WASHINGTON — The nation's labor unions suffered sharp declines in membership last year, led by losses among public sector workers in cash-strapped states, cities, counties and towns. The Bureau … more

Nothing goes better with football than beer. And nothing goes better with the Super Bowl than food. So, food that contains beer would be the ultimate pairing for next Sunday’s championship game between the Ravens and the 49ers. more

LARAMIE, Wyo.— The highlight of the birding life of Tim Banks happened in 1986.He was working for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department as a field technician charged with following whooping … more

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.— Two of the Great Lakes have hit their lowest water levels ever recorded, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Tuesday, capping more than a decade of below-normal rain and … more

WASHINGTON — With scant snowfall and barren ski slopes in parts of the Midwest and Northeast the past couple of years, some scientists have pointed to global warming as the culprit. Then when a … more

CHEYENNE — The state Senate has given preliminary endorsement to a bill that would add to the requirements for college-bound students applying for the top tiers of the Hathaway Scholarship. … more

HARTFORD, Conn. — Indian casinos brushed off weak consumer spending in a sluggish U.S. economic recovery to post a modest increase in revenue in 2011, an industry study reported Wednesday. Not … more

TEA, S.D. — Members of the Sioux Falls Christian high school girls basketball team say they accomplished what their late teammate would have wanted: The Chargers are going to state. Sioux Falls … more

William Bortz loads five-gallon jugs of purified water into a Wyoming Water Solution’s van for a delivery run Tuesday, under mostly sunny skies. Bortz delivers jugs of water, as well as 50-pound … more

Gillette author Tom Butler is coming to the Campbell County Rockpile Museum to discuss his new book, “Remembering Gillette.” In his book, Butler shares his memories of growing up in Gillette, … more