Interior Secretary ramps up assault on public land

By Aaron Weiss

For the second consecutive year, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has proposed a budget that attempts to undermine the agencies that…

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Jackson Hole novelist celebrated mountain-town eccentrics

By Angus M. Thuermer Jr.

Before Wyoming’s Jackson Hole valley became the province of the ultra-rich, it drew mountain athletes and outdoor enthusiasts enthralled by…

Teton Cyclery photo by Angus Theurmer

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Random murders unite a remote Utah county

By Stephen Trimble

If I look south from my living room in Torrey, Utah, I see the sandstone spine of the Cockscomb below…

The Cockscomb, where Linda Dewey and Natalie Graves planned to hike by Stephen Trimble

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The real reason ICE agents wear masks

By Benjamin Waddell

Under the Trump administration, agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE, have been wearing masks while…

ICE vehicle, courtesy Colorado Rapid Reaponse network

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