Laramie Boomerang

Exotic creatures find care in Laramie   LARAMIE — The Laramie Animal Shelter has become something of an ark.   The shelter unexpectedly found itself caring for 63 exotic pets following a rollover accident on Interstate 80 on May 12.   Although the original ark is said to have held many species, the...
LARAMIE (WNE) — Two Oregon residents died Sunday morning when the private plane they were traveling in crashed in Albany County.   Lawrence Allen Crosby and Frances Li had taken off from Fort Collins/ Loveland-Northern Colorado Regional Airport and were headed to Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport...
LARAMIE — University of Wyoming staff members making less than $150,000 annually will receive base pay raises of $1,900, along with additional increases based upon merit, market and compression issues, following action by the UW Board of Trustees.   Staff members making more than $150,000 annually...
LARAMIE — An Albany County deputy pulled over a car, and when he reached the driver’s window, he noticed that the driver was extremely nervous.The deputy asked him why.   The problem was the flashing lights on the squad vehicle.    “The lights make me real nervous,” the driver said.   That’s when...
LARAMIE (WNE) — Following reports of fake text messages and bogus calls seeking money, Wyoming Medicaid is alerting residents about current Medicaid renewal scams that are targeting program clients.   Wyoming Medicaid is part of the Wyoming Department of Health.   “Some of our clients are receiving...
LARAMIE — Before the Laramie Foster Closet started its Cody’s Closet program, providing in-house items like shoes, socks and underwear at local schools, school staff would often purchase necessary items themselves for students in need.   Today, Alan Vazqueztell, founder and director of daily...
LARAMIE (WNE) — WyoTech, an automotive, diesel, and collision trade school in Laramie, is seeking nominees for its newly established WyoTech Hall of Fame.   The WyoTech Hall of Fame will feature inductees who have significantly impacted their fields, including successful business owners, industry...
LARAMIE — While the damage was minimal, the inconvenience was major for about 200 University of Wyoming students living in the on-campus Orr Hall dormitory.   According to a news release from the Laramie Fire Department, firefighters were dispatched at 12:12 a.m. Tuesday, because of a Notifier...
LARAMIE — Wyoming’s economy is as “diverse as it has ever been,” and a $20 million state investment into an advanced vertical farming research center in Laramie will continue that trend, according to Gov. Mark Gordon.   “This is a very exciting day for Wyoming,” Gordon said Thursday during a news...
LARAMIE — Southeast Wyoming’s highest point, Medicine Bow Peak, has received an estimated 80 inches of snow since last Thursday, according to the National Weather Service in Cheyenne.   “In the mountains, up in the Snowy Range and the Sierra Madres, we did see a couple feet of snow this weekend,”...

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