The #MainFire vegetation fire that started on Thursday April 6th near HWY 6/ Wye Road in Bishop, CA is now 75% contained. Firefighters have worked hard to get the blaze under control, utilizing 1 air attack, 4 air tankers, 1 helicopter, 4 hand crews, 10 engines, 2 water tenders, 2 dozers, and 4 Chief Officers. […]
There has been an explosion at the Val D’ Isere condos which are located near the Village. Reportedly there are multiple victims. We do not know the extent of any injuries at this time. There is a large response to the incident which is still ongoing at this time. No further details are available at […]
COUNTY EMERGENCY WORKERS RACE TO PREPARE FOR NEXT STORM Emergency responders took advantage of a brief break in the weather this weekend to assess damage and make road and other repairs countywide, while also bracing for the next storm that is expected to hit the Eastern Sierra today. Another atmospheric river event was predicted […]
U.S. Highway 395 to Remain Closed between Lee Vining and Bridgeport MONO COUNTY – U.S. Highway 395 from Lee Vining to Bridgeport will remain in a hard closure due to several avalanches from the recent snowstorms and the potential for more at this time. Yesterday, Caltrans crews cleared two trapped law enforcement vehicles that had […]
This is Charles James for KSRW 92.5 FM – the Eastern Sierra News With the start of a new year in 2023, we wanted to take a few moments to remember a legend here in our local news coverage area. On-air personality, reporter, founder and owner of Sierra Wave, Benett Kessler, passed away eight years […]
All of us at Sierra Wave Media wish all of you and yours a Very Happy Holiday Season and a Joyous and Healthy 2023.
“Unofficial” results from the June 7 Primary Election show that the three locally contested races for county sheriff, District 1 supervisor and District 3 supervisor will be headed toward runoffs in the November General Election, according to the Inyo County Elections Office’s final report. According to the report, posted on the Election’s Office Wednesday evening, […]
Six people and a dog nearly drowned Sunday afternoon in an accident on Klondike Lake, but quick thinking by Big Pine volunteer Fire Capt. Jason Morgan prevented tragedy. “He deserves so much credit,” said Big Pine Volunteer Fire Department Chief Damon Carrington. “Because of the heroic effort of what he did, everyone survived. It’s pretty […]
The Inyo County Sheriff’s Department reported via its Facebook page Monday that a body that had been reported on Mt. Whitney early last week had finally been recovered on Saturday. The department noted that high winds and snow deterred recovery efforts throughout much of the week. According to the sheriff’s department, during the early […]
The Inyo County Sheriff’s Office confirmed this week that an outside professional firm continues a use of force review regarding an incident that occurred last year involving George Barlow III. The incident occurred in the early morning hours of July 24, 2021, when two Inyo County deputies encountered Barlow while on an unrelated call. During […]
The city of Los Angeles, acting by and through its Department of Water and Power, filed a motion Wednesday against the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District to ensure the protection of significant cultural resources on the Owens Lake playa, LADWP announced Friday. The motion is in response to a July 21, 2021, […]
The Inyo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved “letters of support” for the region’s Medi-Cal plan providers that raised more concerns about accessing health care in rural areas than actual support for the current system. The board approved letters of support for Anthem and Health Net as managed Medi-Cal plan providers for Inyo County, […]
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