UNCOVERED: 21 - The Untold Story

Republican Wyoming county commissioner defends Swastika Lake and slams ‘communist’ efforts to change name

State changed racist place names en masse last year

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023

James Watt, sharp-tongued interior secretary under Reagan, dies at 85

The Reagan administration's sharp-tongued, pro-development interior secretary was beloved by conservatives but ran afoul of environmentalists. Watt even managed to offend Beach Boys fans.

WEKU · Jun 9, 2023

James Watt, sharp-tongued and pro-development Interior secretary under Reagan, dies at 85

Reagan administration Interior Secretary James Watt has died at age 85

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023

Bombshell letter where Brian Laundrie’s mother vowed to ‘dispose of body’ is given to Gabby Petito’s parents

Gabby Petito’s parents allege the letter is proof that the Laundrie family were complicit in their daughter’s death during a 2021 road trip

The Independent UK · May 25, 2023

30 tons of explosive chemicals unaccounted for after going missing in April rail shipment

Chemicals went missing during rail shipment from Wyoming to California

The Independent UK · May 21, 2023

Yellowstone bison too heavy for boardwalk; of course it’s a scene

A Wyoming news station has shared footage showing a bison partially breaking through a boardwalk in Yellowstone National Park.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 18, 2023

Criminal cases for killing eagles decline as wind turbine dangers grow

Criminal cases brought by U.S. wildlife officials for harming protected bald and golden eagles dropped sharply in recent years, despite growing concern that wind energy and other pressures are jeopardizing golden eagle populations

The Independent UK · May 17, 2023

'Taco Tuesday' trademark tiff flares anew between fast food competitors

A tiff over Taco Tuesday is heating up, with Taco Bell asking U.S. regulators to force a Wyoming-based fast-food chain to abandon its longstanding claim to “Taco Tuesday” as a trademark

The Independent UK · May 16, 2023

California’s state legislators represent most residents per district

After the 2020 census, California’s 40 state Senators represent an average of 989,419 people each. Each Senator in the 31-member Texas State Senate represents an average of 941,396 people. Both of those figures are larger than the average number of people represented by each member of the U.S. House of…

Ballotpedia · May 16, 2023

Nearly 1 million residents per Senate district in California

Welcome to the Tuesday, May 16, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · May 16, 2023