Natrona County

Abortion access advocates had asked to add the new Human Heartbeat Act, a six-week-ban, to an existing lawsuit to efficiently block the law. Now, they are filing a separate lawsuit.

The Natrona County Fire District is asking people to remain vigilant as the area and most of the state, is still under Red Flag warnings.

The act bans most abortions at six weeks when there’s detectable cardiac activity. The group of abortion access advocates say it’s unconstitutional.

Eavan Castaner of Casper was sentenced to 42 to 75 years after pleading guilty to second-degree murder for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend, Lene’a Brown, in 2024.

Some of the county's biggest events this year included the College National Finals Rodeo, the NJCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championships and, for the first time, Team USA’s Artistic Swim Team.

That’s following the back-and-forth about the funding of SNAP benefits during the government shutdown in November.

Almost 20% of the state was without power Thursday. The cause is still being investigated.

Two tripped power lines near Medicine Bow likely caused the outages, according to the Western Area Power Administration.

The effort is a response to the ongoing back-and-forth about funding for federal SNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps.

The state epidemiologist says the highly infectious disease is likely spreading in Carbon County. But a 93% uptake rate of the MMR vaccine should help control bigger outbreaks.