Kemmerer, Wyoming has depended on a coal-fired power plant for electricity and employment for over 60 years. Now that the plant is scheduled to close in 2025, Kemmerer’s residents are looking to a new ...

Almost three years ago, an unlikely relationship formed between the declining coal town of Kemmerer, Wyoming and one of the richest people in the world – Bill Gates. That’s because his nuclear company ...

Triangle Park in downtown Kemmerer, best known for being the location of the JCPenney “mother store,” offers a high contrast snapshot of a city on the precipice of major change. Among the district’s ...

The private prison industry has again come knocking in southwestern Wyoming, pitching the for-profit detention of immigrants as a potential boon for the region’s transitioning economy. But unlike ...

Week 6 of Wyoming high school football heats up with rivalries like the Capital City Bowl and the Keeper of the Gold trophy, ...

The owner of the Kemmerer coal mine laid off 28 workers on Friday, according to a Kemmerer Operations, LLC press statement. The job losses, which amount to roughly 13% of the mine’s workforce, ...

Another year, another tiger trout record in Wyoming. Shelby Holder of Kemmerer set the new record on June 6 with a 14-pound, 15.2-ounce fish caught in the Hams Fork River near Kemmerer. The fish was ...