Buckrail, Jackson Hole, WY News for 1/18/2023

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“During sunset or sunrise, light from the sun’s low angle in the sky takes a long path through the atmosphere. The atmosphere acts like a camera filter, filtering out blues and greens and leaving behind oranges, reds and yellows.“

Read today’s explainer about Alpenglow, a sight to behold during the winter season.

Today’s Top Stories

Council directs staff to move forward with intersection realignment

JACKSON, Wyo. — The Jackson Town Council met last night, Jan. 17 for a workshop and directed town staff to proceed with final design plans for the realignment of Simon Lane at […]

County: Pets need some extra attention in winter

JACKSON, Wyo. — Winter in Teton County comes with its own set of hazards that can affect people and their companion animals. This January, Teton County Emergency Management and PAWS of Teton Valley […]

Game and Fish: Roadkill on Wyoming roads requires authorization

WYOMING — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) would like to remind the public that recovering road-killed wildlife requires authorization. Collecting roadkill from select Wyoming roadways became legal in January of 2022. Now, […]

SNAPPED: Steve Aoki at The Center

JACKSON, Wyo. — Steve Aoki performed last Thursday, Jan. 12 at Center for the Arts in Jackson to a sold-out crowd. Local photographer Karissa Akin was there to capture all the moments. […]

Three Montana grizzly bears test positive for avian flu

MONTANA — Three juvenile grizzly bears tested positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus this fall, the first documented cases of HPAI in grizzly bears, according to a release from […]

EXPLAINER: The phenomenon behind alpenglow

JACKSON, Wyo. — The reddish-pink light reflecting off the Teton Range at the end of a day is a sight to behold during the winter season. Amid dry spells alpenglow is visible […]

Monday night house fire in downtown Driggs

DRIGGS, Idaho — At approximately 10 p.m., Monday evening, Teton County Fire Rescue was dispatched to a report of a fire in a residence on East Short Street in downtown Driggs. According […]

Pay-what-you-can extends to Winter People’s Market

JACKSON, Wyo. — Slow Food in the Tetons is extending its “Local Food Discount Program” (LFD) to the Winter People’s Market series after a successful pilot launch in the summer of 2022. […]