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Local news for Rock Springs, WY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Wednesday Sep 3 | Rapid City Journal

No cause yet in Rock Springs plane crash

A preliminary report into a fatal plane crash in southwestern Wyoming confirms that one of the pilots was on a solo instructional flight while the other was descending to land when their planes collided in ...

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Related Topix: Air Accidents, Sweetwater County, WY

Wednesday Sep 3 | Casper Star-Tribune

Commission stands firm on turbine locations

There will be no late changes to current plans to construct a 36-turbine wind farm on top of White Mountain, Sweetwater County commissioners told the project's developer Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Green River, WY, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Sweetwater County, WY

Sun Aug 31, 2008

Jackson Hole News And Guide

Police eye charges in explosives incident

Jackson police and officials from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms are reviewing the discovery of explosives Thursday at Cottonwood Park to determine what charges they might bring and against ...

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Related Topix: Jackson, WY, Teton County, WY, Green River, WY, Sweetwater County, WY

The Green River Star

Art event exceeds expectations

Many artists attended the Art on the Green painting and sculpting competition, which took place this past weekend.

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Related Topix: Arts, Sculpting, South Park, WY, Green River, WY

Thu Aug 28, 2008

The Green River Star

Man charged for not registering as a sex offender a second time

A Rock Springs man sought by the Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office for failure to register as a sex offender was taken into custody Friday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Sweetwater County, WY, Wyoming State Penitentiary, State Prisons, Prison

Wed Aug 27, 2008

The Green River Star

Barrasso speaks at river festival last week

One of Wyoming's two senators in Washington, D.C., stopped by Green River last week to help unveil U-Haul company's new Super Graphic artwork promoting Green River and Wyoming.

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Related Topix: Green River, WY, Wyoming, Sweetwater County, WY

Fri Aug 22, 2008

Waterloo Courier

Wartburg regent dies in midair small-plane crash

Another member of the Wartburg College board of regents died recently. Dr. Ralph Otto, 63, of Wilmette, Ill., was killed Aug.

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Related Topix: Air Accidents, Wartburg College, Sweetwater County, WY, Northwestern University

Wed Aug 20, 2008

WIBW-TV Topeka

Fire Weather Watch - Wyoming

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO NORTHERN WYOMING THURSDAY EVENING BRINGING A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH A SHARP WIND SHIFT.

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Related Topix: Weather, Sweetwater County, WY, Natrona County, WY

Casper Star-Tribune

Barbuto wins close, Stough wins big

Perhaps the youngest state candidate in Wyoming this year is headed to Cheyenne after Democrat Joe Barbuto narrowly defeated Tony Herrera in the House District 48 primary election Tuesday night.

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Related Topix: Sweetwater County, WY, Wyoming, US News, Hillary Clinton, US Politics

Mon Aug 18, 2008

The Green River Star

Gettin' 'er done

GREEN RIVER RESIDENT Tiffani Spiker repairs a car for Saturday's heat at the Rock Springs Firefighters Local 1499 Demolition Derby.

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Related Topix: Green River, WY

Sat Aug 16, 2008

The Green River Star

NTSB takes wreckage to Colorado

In what witnesses described as resembling the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion, two aircraft collided near the Rock Springs Airport Sunday afternoon.

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Related Topix: US News, Federal Aviation Administration, Explosion

Thu Aug 14, 2008

KSL-TV Salt Lake City

Eyewitness News at 10 Sportsbeat: Aug. 9, 2008

An airplane crash near the Sweetwater County Airport in Rock Springs, Wyo., has killed at least two people.

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Tue Aug 12, 2008

WBNS-TV Columbus

Doctor Killed After Planes Collide In Air

A retired physician was killed Sunday when two single-engine planes collided in mid-air over a remote area in Wyoming.

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Sun Aug 10, 2008

Wyoming News

Tornado Spotted Near Rock Springs

The National Weather Service in Riverton, Wyoming has issued a tornado warning for west central Sweetwater County in south central Wyoming until 5:15 p.m. At 4:42 p.m. a tornado was sighted near state Hwy 372 ...

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Related Topix: Riverton, WY, Weather, Sweetwater County, WY, Green River, WY

KXMD-TV Williston

Three die in Wyoming plane collision

A small plane en route from Polson, Mont., collided in mid-air with another single-engine plane this afternoon near Rock Springs, Wyoming.

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Related Topix: US News, Federal Aviation Administration

KSL TV

4. Cultural celebration precedes dedication ...

An airplane crash near the Sweetwater County Airport in Rock Springs, Wyo., has killed at least two people.

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Related Topix: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Religion

Wed Aug 06, 2008

Casper Star-Tribune

Seismic survey ends before hunting begins

A seismic survey that begins this month for natural gas resources in the Little Mountain area of Sweetwater County will be halted before hunting begins in the area, federal officials said.

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Related Topix: Sweetwater County, WY

Sun Aug 03, 2008

Casper Star Tribune

Panel backs highway diversion

An interim legislative panel is working on a plan to use severance tax revenue to pay for the widening and expansion of some of Wyoming's most congested highways.

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Related Topix: Wright, WY, Pinedale, WY, Gillette, WY

Fri Aug 01, 2008

Casper Star Tribune

Mental injury bill moves forward

Legislation aimed at extending coverage of on-the-job mental injuries under Wyoming's workers' compensation program will move forward in a legislative committee.

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Related Topix: Casper Metro, Casper, WY, Green River, WY, Sheridan, WY

Thu Jul 31, 2008

The Green River Star

Lightning fire burns 24 acres in Wilkins Peak area

A lightening-caused fire that broke out Friday afternoon burned 24 acres of land west of Rock Springs.

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Related Topix: Sweetwater County, WY, Fire

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Rock Springs, Wyoming is located in Sweetwater County. Zip codes in Rock Springs, WY include 82901, and 82902.

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