Aspendell pounded with 80 inches of snow

Mailboxes in Aspendell barely show their faces. Another snow story from the recent storm unfolded in Aspendell above Bishop. Inyo Sheriff Bill Lutze said avalanche issues developed in the upper altitude community in Inyo. The Sheriff’s Office and Inyo County...

Verizon slammed with weather-related repairs

The heavy snow has taken a toll on electricity and phone service in the Eastern Sierra. Tons of heavy, wet snow have damaged phone lines. Mike Page of Verizon said that because of the intense storm activity literally all over the state all utilities are slammed with...

Record snowfall causes power troubles

The digging out from under all of those feet of snow continues, and now the utility companies scramble to make repairs, to keep electricity and phone service on. Dan Brady of Edison said that trees did fall on power lines which caused power outages in Mammoth Lakes...