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Learn more about a wildfire response package clearing the U.S. House of Representatives, and listen to other headlines for Wednesday, August 3, 2022.

At one point earlier this month, Teton County had the highest COVID-19 case rate per capita in the country. Many other Western mountain towns were also at the forefront of the Omicron surge in our region, but hospitalizations and deaths have so far remained low in the resort communities. KHOL's Will Walkey reports.

At one point earlier this month, Teton County had the highest COVID-19 case rate per capita in the country. Many other mountain towns were also at the forefront of the Omicron surge in our region.

In the small resort community of Big Sky, Montana, 78 percent of workers commute from outside the area, according to U.S. Census Data. For KHOL and Rocky Mountain Community Radio, Will Walkey reports on a new program that wants to reverse that trend by paying property owners to rent to locals.

• Jan 28, 2021 Mark Duggan The administration is putting the brakes on new oil and gas leases on public lands. The move is being met with cheers from conservation groups and legal threats from the fossil fuels industry. We look at what it means for one large drilling proposal in the mountains east of Bayfield.