Sierra Wave Media

Eastern Sierra News for February 02, 2026

 

 

 

 

Coffee and Tones

The Cerro Coso College Choir will present a Coffee House Concert at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 9 in Bishop and at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 10 in Mammoth Lakes. Both free concerts will be performed in the lobby of the Cerro Coso College Campus in each community. The concert...

Manner of Death Determined in Duckey Case

Sgt. Jeff Hollowell with the Inyo Sheriffs Department reports that after 22, frustrating, months, the Department of Justice finally finished their report on the death of 32 year old Bishop resident Shaleen Duckey. When Duckey was found, many in the community thought...

Little Action at DWP Land Auction

As part of the Long Term Water Agreement, the City of Los Angeles agreed to auction off 75 acres of city-owned land in the Owens Valley to private hands. With the acreage to be sold off in three phases, the first parcels went on the block Tuesday. Of the 17 parcels of...

Tioga Road Open to the Pass

While not yet open to the west side of the Sierra, crews have opened highway 120 from Lee Vinning to Tioga Pass, according to Susan Lent of Caltrans. Folks headed to Yosemite Valley or Tuolumne Meadows will have to wait a while longer, but those who want to head in to...