News across Laramie County
Cheyenne tap water passes latest round of lead testing
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A routine lead and copper tap water test conducted by the Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities came up clean for most area homes sampled. The test, required by the Environmental Protection Agency, tests for the presence of lead in tap water directly from home…
Warm, dry fall weather to stretch through weekend in Cheyenne
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Cheyenne can expect unseasonably warm, dry conditions to continue through the weekend and into early next week, with daytime temperatures running roughly 10 degrees above normal. The National Weather Service in Cheyenne reported sunny skies and a high near 76…
A new suicide fatality review sheds light on prevention efforts in Laramie County
Social isolation, intimate partner problems and family relationship stress were the top three risk factors found by the Laramie County Suicide Fatality Review team.
(OPINION) Behind this summer’s busy hotels: how Cheyenne tourism actually gets funded
Cap City News publishes letters, cartoons and opinions as a public service. The content does not necessarily reflect the opinions of Cap City News or its employees. Letters to the editor can be submitted by emailing editor@oilcity.news. Dear Cheyenne, It’s early October. How did…
Warm fall days ahead for Cheyenne with highs reaching the 80s
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The capital city is in for a stretch of sunny skies and warmer temperatures that will carry through the weekend and well into next week, according to the National Weather Service in Cheyenne. After patchy morning fog clears today, Cheyenne will see a mostly sunny…
Malnutrition killed Wyoming pronghorn in peak summer as vegetation withered during record heat, severe drought
by Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile On a Tuesday in early August, Brandon Scurlock received the second notification in as many days that one of the 50 GPS-collared pronghorn he’s been monitoring died. An old female, PH143, had keeled over in the willows along the receded shoreline of Big…
Cheyenne heads into dry, mild stretch
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Southeast Wyoming will see clouds increase today, but dry conditions and seasonable temperatures will hold steady before warmer weather moves in for the weekend. According to the National Weather Service in Cheyenne, a storm system moving across the Four Corners…
Pokes in the Pros: Week 3
CASPER, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming has produced several NFL players currently making an impact. Here’s how they did in the most recent week’s slate of games. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills Allen had a relatively shaky outing on Sunday, but it didn’t cost his team as the Bills…
Grand Teton National Ballpark? Visitors call it a field of nightmares.
by Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile MOOSE, WYOMING—The news shot around Grand Teton National Park’s Jenny Lake on Sunday like the crack of a well-hit baseball echoing off the walls of Cascade Canyon. The Trump administration and Major League Baseball are scouting the park for a…
Cooler days, scattered showers in Cheyenne ahead of weekend warmup
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Cloud cover and cooler temperatures will settle over Cheyenne through the middle of the week before warmer, sunnier conditions arrive for the weekend. According to the National Weather Service in Cheyenne, temperatures will reach near 65 degrees today under…
Laramie County gas prices rise as state average climbs
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Laramie County gas prices rose 5 cents over the past week to an average of $4.26 per gallon Monday, according to AAA data. Wyoming’s statewide average sits higher at roughly $4.49 per gallon, up 2 cents, while the AAA national average remains at $4.47 per gallon.…
Trump orders plans to unlock isolated public land, revise river-trip permitting
by Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile President Donald Trump last week ordered federal land managers to boost public access to public lands, including to landlocked checkerboard parcels and to Western whitewater rivers. The order, titled Reinvigorating America’s Hunting Heritage,…