by News Staff | Jun 25, 2020 | Inyo County, News Releases, United States Forest Service
Mt. Whitney area, (above Lone Pine), CA, June 25, 2020 – On June 24 at 10:40 am a 5.8 earthquake centered approximately 12 miles from Lone Pine, CA triggered several high-altitude rock-slides. The most significant slide occurred south of the main parking area at...
by Deb Murphy | Jun 24, 2020 | General Misc. Stories
California’s COVID-19 travel ban is still in place; the COVID curve has not flattened but appears to be on an uptake; traffic has noticeably picked up on U.S. Highway 395; Mammoth Lakes and much of the Eastern Sierra is dependent on tourist dollars. Put all those...
by Community Reports/Events | Jun 24, 2020 | City of Bishop, Fire, General Misc. Stories
The Bishop Fire Department was dispatched to a vehicle fire off Tu Su Lane on Monday, June 22nd. Buildings were threatened and the fire was upgraded to a structure fire. Thanks to the swift response from BVFD, the building was saved and no injuries were reported. As...
by Community Reports/Events | Jun 24, 2020 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Inyo County, Law Enforcement, News Releases
There was definitely some ground movement this morning at 10:40 a.m. It has been reported that a magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurred 12 miles south of the town of Lone Pine, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Social media immediately took note of the earthquake,...
by News Staff | Jun 24, 2020 | Corona Virus, Government Agencies/Utilities, Press Release, Public Health
California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) continues its mission alongside partner agencies to support local communities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are the latest numbers as of June 22, 2020: [embeddoc...
