Gillette’s school bus garage is old, woefully undersized and undeniably occupies a key corner in the wrong neighborhood. That wasn’t the situation when it was built in 1977 to handle enough buses for 1,000 students. Still, that’s how the 36-year-old metal building occupying 3.48 acres near the hospital and Pioneer Manor now finds itself. more

GARY, Ind. — When medical students have finished their study and practice on cadavers, they often hold a respectful memorial service to honor these bodies donated to science.But the ceremonies … more

MISSOULA, Mont. — A grizzly bear has ambled across the southern border of the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem and onto Missoula's urban fringe."It looks like she did it within a few days … more

BELLEVUE, Idaho — A ranch hand leans low in the saddle as his galloping horse tows a skier, who executes a rapid series of turns and jumps behind the flying hooves.This is skijoring, an extreme … more

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The owners of Husky Express Dog Sled Tours, Dotty Dennis and David Beck, harnessed their team one recent Friday as they prepared to take a client on a Hope Valley … more

LOS ANGELES — There will be a winner and a loser every Super Bowl Sunday. But at the "Puppy Bowl," it's always a win for animal shelters.The show provides national exposure to the shelters … more

CASPER, Wyo. — Scattered throughout her house, her pieces look like photographs. The details, sharp lines and bright colors seem possible only through printing.The clarity is startling in … more

POWELL, Wyo. — It started with a mouse.A mouse was drowning in the basin of a toilet, struggling to get his head above the water. Carla Wensky saw the small rodent and didn't hesitate — … more

LARAMIE, Wyo.— The highlight of the birding life of Tim Banks happened in 1986.He was working for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department as a field technician charged with following whooping … more