Laramie, WY

Columbus, OH

Pocatello, ID

Pocatello High School's football team is gearing up for their 2023 season, aiming to maintain their strong performance despite losing numerous key players. Last season, they finished with a record of 7-3, securing first place in the 4A South East Idaho Conference and reaching the state semifinals. Under head coach Dave Spillett, who is in his tenth season, the Thunder will have to navigate the challenges of replacing 28 seniors, including multiple all-league and all-state athletes like Ryken Echohawk and Julian Bowie. Despite the turnover, the team is optimistic, heralding new talents while relying on returning players like Hunter May and seasoned lineman Kyle Orr to anchor their offensive strategies.

Pocatello Thunder: Spotlight on New Talent as 2023 Football Season Kicks Off

Utah State

Salt Lake City, UT

Utah Utes On SI

A huge group of Utes players make up nearly one-tenth of preseason list

Ten Utah players named to Polynesian College Football Player of the Year watch list

Oregon State

Eugene, OR

247Sports

The Oregon Ducks held their second and final scrimmage of fall camp on Saturday afternoon inside Autzen Stadium. Following camp, Oregon football head coach Dan Lanning spoke with the media about his instant takeaways from the scrimmage. Lanning also gave insight into other key storylines of fall camp, provided multiple injury updates, and gave a look ahead to next week's final days of fall camp before the team shifts its focus to opening the season against Idaho.

Oregon Football head coach Dan Lanning's instant takeaways from the Ducks' fall camp scrimmage

Idaho State

POCATELLO, Idaho - The Idaho State Football team will participate in the 2nd scrimmage of 2024 Fall Camp Saturday at 3:30 PM in the ICCU Dome. This will be an opportunity for the Bengals to participate in full contact full speed plays and will allow the offense and defense to work on entire drives, not just situations. This is the 2nd of three scrimmages the Orange and Black will play in before heading to Corvallis, OR to take on the beavers of Oregon State, August 31 at 3:30 PM PT.

Bengal Football Set for Scrimmage #2

Ohio State

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The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Denver, CO

David Heitz

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

South Carolina State

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Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Louisiana State

Natrona County, WY

Houma, LA

WyoFile

A worker died Aug. 5 when the crane he was operating toppled at a wind farm construction site in remote Natrona County, state and local officials say. The victim, John William Hoffpauir, Jr., 55, of Houma, Louisiana, was working as a crane operator at the Cedar Springs wind energy construction site north of Casper and Glenrock under the control of Blattner Energy at the time of the accident. Hoffpauir was a Blattner Energy employee, a spokesperson for the company told WyoFile.

Worker killed in accident on wind energy construction site in Natrona County

Montana State

Wyoming State

To increase the genetic diversity of an island population of grizzly bears , Wyoming and Montana wildlife managers recently worked together to import fresh bloodlines into the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Two Montana grizzly bears trucked to Wyoming to bolster genetic diversity, help states’ delisting case

Cheyenne, WY

WHITE MOUNTAIN—“That’s a lot of horses,” lamented Cheyenne resident Robyn Smith from a high-desert ridgeline. It wasn’t her first exasperated exclamation. “Argh, oh crap,” was her immediate reaction to learning a federal judge had given the Bureau of Land Management the OK to proceed with plans to fully remove two wild horse herds from the landscape in southwest Wyoming.

BLM wins two lawsuits, clearing way for elimination of two Wyoming wild horse herds

Colorado State

Denver doesn’t look very “vibrant,” to use the mayor’s term, when bus stops are transformed into open-air drug dens. In fact, the people who smoke meth and fentanyl in homeless encampments, in front of businesses and walking down the street are tarnishing the reputation of Denver’s unhoused neighbors.

Opinion: Open-air drug use in Denver not so ‘vibrant’

More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

Two Sweetwater County lawmakers seeking re-election filed a defamation suit Thursday against a political action committee affiliated with the hard-line Wyoming Freedom Caucus over mailers that attack them over a vote they say never happened.

Lawmakers sue Wyoming Freedom PAC over Trump-ballot mailers

Missouri State

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CJ Coombs

Denny's was once a staple of the American diner landscape. In recent years, it has had its ups and downs, especially post-pandemic. The dining habits of people also change. Some customers have a more discerning taste.

Denny's: a legacy of serving customers for over 65 years including 27 locations in Missouri

Los Angeles, CA

The Olympics are coming to Los Angeles in four years. When that happens, flag football will be an official event, for the first time ever. That development has caused plenty of NFL players to propose horning in on the action. A recent promo had Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts throwing a flaming ball over the cauldron at the top of the L.A. Coliseum.

Current U.S. flag football QB says it’s “disrespectful” to assume NFL players will show up and take spots

Black people represent 10.8% of Denver’s and 4.1% of Colorado’s populations, according to Census statistics. But they are almost four times more likely than other races to become homeless, according to the Point in Time count. They represent 4.11% of Colorado's population but 16.7% of people experiencing homelesssness. So why is that?

Denver's homeless crisis: Disparities for Black community

Cincinnati, OH

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U.S. Flag Football QB Takes Exception With Comments From Cincinnati Bengals Star Joe Burrow & Other NFL Players

Current U.S. Flag Football QB Takes Exception With Comments From Joe Burrow, Other NFL Stars: It’s 'Disrespectful'

Texas State

Massachusetts State

Dianna Carney

Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue organization in Massachusetts, has recently introduced a dog named Blazer who is looking for his forever home. According to the nonprofit rescue organization, Blazer has had quite a journey. “Blazer was one of 7 dogs ‘saved’ by another rescue down in Texas and when he was just a young puppy. Then, he was abandoned by this ‘rescue’ and left in a boarding kennel for 9 months. He is now a little over a year old, and 55lbs.” Thanks to Sandy Paws Rescue Inc. for stepping in to help Blazer, he is now on the path to finding a family to love him.

Meet The Sweet Dog Abandoned At Texas Kennel For Months Now Looking For Love In Massachusetts

Georgia State

Charlotte, NC

Daily Coffee Press

Here we (could) go again.. After making a second landfall in South Carolina, Debby weakened to a tropical storm and now located close to Charlotte, North Carolina. Despite the downgrade, the storm remains a threat, bringing heavy rainfall and tornado watches across North Carolina. Tragically, Debby has claimed six lives, including two in Georgia. Although Debby will soon lose its tropical characteristics, the risk of flooding and tornadoes persists as it moves into other states.

NHC Monitors Potential New Storm That Could Threaten Georgia

A man peacefully sitting with his son in his car in their church parking lot was assaulted by a Denver police officer in June 2019 and will receive a $75,000 settlement. The payoff appears on the Denver City Council agenda for Monday. The item is on the consent calendar. Items on the consent calendar are considered routine and generally pass in a block vote without discussion.

Man hit in face by Denver police officer to receive $75,000 settlement

Bosler, WY

Horse Creek, WY

Buford, WY

Tie Siding, WY

Centennial, WY

Wyoming News Now

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Cowboys Football Holds Media Day and are in Third Week of Fall Camp

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Cowboys Football Holds Media Day and are in Third Week of Fall Camp

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