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Riverton Youth Council becomes reality

3 days ago | wyomingnews.com | Sarah Squires

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Riverton Youth Council becomes reality

3 days ago | wyomingnews.com | Sarah Squires

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Thought she was a big girl

1 week ago | rivertonranger.com | Sarah Squires

I was probably seven or eight. My mom had recently started buying these fancy jugs of Door County cherry juice – it’s a Wisconsin delicacy, which was apparently available at our local grocery store in Minnesota. It was heavenly. That year, my little brother was my sidekick. I was the big sister, and he was my shadow.
Marching for change

1 week ago | rivertonranger.com | Sarah Squires

Her killer said he wanted to release his anger. And he did – Eavan Castaner released an unimaginable anger when he murdered 17-year-old Lene’a Brown in a Casper park last May. Sunday was her birthday. Her parents wept in Riverton’s City Park that day as they spoke about her death. “Thank you for showing support for our family,” Lene’a’s father told the crowd, as her mother broke down weeping.
A deal for murder: Vigil takes a plea

1 week ago | rivertonranger.com | Sarah Squires

Editor’s note: This article contains descriptions of fatal violence. His five-day murder trial resulted in a hung jury after 12 hours of deliberation. And on Tuesday, Michael Vigil avoided a second trial and instead took a plea deal, offering a guilty plea to one count of second-degree murder. He’ll spend at least 25 years in prison. Vigil beat Warren Jorgenson, 57, to death with a metal bar in April 2024 after inviting Jorgenson into his Lander home.
Lawsuit filed in Thermopolis death

1 week ago | rivertonranger.com | Sarah Squires

The wife and mother of a man shot and killed by a Thermopolis officer have filed a lawsuit in federal court, asking for $3 million in damages for what they say is a wrongful death. Thermopolis Sergeant Mike Mascorro, along with the Thermopolis Police Department, are named in the lawsuit. According to the suit, Mascorro broke into the home of Buck Laramore on April 28, 2023, seeking to arrest Laramore on a misdemeanor citation for which he did not have a warrant.
General council to rehash NABC snub

2 weeks ago | rivertonranger.com | Sarah Squires

The Northern Arapaho General Council is set to meet on May 23 – nine months since the September meeting during which tribal members overwhelmingly voted to direct the Northern Arapaho Business Council (NABC) to terminate the employment of in-house attorney Clare Johnson and Wind River Casino General Manager Patrick Lekrone. But that didn’t happen. Instead, the NABC issued a statement rejecting the General Council’s directive.
Fed. suit filed against Thermopolis PD in death over misdemeanor

2 weeks ago | rivertonranger.com | Sarah Squires

The family of a man shot and killed by police over a misdemeanor ticket is suing the Thermopolis Police Department in federal court. Buck Laramore was shot and killed in his home on April 28, 2023, by Thermopolis Police Officer Michael Mascorro. The suit alleges Mascorro broke into the home without a warrant in violation of both the Wyoming and U.S. constitutions. Hours earlier, Laramore had allegedly lied to police at an incident at the Thermopolis McDonalds.
Sparks fly over predator chopper’s invasion

2 weeks ago | wyomingnews.com | Sarah Squires

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Sparks fly over predator chopper’s invasion

2 weeks ago | gillettenewsrecord.com | Sarah Squires

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