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Alabama transfer looks to help Wyoming next season

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Charles Hankerson Jr. has just one hobby — basketball.

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Western lawmakers push to restore mineral funds

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A bipartisan group of western lawmakers is pushing legislation in Washington to restore cuts of $110 million in federal mineral royalty payments to 35 states.

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AP IMPACT: Wind farms get pass on eagle deaths

In this April 18, 2013, photo, a golden eagle is seen flying over a  wind turbine on Duke energy's top of the world windfarm in Converse County Wyo. The company has reported 10 golden eagle deaths since it started operation in 2009. It's the not-so-green secret of the nation's wind-energy boom: Spinning turbines are killing thousands of federally protected birds, including eagles, each year. (AP Photo/Dina Cappiello)

CONVERSE COUNTY, Wyo. (AP) — Wind farms in this corner of Wyoming have killed more than four dozen golden eagles since 2009, one of the deadliest places in the country of its kind.

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