by News Staff | Dec 17, 2008 | Past Posts
More than 10 years ago, Alpha Air used to run regular air flights between Los Angeles and Mammoth Lakes. When that service ended, so did air travel here. Some smaller attempts were made, but nothing stuck. As of Thursday, the tide will turn. Horizon Air, in...
by News Staff | Dec 17, 2008 | Past Posts
With this latest round of storms, the National Park Service has officially closed highway 120 over Tioga Pass for the season. This should come as no surprise to anyone in the Eastern Sierra. The road has been closed since winter first arrived at the end of October. At...
by News Staff | Dec 17, 2008 | Past Posts
National media attention has focused on the collapse of a gondola tower at the Whistler Blackcomb Ski Area in British Columbia. Nobody was killed in this accident, but 50 people were rescued from 30 gondola cars. Five people were reportedly hospitalized. The gondola...
by News Staff | Dec 16, 2008 | Past Posts
Snow falls on the Owens Valley floor maybe once or twice a winter. It’s a definite rarity and cause of lots of picture taking and walking about in the silent, white blanket. Ted Shelander of Independence snapped some scenes in the Inyo County seat of...
by News Staff | Dec 16, 2008 | Past Posts
Demolition crews went to work last week to bring down the 1949 Northern Inyo Hospital building. With precision and determination, the big caterpillar equipment dug into the structure and brought it down fast. Tuesday, virtually all of the building had come down. Just...
