2011

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming exports shot up by nearly a quarter last year thanks to stronger soda ash sales and expanded sales of uranium, liquefied natural gas, bentonite and industrial equipment and parts. According to the Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration, exports from the state climbed from $983 million in 2010 to $1...

GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — Mines in Campbell County produced slightly less coal in 2011 than in 2010. According to figures released by the federal government, Campbell County mines produced 426.4 million short tons of coal last year. In 2010, they produced 428...

A recently released Gallup survey shows more American adults didn’t have health insurance coverage in 2011 than in any other year since Gallup and Healthways began to track this information in 2008.

Fewer Americans reported being obese in 2011, compared to years past, according to the latest Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.

We haven’t heard anything from the TSA about how many actual terrorist plots it prevented in 2011. In fact, we have no real report on how much safer it was to fly around the country in 2011 because of the efforts of our favorite, invasive security agency. What we do have, though, is a list of the ridiculous things they have taken from Americans who dare to forget what they’ve been carrying in thei

WASHINGTON (AP) — A burst of hiring in December pushed the unemployment rate to its lowest level in nearly three years, giving the economy a boost at the end of 2011. The Labor Department said Friday that employers added a net 200,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell to 8...

NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil will finish 2011 about 8 percent higher, after concerns about tighter global supplies dominated energy markets throughout the year. Benchmark crude, which on Friday fell 30 cents to $99.35 per barrel in New York, started the year at $91...

We had some big moments in Major League Baseball this season, but only one moment could be called the best and that honor goes to the Tampa Bay Rays and Evan Longoria for his big walk-off homer against the Yankees in the final game of the season.