LARAMIE — The University of Wyoming has a new dean of its College of Arts and Sciences. Paula Lutz is a scholar in cell biology and neuroscience who has served as a dean at two … more

CHEYENNE — Microsoft already is looking to expand a data center it is building on the outskirts of Cheyenne. The software giant announced the data center less than a year ago. Now the company is … more

CASPER — Whiskey lovers are awaiting the release of the second batch of Wyoming Whiskey. The small batch bourbon is set to be in stores Friday. Supplies are limited so some liquor stores say … more

CHEYENNE — A study indicates fewer Wyoming junior high and high school students are using alcohol and tobacco. The Wyoming Department of Health says 17 of the 19 participating counties saw … more

CHEYENNE — Wyoming senators say pharmacists who don’t want to vaccinate children shouldn’t be discriminated against. They passed a bill Wednesday that would allow licensed pharmacists to … more

RIVERTON — A Cheyenne attorney has been appointed to become the next county attorney for Fremont County. The Riverton Ranger reports the county commission appointed criminal defense lawyer H. … more

ATLANTA — For those 65 and older, this season's flu shot is only 9 percent effective against the most common and dangerous flu bug, according to a startling new government report.Flu vaccine … more

TIMBUKTU, Mali — One of the last things the bearded fighters did before leaving this city was to drive to the market where traders lay their carpets out in the sand. The al-Qaida extremists … more

VATICAN CITY — If evidence was ever needed that the next pope must urgently overhaul the powerful Vatican bureaucracy called the Curia, the scandal over Pope Benedict XVI's private papers is … more

CAMBRIDGE, N.Y. — Norman Hendrickson was known for telling jokes and never wasting money. So when he died suddenly while en route to his wife’s funeral, the couple’s daughters knew there was … more