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Tioga Road reopens; Lions Fire at 70 percent containment
STATE ROUTE 120 HAS BEEN REOPENED BISHOP— The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is pleased to announce that Yosemite National Park administrators and fire managers have reopened Tioga...
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Mono County headed to court against LADWP irrigation policy
By Deb Murphy Mono County’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to pursue litigation against the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to “restrain” its policy of withdrawing irrigation water...
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Thursday update on Lions Fire, smoke advisory and state fire summary
News releases Lions Fire Update 8/9/18 The Lions Fire is estimated at 8,711 acres with 70% containment, for an increase of 227 acres. There are 178 personnel committed to the fire, including 6 crews,...
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Reds Meadow: Fuels reduction project, nighttime road closure
USFS news releases Inyo National Forest Seeks Input for Reds Meadow Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project The Inyo National Forest, Mammoth Ranger District, is seeking input on the proposed Reds Meadow...
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Friday update on Lions Fire, state fire summary
Lions Fire Update 8/10/18 The Lions Fire is estimated at 8,779 acres with 70% containment, for an increase of 68 acres. However, the fire could not be accurately mapped due to smoke inversion and...
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Red Flag Warning issued for Mammoth Lakes
News release The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a RED FLAG WARNING for Sunday, August 12 and a FIRE WEATHER WATCHon Monday, August 13, 2018 in Mammoth Lakes. The RED FLAG WARNING is in...
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Agencies assist injured hiker near Duck Lake
News release On August 02, 2018, at approximately 12:50 pm, Mono County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Search and Rescue (SAR) received a call from a solo climber who stated that his legs were pinched under...
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Updates on Lions, Ferguson fires
News release North Fork, Calif., August 16, 2018 – Last night the fire was flown by aircraft using infrared imaging to get an accurate location and intensity of the fire. This information will be...
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INF seeks input on Reds Meadow fuels reduction project
News release The Inyo National Forest, Mammoth Ranger District, is seeking input on the proposed Reds Meadow Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project. The area in and around Reds Meadow as well as east along...
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The Mountain Collective adds two new resorts
Press release ASPEN SNOWMASS, Colo. – The Mountain Collective™ proudly heads into the 2018-19 season with new additions to its already elite offerings, as the pass welcomes Montana’s Big Sky Resort...
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OVGA board comes of age
By Deb Murphy The decision to go high or low was more than a political strategy popularized by Michele Obama. For the Owens Valley Groundwater Authority it represented a total commitment to...
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Locals enjoy National Night Out in Bishop
Bishop Police Department press release Bishop held a community block party in support of National Night Out on Tuesday, August 7, 208. This was an inaugural event for our area, as NNO has been in...
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Shooting in Lone Pine results in six counts of attempted murder
On Monday August 13th, just prior to midnight, Inyo County Sheriff’s Dispatch received a call reporting screaming/yelling and crying children near Muir and Lakeview Street in Lone Pine. Jeremiah...
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Hiker rescued after fall in Mount Ritter area
Mono County Sheriff’s Office news release On August 12, 2018, at approximately 12:13 pm, Mono County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch was contacted by a pair of hikers in the Mount Ritter area. The female...
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Inyo County CAO Recommended Budget now available
News release The entire Fiscal Year 2018-2019 CAO Recommended Budget document is now available online at the County’s webpage, www.inyocounty.us, offering the public an opportunity to review the...
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Caltrans lane closures for week of Aug. 20
Lane Closure Report for the week of 8/20/18 – 8/24/18 Caltrans news release Inyo, Mono & Eastern Kern Counties – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) would like to alert the...
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Mono County sues LA, DWP over water irrigation
Mono County news release Mammoth Lakes, Calif. (August 17, 2018) – On Wednesday, Mono County filed litigation challenging the decision of the City of Los Angeles and its Department of Water and Power...
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Joseph pleads not guilty on shooting charges in Lone Pine
Inyo County DA’s office news release Lone Pine area resident Jeremiah Joseph was arraigned today in the Superior Court of California, County of Inyo, on a felony complaint charging six counts of...
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Tomorrow’s healthcare: Presenting Robot-Assisted Surgery
NIHD press release Residents of Southern Inyo County and Tonopah, Nevada are invited to explore the high tech world of Robot-Assisted Surgery during two Open House presentations in the coming week....
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Inyo SAR recovery on Middle Palisades Glacier
Inyo County Sheriff’s Office news release On Saturday, August 18, 2018 the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office was notified by Interagency Dispatch Center in Bishop of a deceased male subject on the...
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