winter weather

Winter is coming. But how much snow will it bring? Federal forecasters recently released their outlook for the season, and projections for the Mountain West are all over the map.

New research shows that climate change is causing mountain lakes to rapidly lose ice cover in the winter. That can harm the Mountain West region’s water quality – and native fish.

The federal government says this is the nation’s warmest winter on record. And a new study shows human-caused climate change was the driver in many cities, including parts of the Mountain West region.

The final death toll from what once was one of the world’s largest herds of mule deer is in – and it’s significant.

Wyoming had its first big snow storm of the season over Thanksgiving, but cleaning up the roads will be hard again this season as there’s a shortage of snowplow drivers.

The Sublette Pronghorn herd death toll from this winter was shared at a recent natural gas meeting in Pinedale.

On a rainy, overcast day, white water rushed over a dam from Fremont Lake into Pine Creek, just above the town of Pinedale. It normally is not this intense, but after a big snow year and almost non-stop rain, water levels are extremely high.

After a historically harsh winter in southwest and south central Wyoming, the death toll to some wildlife is only now being fully revealed. Consequently, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) is further cutting pronghorn hunting tags by 75 percent in these areas.

One of the main utility companies in the state is proposing to increase their rates again. This comes after Wyoming customers saw rate hikes just a few months ago. WyoFile’s energy reporter Dustin Bleizeffer has followed the issue and spoke with Wyoming Public Radio’s Caitlin Tan.

The Bureau of Reclamation is releasing a "high-flow experiment" from Glen Canyon Dam after forecasts showed a boost to Lake Powell.