Posted: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 12:00 am
Cars set ablaze
Two cars were set on fire Saturday night and both blazes appeared intentional, police said Monday.
A Dodge Neon on the 1200 block of South Willow Street and a Ford Ranger in the area of 14th Street and Derington Avenue were torched, said Detective Randy Dolberg. The Neon was destroyed. The condition of the Ranger was not immediately available.
Also Saturday, someone set fire to a mailbox in Paradise Valley.
Police identify shooter
Police have identified the man suspected of firing a gun several times inside his home Saturday night as Gary Lewis Jr.
Lewis was arrested at his home on the 4300 block of South Ash Street, and police said he faces numerous charges, including property damage and discharging a weapon within the city limits.
Bullets from the man's handgun traveled into neighboring residences, but no one was injured, according to police. Most of the 9 mm rounds are unaccounted for.
Cemetery chapel to expand
The Oregon Trails State Veterans Cemetery plans to expand its chapel, where an overflow crowd stood during the Veterans Day service on Sunday, said Stan Lowe a leading veterans activist.
"It will double the seating capacity," Lowe said Monday.
Cemetery officials were able to find a contractor in Douglas, and they're still working on the design, he said.
Funding for the chapel expansion will come from the state and the U.S. Veterans Administration, Lowe said.
Lawmakers look at subdivisions, special districts
Wyoming House and Senate members will revisit the thorny issues about county development and subdivisions during a two-day meeting beginning at 8 a.m. today and continuing at 8 a.m. Wednesday.
The Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Interim Committee will meet at the University of Wyoming Outreach Center at 951 N. Poplar.
The committee will review proposed legislation about subdivisions, special district elections, board of realtors authority, campaign finance reporting, regulation of registered agents and business entity law revisions, according to its Web site at legisweb.state.wy.us.
The subdivision issue has put counties, landowners and developers at loggerheads because state law exempts county regulation of large-acreage developments such as the B.B. Brooks Ranch north of Casper.
Critics have said developers exploit the lack of laws by carving up large ranches into 40-acre tracts that circumvent planning required of smaller developments and subdivisions.
Defenders of such developments counter changes in the law could restrict owners' rights to use their land.
WMC to conduct disaster drill
An exercise simulating a train derailment in a populated part of Natrona will be conducted by the Wyoming Medical Center on Thursday, according to a press release.
As part of the exercise, Conwell Street between Second and Third streets will be closed. The event will begin at about 5 p.m. and is expected to end about 8 p.m.
There will be no disruption of care for patients at the emergency department or other areas of the hospitals due to the drill.
The types of mock injuries will include chemical burns, trauma and contamination from a harmful substance.