Whether shale natural gas production is a blessing or a curse depends on where you work and whom you represent, Timothy Considine, University of Wyoming professor of economics and finance, told a … more

A 30-year-old inmate at the Campbell County jail thought he might get away clean Monday after a fight inside a cell block, but was thwarted by the Sheriff’s Special Operations Response Team. The … more

NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge on Tuesday approved an agreement for BP PLC to plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges and pay a record $4 billion in criminal penalties for the company's role … more

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is moving toward setting up a military base in northwest Africa from which to operate surveillance drones to collect intelligence on Islamic militants in the region, … more

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — A 75-year-old retired barber was jailed Tuesday for investigation of killing a urologist in his exam room, but police have not yet released a motive. Stanwood Fred Elkus … more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — The execution Tuesday evening of a Texas woman convicted in the gruesome murder of her 71-year-old neighbor will mark the first time in three years that a female inmate has been … more

Westover Road: From Bighorn Tire to Burma and Metz Road will be closed at 10 a.m. Wednesday and will remain closed through Feb. 14. TIC will finish the directional drill on Westover and fix a … more

Power went out in the Collins Heights and Fox Park areas of Gillette just after 9 a.m. Tuesday. “It looks as though a feeder tripped coming off a wire out of a substation,” city spokesman Joe … more

NEW YORK — A big government study has fingered leafy greens like lettuce and spinach as the leading source of food poisoning, a perhaps uncomfortable conclusion for health officials who want us … more

COLUMBIA, Mo.— You might forgive Midwesterners for feeling a little whipsawed by the weather. Record high temperatures across a swath of the central U.S. are giving way to severe storms, strong … more