The Mountain West News Bureau got a behind the scenes look at how these new technologies will impact travelers in the future

The Point in Time count tallies both sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness.

Among Mountain West states, rates vary drastically.

A local nonprofit affordable housing developer has worked out an agreement with the U.S. Forest Service to build 36 affordable workforce rentals on national forest land on the eastern edge of Jackson. But the project is raising some eyebrows in the community.

The National Park Service started free entry days in 2009. The selection and number of days have varied, but Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been on the list ever since 2011.

The state program distributed $2.4 million to food pantries around the state and ended when the government reopened in mid-November. The Wyoming Department of Family Services recently put out a report detailing the program’s impacts, challenges and takeaways.

The price of gasoline varies across the Mountain West—some states paying more than the national average

During December and January, Tough Guys Lighting and Landscaping puts on its Winter Lights Festival in Laramie’s Washington Park. The Whoville Cocoa Hut allows charities and non-profits to sell hot chocolate at the park.

Wyoming’s number of wildfires and acres burned were well above average, but well below the records set in 2024.

The extreme wind gusts were on South Pass and near Smoot. But unusually high wind was prevalent across the entire state this week.