Riverton News

Suicide by vehicular homicide is the stuff of urban myth. It's nearly impossible to wrap one's head around the idea that a distraught individual would choose to end his or her life by crashing deliberately into another motorist.

The results of a two-year-long study on the Wind River Indian Reservation reveal that cancer risks for residents there is very high when compared with the rest of the state's population.

Fremont County Coroner Ed McAuslan has identified the victim of Saturday's fatal horse accident as six-year-old Cassidy Linn Cooper of Cheyenne.

Riverton Police Captain Eric Murphy said today Riverton residents should always lock their vehicles, even if they are away from them for a short time to prevent a crime of opportunity.

Stephanie Armstrong , 32, Riverton, Driving Under the Influence. From Undersheriff Ryan Lee: "A REDDI report resulted in a Deputy locating the vehicle which had subsequently crashed into a sign on the Bass Lake Road.

A group of visiting Rotarians from India are being hosted in Lander for the next three days on a reciprocal Friendship Exchange.

Close to 200 people enjoyed a buffet-style smorgasbord featuring traditional Scandinavian food over the course of two dinner seatings, one at 5 p.m. and one at 6 p.m. Saturday night in Dubois.

The Fremont County Museum Board agreed today to allow the elected officials of Fremont County to stage an "ice breaking reception" inside the Pioneer Museum in Lander this fall.

On Tuesday, the Fremont County Commission continued to work with Fremont County Ambulance leadership on the budget and personnel issues, though little was said in public regarding the allegations levied a week ago.

The Wyoming State Legislature's Select Committee on Federal Natural Resource Management is meeting in Riverton today at Central Wyoming College.

Cliff Williams , 26, Lander, Driving Under Suspension and No Proof of Insurance.

A concert by the Glen Miller Orchestra to benefit the CSM Kevin Griffin Memorial will be hosted Wednesday, June 19th at the CWC Peck Theatre, beginning at 7 p.m. In addition to the concert, live and silent auctions will take place with proceeds of the concert and auctions to be donated to construct and install the Kevin Griffin Memorial bronze ... (more)

The general session of the Wyoming Association of Municipalities annual conference is on tap this morning at the James.

Patrick Vincent Duran, 24, of Riverton, pleaded not guilty to second degree attempted murder and aggravated assault in Wyoming's Ninth District Court in Lander.

Riverton firefighters responded to a mobile home fire at 9:36 p.m. Wednesday night in the 1300 block of South Federal Boulevard at the B&K Mobile Home Park.

Two of the six suspects arrested in a recent methamphetamine distribution bust pleaded not guilty this afternoon in Wyoming's Ninth District Court.

Fremont County Coroner Ed McAuslan has released the official autopsy results for 62-year-old Curtis LeClair who was missing for 10 days and found in a canal near Pilot Butte Reservoir on May 20. McAuslan said the cause of death was drowning asphyxia and the manner of death as accidental.

The Wyoming Search and Rescue Council met May 30 in Riverton to consider 12 county sheriffs' requests for reimbursements for search and rescue costs.

A thunderstorm put on a big show but was quickly done as it blew through Wednesday afternoon.

The opening reception of the Wyoming Association of Municipalities conference in Riverton Wednesday evening drew a large crowd to the Reach Foundation Clubhouse.