The third annual University of Wyoming Carols Festival will begin 3 p.m. today in the UW Fine Arts Auditorium; admission is free, all are welcome and there is no dress code, festival organizer Punch Williams said. Full Story »
For the last time this year, Laramie shoppers filled a variety of local merchants in anticipation of the Hometown Holiday Hurrah drawing Saturday, with everyone hoping to hear their number for the biggest hurrah drawing this holiday season: The $3,000 snowball drawing. Full Story »
Earlier this year, Maria Ramirez took a week off from work, and with help from friends and her three children, painted the interior of the house she will be moving into next week. Mostly painted an almond-tinted white, most would probably consider the walls to be nondescript, unremarkable. Full Story »
The Snowy Range Ski Area may not open up next year unless a buyer is found, and a number of concerned citizens are hoping that it will stay open and remain a community asset. Full Story »
On Thursday, Jerod DeLay gave a gift to a complete stranger, someone whom he’ll most likely never meet or know. The fire captain with the United States Forest Service, DeLay gave two pints of type O-negative blood to the United Blood Services at the United Methodist Church blood drive. Full Story »
Wyoming Technical Institute students put syrup on their pancakes and fill up on orange juice during a free pancake breakfast in the Automotive Collision shop on the north campus on Thursday. The WyoTech class was honored for having raised $1,250 for the Marine Toys for Tots campaign. Full Story »
An independent audit of the county’s financial records has found no irregularities or mistakes in the 2009 fiscal year, Albany County officials learned Tuesday. Full Story »
Alex Flores, 9, cheers as he sits on his father Andy's shoulders during the New Mexico Bowl pep rally Friday night in Albuquerque. Over 400 people showed up at the rally to cheer on Wyoming and Fresno State. Full Story »
The Laramie City Council will send a letter of support for the nation’s first coal-to-liquids plant planned for Carbon County to the U.S. Department of Energy. Full Story »
Volunteers are once again gearing up to serve the biggest Christmas dinner in Laramie, a 27-turkey feast that’s free to everyone. Now in its 25th year, the Elks Christmas Community Dinner will take place from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Dec. 25 at the Elks Lodge, 103 S. Second. Full Story »
The Laramie City Council supports a Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) plan to replace the Clark Street viaduct over the Union Pacific railroad tracks with a new viaduct at Harney Street, and is requesting that WYDOT discuss several points with the city in the coming planning stages. Full Story »
Gunta Rottman, center, brings mashed potatoes out of the kitchen to serve during the annual Christmas dinner at the Elks Lodge last year. Andy Carpenean/Boomerang photographer Full Story »
The Laramie City Council will vote on a resolution in support of plans for a viaduct at Harney Street at a regular meeting tonight, though the project will not be overseen by city employees or paid for with city dollars. Full Story »
Twenty children in south-central India will get to attend school and have a place to live next year, thanks to a University of Wyoming associate professor and her students. Full Story »
A 20-year-old Greeley man said he made a mistake when he gave a 13-year-old Laramie girl vodka before having her perform oral sex on him early this year. Full Story »
A Laramie man was sentenced to three to eight years in the state penitentiary in Albany County District Court for aggravated assault and battery, after pleading guilty to attacking the mother of his child in May. Full Story »
A worker shapes a snow sculpture prior to the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. REUTERS/Sheng Li
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