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  • LCSD1 to require more training after bus driver arrest

    Hannah Black, Wyoming Tribune Eagle|Feb 24, 2022

    CHEYENNE — Following last week’s arrest of a bus driver for allegedly driving students while drunk, Laramie County School District 1 drivers will be required to go through increased training, a district spokesperson said Tuesday. David Richard Williams, 60, was arrested Feb. 16 by Wyoming Highway Patrol on misdemeanor charges of DUI and having an open container in a moving vehicle. He was booked into the Goshen County jail at 7:05 p.m. Feb. 16 and had been released sometime before Tuesday afternoon, according to the Goshen County She... Full story

  • Big gatherings, low vaccination blamed for Laramie Co. COVID spike

    Hannah Black, Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange|Jun 17, 2021

    CHEYENNE — A recent rise in COVID-19 cases in Laramie County can be traced back to a few large gatherings and still-too-low vaccination rates, said Kathy Emmons, executive director of the Cheyenne-Laramie County Health Department. These events include a large wedding, a church gathering and graduation parties. She said there was also a nursing home that had seen an increase in the number of cases affecting both staff and patients. “I would say that the increases are due to gatherings of people who are not vaccinated, and all it takes is one pos...

  • Officials predict "fairly significant" fire season

    Hannah Black, Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange|Jun 10, 2021

    CHEYENNE — Following a dramatic and record-breaking fire season for the west in 2020, officials warn this season could also be above average. Wyoming State Forester Bill Crapser, along with Gov. Mark Gordon and other state and federal officials, gave an overview of the state’s wildfire outlook Thursday morning at the State Forestry Division’s Cheyenne maintenance facility. Predictions from meteorologists and fire behavior specialists put Wyoming “on the high end of normal” for fire potential for the rest of June into July, Crapser said. For...