PHILADELPHIA — A 19-year-old daycare worker was charged in the abduction of a 5-year-old girl from her Philadelphia elementary school, an arrest aided by the little girl’s report to police that … more

JACKSON, Wyo. — Wyoming lawmakers have passed a bill making changes to the state's tipping laws but they must settle their differences about a last-minute change made in the state … more

DENVER — A federal judge is reversing a 1995 policy and ordering the Bureau of Land Management to disclose who nominates parcels for the federal government to be leased for oil and gas … more

CODY, Wyo. — A Montana man accused of kidnapping a Cody girl has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting her.Forty-year-old Jesse Paul Speer of Belgrade appeared in court Thursday to enter a … more

HELENA, Mont. — The House is advancing a bill that would let landowners haze or shoot wild bison that come onto their property. The measure was endorsed Thursday in a 62-38 vote. The state … more

JACKSON, Wyo. — State regulators say the pipeline that provides natural gas to Jackson is emitting too much gas into the atmosphere in Sublette County.The Jackson Hole Daily reported … more

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Department of Veterans Affairs has decided to allow the same-sex spouse of a member of the military to be buried in a U.S. national cemetery. VA Secretary Eric Shinseki … more

CHEYENNE — A proposal to raise state fuel taxes by a dime a gallon cleared its final vote in the state Senate on Thursday. It now heads to Gov. Matt Mead, who has said he favors a tax hike. The … more

CHEYENNE — U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., is supporting the idea of a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced U.S. budget.The Wyoming Republican is co-sponsoring a bill that would make a … more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — As more state legislatures around the country consider whether to legalize same-sex weddings, an analysis of gay marriage votes in eight states shows that Republican lawmakers who … more