Sierra Wave Media

Eastern Sierra News for February 04, 2026

 

 

 

 

Cutbacks at Mammoth Hospital

Mammoth Hospital, hit with a low patient census in February, now faces cutbacks in all departments. Lori Ciccarelli, Community Relations Director for Mammoth Hospital, called this a “proactive move by Administrator Gary Boyd.” Ciccarelli said Mammoth...

Oversize Load Wrecks in the Rain

In the rainy, gray evening Saturday a big rig with an oversize load behind careened off Highway 395, hit a highway sign and crashed on some rocks. The driver suffered major injuries. Rain fell hard and clouds lay low over the Owens Valley when the truck driver, headed...

Tree Well Accident Claims Snowboarder

A family ski vacation turned tragic Saturday afternoon as a 43-year-old mother of two died after apparently falling into a tree well at Mammoth Mountain. Mono Sheriff Lt. Robert Weber explained that the womans husband reported his wife missing at about 1:30 after she...