State Offices Scheduled to Close This Friday

A recent court order opened the door for Governor Arnold Schwarzeneggers plans to send state employees home without pay two days a month. With these unpaid furloughs, state offices in the Eastern Sierra are expected to be closed this Friday. In an effort to cut state...

Lone Pine Man Charged with Child Molestation

Today, Inyo Sheriff Officers arrested a Lone Pine resident for alleged child molestation. Carma Roper with the Sheriffs Department reports that after a five month investigation, 53 year old Richard Douglas Olson of Lone Pine was arrested on a warrant issued by the...

Snowpack Leads to State Drought Concerns

January, usually a big month for stormy weather, has come and gone. While Mammoth Mountain has logged 70 inches of snow for the month, state water officials are preparing for a third year of drought. Department of Water Resources survey results show a statewide...

Mammoth Man Arrested for Attempted Murder

Early Monday morning, Mammoth Lakes police arrested a Mammoth resident for attempted murder. It appears that a domestic dispute went from bad to worse. Police report that a young man strangled his girlfriend until she blacked out. Mammoth Police Lt. Jim Short reports...