Drilling Crossroads

2010-03-19T12:17:53Z

In this Jan. 21, 2010 photo, a herd of antelope feed on winter sagebrush south of Pinedale, Wyo. Drilling rigs underscore that cattle ranching and tourism no longer drive the economy here. But the natural gas industry's future has become uncertain amid the recession and reversal of Bush-era drilling policies. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver)

Senate roll vote on jobs bill

2010-03-17T09:00:56Z

<div id="subtitle">Roll Vote: Senate OKs legislation giving businesses more incentives to hire the jobless</div><div><p>The 68-29 roll call Wednesday by which the Senate passed legislation giving tax breaks to companies that hire unemployed workers.</p><p>A "yes" vote is a vote to pass the bill.</p><p>Voting yes were 55 Democrats, 11 Cheyenne is one of the most populous cities and the capital of Wyoming.It is the county seat of Laramie co state of Wyoming.It had become the great settlement for railroad workers and it turned into a railroad town which was the place to settle for soldiers and settlers.This beautiful city is situated just 90 miles north of Denve...

Traffic Fatalities for 2009 Reach 55-Year Low

2010-03-13T00:15:44Z

<div id="subtitle">Variety of factors credited for continued decline in highway deaths</div><div><p>The nation's highways have become a lot safer in the past year, with the number of overall traffic fatalities reported at the end of 2009 at the lowest level since 1954 -- the 15th consecutive quarterly decline. </p><p>According to early projections by the Department ...

Appeals court hears arguments on forest roads rule

2010-03-10T12:45:48Z

<div id="subtitle">Federal court hears arguments in Wyo. lawsuit challenging ban on new roads in national forests</div><div><p>Lawyers for the state of Wyoming and the Colorado Mining Association say a 2001 federal rule banning construction of new roads on National Forest land violates the law.</p><p>The 10th Wyoming February traffic falls 9 percent on lower shipments of coal, coke and ore</div><div><p>Short line and regional railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming Inc. said Wednesday its traffic fell 9 percent last month from February 2009, mostly due to lower shipments of coal, coke and ores.</p><p>The railroad shipped 63,583 carloads in February, compared with 69,844 in Februa...

Gas Prices Rise Two Cents In Last Week

2010-03-09T00:15:56Z

<div id="subtitle">Refineries running at reduced capacity due to lack of demand</div><div><p>The pace of the increase in gasoline prices has slowed, as the nationwide average approaches a new high for the year. The average price of self-serve regular Friday is $2.72 a gallon, according to AAA.</p><p>Today's national average price of diesel fuel is $2.883, up a penny from last Friday. Prices for gasoline have risen about seven cents a gallon in the last mont...

Pop. 1 towns tell Census: Get count right

2010-03-06T21:15:39Z

<div id="subtitle">How can you miscount a town of 1? Census tally monitored warily in tiny places</div><div><p>The founding fathers must have chuckled at the impossibility of the job when they etched it into the Constitution: Count every man, woman and child along every back road and big-city avenue in the entire country.</p><p>From Key West to Nome, today's Americans will largely get the founders' joke yet again...

U.S. to protect bird, oil drilling likely restricted

2010-03-05T15:17:52Z

<div><p>DALLAS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The iconic sage grouse that once roamed the western U.S. plains in great numbers needs protection, a move that will still curtail some energy development, the U.S. Interior Department said...

Energy groups relieved sage grouse won't be listed

2010-03-05T14:18:37Z

<div id="subtitle">Petroleum and wind groups relieved sage grouse won't be listed as threatened or endangered</div><div><p>An Interior Department announcement Friday that it won't list sage grouse as an endangered or threatened species opens the way for continued development of the West's wind energy and oil and gas industries.</p><p>Those industries will still face s...

US stops short of protection for western sage grouse

2010-03-05T13:18:00Z

<div><p>US officials Friday stopped short of giving endangered species status to the sage grouse, an iconic bird that is at the center of a dispute over oil drilling in the western United States.</p><p>The Interior Department said the bird merits protection but will not receive it for now because of a backlog of other spec...

US rig count increases by 23

2010-03-05T11:32:43Z

<div id="subtitle">US rig count increases by 23 to 1,396</div><div><p>The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 23 this week to 1,396.</p><p>Houston-based Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday that 926 rigs were exploring for natural gas and 456 for oil. Fourteen were listed as miscellaneous. A year ag...

Resolute Energy oil and gas reserves up 31 percent

2010-03-05T07:46:27Z

<div id="subtitle">Resolute Energy says oil and gas reserves rose 31 percent in 2009, value estimated at $480M</div><div><p>Resolute Energy Corp. said Friday its oil and gas reserves increased 31 percent and were worth an estimated $480 million at the end of last year.</p><p>The Denver energy company said it finished 2009 with total reserves of 6...

Wyoming Gov. Freudenthal won't seek third term

2010-03-04T12:00:14Z

<div id="subtitle">Wyoming Democratic Gov. Dave Freudenthal says he won't seek third term in office</div><div><p>Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal said Thursday he will not seek re-election, ending speculation that the popular Democrat might try to overturn a state law that would have prohibited him from pursuing a third term.</p><p>The decision by Freuden...

Marine pleads not guilty to arranging rape online

2010-03-04T08:05:55Z

<div id="subtitle">Calif. man pleads not guilty to using Craigslist to arrange rape of ex-girlfriend in Wyoming</div><div><p>A California Marine accused of using Craigslist to arrange the rape of an ex-girlfriend in Wyoming has pleaded not guilty to five felonies.</p><p>Jebidiah

Wyoming gov. signs law adopting 'cowboy ethics'

2010-03-03T15:03:01Z

<div id="subtitle">Say more by talking less: Wyoming governor signs law adopting 'cowboy ethics' in state code</div><div><p>The principles of "cowboy ethics" are now part of Wyoming law.</p><p>Gov. Dave Freudenthal signed legislation Wednesday adopting an official Wyoming state code.</p><p>The symbolic measure spells out 10 ethics derived f...

THE SUNÕS MOST READ STORIES*

2010-03-03T02:15:23Z

<div><p> THE SUNÕS MOST</p><p>READ STORIES*</p><p>1. Danica Patrick finishes day with crash, disappointment.</p><p>2. She will now prepare for her IndyCar schedule.</p><p>State workers win round as lawmakers consider cuts. Legislators decide not to further reduce the salaries of state employees.</p><p>3.

Senate roll vote on tax breaks for new hires

2010-02-24T09:30:11Z

<div id="subtitle">Roll Vote: Senate approves tax breaks for businesses that hire the unemployed</div><div><p>The 70-28 roll call Wednesday by which the Senate passed a jobs bill offering tax breaks to companies that hire unemployed workers.</p><p>A "yes" vote is a vote to pass the bill.</p><p>Voting yes were 55 Democrats, 13 U.S. Department of...

Wyoming lawmakers eye 'cowboy ethics' code

2010-02-23T16:15:15Z

<div id="subtitle">Proposal to put 'cowboy ethics' in Wyoming law galloping through Legislature</div><div><p>Some members of the Wyoming Legislature want to instill "cowboy ethics" in state law, lest lawmakers and citizens forget the state's western roots.</p><p>The code would stress the importance of ethics such as living with courag...

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