Pilot Pleads Guilty

In January, Inyo Sheriff deputies arrested 55 year old Michael Dana McEnry, of Bridgeville, CA, after an unannounced landing at the Bishop Airport nearly caused a collision with another plane.A federal grand jury later indicted McEnry for operating a single-engine...

Red Fir Bus Route Ruffles Feathers

Putting a bus on Red Fir Road has been a touchy subject for two years. The Town of Mammoth has been working with residents on Red Fir, and it seemed the public process was making headway and both parties were getting along. Residents on Red Fir stated that they did...

Suspicious Fire in Bishop

At a quarter to midnight Tuesday, the Bishop Volunteer Firefighters were called out to a brush fire burning in the City of Bishop. Chief Ray Seguine reports that this fire had suspicious origins. The fire had spread into the trees in an empty lot on South Third...

No Presidential Back-to-School Speech for Bishop

One local school district succumbed to the national brouhaha over the President giving a speech to students. While other Eastern Sierra school districts let individual teachers decide whether or not to show this speech, the speech was not allowed to be shown at...

Small Fire in Bishop Area

A small lightning caused fire is burning in the Sierra west of Bishop. The fire, in the Coyote Flat area, is visible from town and listed at about a quarter of an acre in size at 6:00pm.The fire is being worked by helicopter, and is expected to be extinguished in...