CHEYENNE — Both Houses of the Wyoming Legislature voted handily Friday to approve a supplemental budget bill that calls on state agencies to prepared detailed plans in coming years for possible … more

CHEYENNE — The state Senate has passed a bill that would develop a system to measure the performance of teachers, superintendents, principals and other educators. House File 72 is part of the … more

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A New Mexico man has pleaded not guilty to felony charges including arson and conspiracy in connection with the 2010 fire that heavily damaged a landmark hotel in Cheyenne. U.S. … more

CHEYENNE — Gov. Matt Mead has signed a bill into law that will hike the state’s fuel tax by a dime a gallon. Mead has been pushing for a new source of funding for the Wyoming Department of … more

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul is unfolding as a national experiment with American consumers as the guinea pigs: Who will do a better job getting uninsured people … more

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington is one of only two states that don’t require kids to start their formal educations before turning 8. A measure gaining traction in the state Legislature would push … more

TURLOCK, Calif. — In an almond orchard in California’s Central Valley, bee inspector Neil Trent pried open a buzzing hive and pulled out a frame to see if it was at least two-thirds covered with … more

SAN FRANCISCO — Hours after a meteor exploded over Russia and injured more than 1,000 people and an asteroid passed relatively close to Earth, residents in California reported seeing an unusual … more

By Alexandra sukhomlinova cockar NEWS RECORD WRITER ascockar@gillettenewsrecord.net An independent, nonprofit research company said one of the coal companies eying exports through the … more

JACKSON — Prosecutors want to drop charges against the Teton Raptor Center’s program director, who was accused of owning more hawks than allowed. The charges stem from a discrepancy in Jason … more