Crews burn slash piles near the Mirror Lake Highway Thursday. The U.S. Forest Service plans to clear out thousands of acres of dead trees in the Uinta Mountains to reduce wildfire risks. (Uinta ...

Wyoming's first new coal mine in 50 years is said to be opening soon but it won't rely on the fossil fuel to make money.

Situated in northeast Utah but spilling over into northwest Colorado, the Uinta Mountains are the only range in the contiguous United States that runs east to west instead of north to south. It's ...