LAS VEGAS (AP) — Obi Agbim scored 19 points as Wyoming beat UNLV 63-61 on Tuesday night.
Agbim went 7 of 16 from the field (5 for 9 from 3-point range) for the Cowboys (10-9, 3-5 Mountain West Conference). Jordan Nesbitt added 13 points while shooting 3 for 7 (3 for 4 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line while he also had 12 rebounds and six assists. Matija Belic had nine points and went 3 of 5 from the field (2 for 4 from 3-point range).
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The Rebels (11-8, 5-3) were led by Dedan Thomas Jr., who posted 17 points and four assists. Jaden Henley added 15 points and two steals for UNLV. Jeremiah Cherry also recorded 10 points, nine rebounds and three blocks.
Belic put up six points in the first half for Wyoming, who led 25-24 at halftime. The second half featured six lead changes and was tied zero times before Wyoming secured the victory. Agbim scored 14 second-half points to help seal the win.
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FREMONT COUNTY, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Health recently announced that a Wyoming child, from Fremont County, died due to influenza. A release from the WDH says that the flu-related death of the child is a sad reminder that influenza can be a serious disease and should not be overlooked. “Unfortunately, the death of […]
Two snowmobilers died in freak accidents just days apart at a Wyoming ski resort enjoyed by some of Hollywood’s A-list celebrities.
Edith Linares Pike, 32, was killed after smashing into a tree on Jan. 23, three days before Joshua Escamilla, 31, died after going into cardiac arrest following a near-identical crash, according to Cowboy State Daily.
The tragedies unfolded on the Togwotee Mountain Pass, near Jackson Hole, Wyo. – a billionaire’s playground where the likes of Kanye West and Sandra Bullock have all bought homes, Business Insider reported.
Edith Pike was killed in a freak snowmobile accident in Wyoming. Anthony Funeral and Cremation
Pike, who was born in China before moving to New York at nine months, died from head and neck trauma and her death was ruled accidental. The accounting graduate was killed around three years after tying the knot to husband, Jonny, according to a family obituary.
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She met her husband just two weeks after starting work with the New York accounting company “The Bonadio Group.”
“Emmy taught everyone around her how to love selflessly, with an open heart and unwavering kindness,” her family said.
“Her way in the world is a guiding light that will help to navigate this devastating loss.”
Escamilla and a woman, who has not been named, smashed into a tree when they veered off trail on a 7-mile trail that connects the Togwotee Mountain Lodge and Turpin Meadows Ranch around 1:13 p.m. on Jan. 26, Teton County search and rescue officials said.
He rolled 30 feet down an embankment and suffered a severe leg injury.
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The impact of the smash left the woman unresponsive, but she was breathing. She was transported to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls.
The trail is described as snow-covered until July with “thick vegetation” on both sides of the trail. Escamilla and his female rider had been part of a “small guided group” before they crashed.
Joshua Escamilla went into cardiac arrest following a similar accident on Togwotee Mountain Pass three days later. Teton County Search and Rescue / Facebook
Four people have died in accidents already this season, according to officials.
Veteran snowmobiler Will Mook warned of the dangers posed by the machines.
“They’re not toys, they are recreational vehicles,” he told Cowboy State Daily.
“They’re amazing, and better than they’ve ever been, but you have to treat them with respect, because they definitely can be dangerous.”
Wyoming City Schools was placed on exterior lockdown following a shooting and subsequent homicide investigation in nearby Hartwell, according to police and school officials.
Cincinnati police responded on Feb. 4 to the 8300 block of Burns Avenue around 2:06 p.m. for a vehicle collision, police said in a statement. When first responders arrived on the scene, they found a person shot.
That person was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries; however, police later said the department’s homicide unit is investigating the shooting.
“This incident is believed to be isolated and contained with no threat of harm to the community,” the statement reads.
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Wyoming police advised the school district to place all schools into exterior lockdown and delay dismissal in response to “a safety concern in Hartwell,” district officials said in a notice to families.
In a separate notice, school officials attributed the lockdown to Cincinnati police officers working at an active crime scene. Officials told families around 3:17 p.m. that the lockdown had been lifted.
