Inyo Takes Issue With DWP Water Plan

Inyo County Officials take issue with portions of the proposed LADWP operations plan for the coming year. At the Inyo Supervisors meeting Tuesday, Water Department Director Bob Harrington laid out the Countys response to the plan. As part of the Long Term Water...

Wildlife Returns to Owens Lake

Since the Department of Water and Power started shallow flooding portions of the Owens Lake to control dust in 2001, wildlife has returned in force. With over 50,000 birds counted on a single springtime day, the California Audubon Society has designated the Owens Lake...

Swine Flu: Pandemic Alert Goes Up a Notch

The World Health Organization raised its alert level for the swine flu to the next to highest notch, signaling a global pandemic could be imminent. The level went from 4 to 5 today. This move followed a spread to at least 10 states in the U.S. and further spread in...