Jackson Hole News & Guide

2 days ago | jhnewsandguide.com | Billy Arnold

Jack Catlin was a bit sentimental. It was Friday morning and, as he had hundreds of times before, Catlin was talking into a mic while spinning the dials on his DJ controller. He told KHOL listeners about an iconic moment in American music — Daft Punk’s famous 2006 Coachella set atop an LED pyramid — and then recreated it, filling Jackson Hole’s airwaves with the metallic, grinding rhythm of the French DJs’ set, or at least how he remembered it. The moment was nostalgic.

2 days ago | jhnewsandguide.com | Billy Arnold

A fatal car crash has closed the Snake River Canyon south of Jackson. That's according to the Wyoming Department of Transportation, which said Highway 89 was closed to traffic in both directions as of 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. "It is estimated the closure could take at least several hours, possibly longer," WYDOT spokesperson Stephanie Harsha said in a press release.

3 days ago | jhnewsandguide.com | Adithi Ramakrishnan

NEW YORK (AP) — A set of ancient wooden spears may be younger than scientists thought and wielded by Neanderthals instead of their ancestors. The complete spears made of spruce and pine are among the oldest known hunting weapons. They were discovered in a coal mine over two decades ago in the German town of Schöningen along with the remains of nearly 50 horses.

3 days ago | jhnewsandguide.com | Hillel Italie |Seung Min Kim

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who represented Donald Trump during his 2024 criminal trial, has been appointed acting Librarian of Congress, the Justice Department said Monday. Blanche replaces longtime librarian Carla Hayden, whom the White House fired last week amid criticism from conservatives that she was advancing a “woke” agenda.

3 days ago | jhnewsandguide.com | Wafaa Shurafa |Samy Magdy |Tia Goldenberg

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas on Monday released an Israeli-American soldier who had been held hostage in Gaza for more than 19 months, offering a goodwill gesture toward the Trump administration that could lay the groundwork for a new ceasefire with Israel. Edan Alexander, 21, was the first hostage released since Israel shattered an eight-week ceasefire with Hamas in March and unleashed fierce strikes on Gaza that have killed hundreds of Palestinians.