As 2022 comes to a close now seems like a good time to review the top news stories of 2022.

We took a different approach than usual on this particular list.

Rather than arbitrarily deciding what we might think the top stores were, this list is of the 11 stories that drew the most readers on our Cheyenne and Laramie website over the past 12 months;

So...here it is:

1)/kanye-wests-massive-wyoming-ranch-is-selling-at-a-loss-of-millions/

2)diners-drive-ins-and-dives-laramie-episodes-coming-soon/

 

3)/larimer-county-sheriffs-office-drug-trafficking-group-dismantled/

4)/2022-unofficial-laramie-county-and-wyoming-primary-election-results/

 

5)/morgan-wallen-tiktok-trend-about-wyoming-city-goes-viral-and-its-all-too-true/

 

6)/josh-allen-steps-up-to-help-erase-10-million-in-debt/

 

7)/another-cheyenne-restaurant-forced-to-close-its-doors/

 

8)/former-cheyenne-hitching-post-inn-now-just-a-sign-and-memories/ 

 

9/railspur-opens-new-years-eve/

 

10)/cheyenne-parent-speaks-out-after-daughter-kicked-out-of-class/

 

11)/lcso-k-9-sniffs-out-250-pounds-of-weed-during-i-80-traffic-stop/

Which one of these do you consider our top story of 2022? Take our poll and give us your opinion!

2022's Deadliest Wyoming County by Traffic Deaths

While car crashes can occur anywhere, some roads in Wyoming are more dangerous than others.

According to Wyoming Highway Patrol data, there were 117 fatal crashes in the Cowboy State in 2022 resulting in 133 deaths.

Of those fatal crashes, the majority (13.68%) occurred in Laramie County -- two in January, one in February, one in March, two in April, one in June, two in July, three in August, two in September, one in November, and one in December.

Sweetwater County saw the second most fatal crashes last year, 12, while Fremont and Lincoln counties each saw 10.

Albany and Park counties each recorded eight, and Campbell, Converse, and Natrona counties each tallied seven.

The deadliest 2022 crash in Laramie County took place on June 17 when two semis collided on Interstate 80 east of Cheyenne and immediately became engulfed in flames killing both drivers and a passenger.



Laramie County also saw two fatal crashes involving motorcyclists, two fatal crashes involving juveniles, and a fatal crash involving a pedestrian last year.

Below is the Wyoming Highway Patrol narrative of every fatal crash that occurred in Laramie County in 2022.

Gallery Credit: Joy Greenwald