Yellowstone National Park officials have identified Wednesday’s victim of the grizzly bear attack as 57-year-old Brian Matayoshi of Torrance, California. Park Superintendent Dan Wenk says Matayoshi and his wife Marylyn were returning on the Wapiti Lake Trail to their car when … Continue Reading
A 57-year-old visitor to Yellowstone National Park has died during an encounter with a grizzly bear Wednesday morning. Park Spokesman Al Nash says the incident occurred on the Wapiti Lake trail, located east of the Grand Loop Road just south of Canyon Village. Nash says the husband and wife couple … Continue Reading
The Closure Order of the Calamity Road and immediate slide area on the northern end of Palisades Reservoir, in place since the end of April, has been terminated now. Access across the Palisades dam is allowed beginning today. The area, known as … Continue Reading
Wyoming Senator Mike Enzi has introduced the “Biennial Appropriations Act” which would require Congress and the President to use biennial budgeting, much like Wyoming does. This, Enzi says, would allow Congress more time to … Continue Reading
The end to those familiar pear-shaped light bulbs on store shelves since Thomas Edison developed the technology is not far away now. A federal law would ban the sale of incandescent light bulbs beginning in 2012. For many, that will complicate things as … Continue Reading
Washout Causes Temporary Road Closure in Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley, Crews are working to repair a section of road in the northeast section of Yellowstone National Park that has been damaged by high water. Rushing waters at the confluence between the Lamar River and Soda Butte Creek have undercut a 30-foot section of the eastbound lane of the park’s Northeast Entrance road just west … Continue Reading
Gas prices around Teton County have been falling noticeably this week. Currently, Motor Trend’s survey of prices in the valley averages $3.69 per gallon ranging from the lowest price for unleaded regular of $3.62 to the highest price of $3.79. Gasoline in Teton Valley … Continue Reading
There’s still not resolution to the embattled wolf delisting question in Wyoming, but Senator John Barrasso has managed to get the Interior Department’s attention. For two weeks, the senator has blocked confirmation of Daniel Ashe as director of the Fish and Wildlife Service to influence the service … Continue Reading
Jackson Hole may know sometime Friday whether or not it will be the site for the season opening episode of “Modern Family” next fall. The episode features the family having a dude ranch-style vacation. Members of the town and county Travel and Tourism Board met … Continue Reading
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST WYOMING, INCLUDING … Continue Reading
