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Federal Tipoffs Involving Wyoming Newsletter for Sunday October 23, 2022 ( 3 items )  

FBI: Sextortion a Growing Concern Among Wyoming Teens
DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 18 -- The FBI Denver Field Office issued the following news release: FBI agents in Wyoming have noted an increase over the last year in sextortion schemes targeting children, especially boys ages 14-17. The FBI has received numerous reports of predators attempting to coerce young boys into sending sexual videos of themselves and then extorting money from these victims. It's important that parents, guardians, and teenagers be aware of this growing online danger. Here's ho  more

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: Western Wildfires Spark Stronger Storms In Downwind States
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following news release: A new study shows for the first time that wildfires burning in West Coast states can strengthen storms in downwind states. Heat and tiny airborne particles produced by western wildfires distantly intensify severe storms, in some cases bringing baseball-sized hail, heavier rain and flash flooding to states like Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and  more

USDA Formalizes Big Game Conservation Partnership With State Of Wyoming
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2022: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the state of Wyoming are formalizing a partnership to support the voluntary conservation of private working lands and migratory big game populations in Wyoming. As part of the agreement signed today by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Governor Mark Gordon, USDA will provide a new package of investments in key conservation programs for f  more