LARAMIE — A Wyoming basketball player accused of aggravated assault and battery in a bar fight will be prosecuted in state court. The Laramie Boomerang reported that a hearing looking at the … more

IRVING, Texas — The Boy Scouts of America’s national executive board began three days of closed meetings Monday that are expected to include a discussion of its policy excluding gay members and … more

Campbell County residents gathered at two public forums Thursday to get a look at the preliminary designs for the new Pioneer Manor in Gillette.They were able to ask questions and make comments about … more

TOKYO — North Korea’s underground nuclear test shows it is making big strides toward becoming a true nuclear power. But the test may also reveal key clues the secretive nation might have hoped to … more

NEW YORK — A school principal said she’s “appalled” by a homework assignment that used scenarios about killing and whipping slaves to teach math. Adele Schroeter has ordered sensitivity … more

ORACABESSA BAY, Jamaica — Mats of algae and seaweed have shrouded the once thick coral in shallow reefs off Jamaica's north coast. Warm ocean waters have bleached out the coral, and in a … more

During the past six weeks, 90 people have made decisions that will affect the lives of just about everyone in Wyoming. The 62nd Legislature considered 429 proposed bills and passed 213 of them. more

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is taking steps to wean its dependence on coal by the middle of next decade. The city utility currently gets 40 percent of its energy … more

RAPID CITY, S.D. — Officials say western South Dakota could play a key role in energy development in North Dakota and elsewhere because of special sand used to help extract oil and gas. The … more

HOUSTON — Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by two this week to 1,748. The Houston-based … more