Thursday, ending the 30-year NASA program. The shuttle fleet has kept U.S. astronauts flying to a from orbit longer than any other rocketship. During their 13-day mission Atlantis delivered a year's worth of supplies to the International Space Station. The payload included 2,677 pounds of food and 9,400 pounds of spare parts.

Where were you on the evening of July 20, 1969? If you were around that night, chances are you were watching Neil Armstrong take the first steps on the moon. Last night I was eating a roast beef sandwich and to me, Arby's and Apollo 11 always go together. The Summer of 1969 we were taking a family vacation to Mesa Verde in southwestern Colorado. We were driving back home through Denver and stopped

Congratulations to the United State's women's soccer team! They're headed to the finals! Abby Wambach scored the go-ahead goal, and the United States woman’s soccer team defeated France on Wednesday, 3-1, clinching a spot in the finals of the Woman’s World Cup...

Actor Peter Falk, who for decades played the titular character on the detective telepic series ‘Columbo,’ died Thursday night at his home in Beverly Hills, CA. He was 83. Falk had been suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s, which was first made public in December 2008, according to the AP. The actor “died peacefully,” his family said in a statement.

The brains at web development and design company Go-Globe created a stunning infographic that breaks down the internet activity happening every minute of the day on sites like Twitter, Google, Facebook, and Skype. And it’s kind of amazing.

If you wanted to find the real Waldo in Dublin, Ireland last weekend you would have been in for quite a challenge. That’s because 3,657 people donned the red-and-white striped costume of the notoriously illusive character from the ‘Where’s Waldo?’ children’s book series in order to set a world record for the most Waldo impersonators in one place.

How would you like to harvest some fresh grown fruits and vegetables? Each Tuesday this Summer you can choose the cream of the crop at the Wyoming Fresh Markets from three until six-thirty at their new location. The weekly open-air market has moved Downtown to the Depot Square instead of the Sutherland's parking lot off Yellowstone...