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The American West has seen the number of structures lost in wildfires more than triple in recent decades. But new research shows that home hardening measures can significantly increase a home’s chances of survivability during a wildfire.

Zombie trees may look alive but are in the process of demise weakening them and increasing risks to people and property

Students going to and coming from are especially vulnerable to accidents

This comes a month after Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) announced she was going to hold only virtual town halls. At the time, Hageman said her decision came from incidents at public town halls in Laramie and Wheatland.

Wyoming’s U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman is changing her town halls from in-person to virtual. Hageman said her decision comes from recent incidents at public events, credible threats to herself and national outbursts of politically motivated violence.

According to the latest annual report from the Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, four of the nine states with the weakest road safety laws are in the Mountain West and no state in the region is in the category with the top safety laws.

Thousands of people are expected to visit Las Vegas this week for the Formula One Grand Prix. Ahead of the race, a low-flying helicopter conducted radiation tests for “national security.”

Suicides make up a large share of gun-related deaths among youth in the Mountain West. In Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, they account for more than three-quarters of firearm deaths between the ages of 10 and 19.

As wildfires burn across the Western U.S., a new study using AI technology shows that evacuating a major tourist area in the Mountain West could take more than three times longer than local experts thought.

A new report ranks cities across the country by how dangerous they are for pedestrians, and a couple cities in the West – Albuquerque and Tucson – were among the worst offenders. Others – like Ogden, Provo and Boise – did comparatively well.