Wilderness Bill Bounces Through Congress

After being two votes shy of passage a week ago, the large land use bill that includes the Eastern Sierra San Gabriel Wild Heritage Act, also known as the Boxer-McKeon Wilderness Bill, has shifted back and forth through the halls of Congress. Bundled up into a larger...

Sidewalk Projects Raise Tree and Money Questions

More than 100 old trees in the center of Bishop either have or will come down to make way for sidewalks. Opinions vary around town. Mary Baker protested the removal of a big old tree in her neighborhood. City officials say they have received no other comments against...

Driver Eludes Officers After Car Chase on 395

After flipping a Ford truck upside down, a driver ran off into the night leaving CHP officers to search. At about 8:45 pm Tuesday, officers report that a Lone Pine CHP Officer tried to pull over a 1999 Ford truck for driving erratically. The driver reportedly pulled...

Yearly Report For Mono Narcotic Officers

While there was a big dust up spread on the internet over the drugs for ski passes sting in Mammoth, that controversial plan that led to six arrests is just one of many operations run by the Mono Narcotic Enforcement Team. Agent Paul Robles sent Sierra Wave an...

Clearwater and Community Trust

"All the issues and accusations are a result of a town that doesn't play by the rules." That's what Mammoth Town Councilman Skip Harvey said about the current state of affairs. He named the big Clearwater project slated for Old Mammoth Road and how...