by News Staff | Apr 26, 2022 | California Highway Patrol, High Winds, Inyo County Sheriff's Office, Public Safety
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...
by Press Release | Apr 12, 2022 | California Highway Patrol, Inyo County, Inyo County Sheriff's Office, Law Enforcement
On Monday April 10, around 8:50pm Inyo County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to State Highway 127 at the intersection of State Highway 178 near Shoshone, for a male brandishing a gun at motorists. While en route to the call, deputies were dispatched to 59 Old...
by Press Release | Mar 29, 2022 | California Highway Patrol, Law Enforcement, Mono County Sheriff's Office
A California Highway Patrol supervisor who was completing his shift early Saturday morning near Bridgeport in Mono County apparently interrupted an alleged kidnapping in progress and a suspect is in custody, according to the CHP. The CHP reported that Erick...
by News Staff | Feb 17, 2022 | Bureau of Land Management (BLM), CAL Fire, California Highway Patrol, CalTrans, Fire, General Misc. Stories, Inyo County, Law Enforcement, United States Forest Service
As of this evening’s incident report from CalFire the fire size has grown to 4,136 acres and is 20% contained. Forward rate of progress has been stopped north of Hwy 168 and firefighters continue to construct containment lines and mop-up the North end of...
by Press Release | Feb 17, 2022 | breezy, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), CAL Fire, California Dept Fish & Wildlife, California Highway Patrol, CalTrans, Fire, Heavy Smoke, Inyo County Sheriff's Office, LADWP, Mammoth Lakes Fire Department, News Releases, Press Release, United States Forest Service
Here is the latest on the vegetation fire that started 2-16-22 at 12:40 PM, known as the Airport Fire. The estimated acreage is 2,880 with 0% containment. No structures have been damaged or destroyed, but 150 structures are threatened. No injuries or fatalities. The...
by Press Release | Dec 21, 2021 | California Highway Patrol, General Misc. Stories, Inyo County, Inyo County Sheriff's Office, Inyo Search and Rescue, News Releases, Press Release
On December 13, 50-year-old Eric Goepfert left the Whitney Portal trailhead intending a winter ascent of Mt. Whitney via the Mountaineer’s Gully and North Fork of Lone Pine Creek trail. His itinerary was for five days and four nights in the...
