Sierra Wave Media

Eastern Sierra News for February 07, 2026

 

 

 

 

Mammoth Couple Suffered Major Injuries in Accident

A Mammoth couple suffered major injuries in a car accident near Little Lake on Highway 395 just after 5pm Sunday. The CHP said that 76-year-old Patricia Rea of Mammoth was driving a 2005 Nissan. Officers said that Rea was northbound at an unknown rate of speed and...

Cyclist Sustained Major Injuries in Hwy 203 Accident

A professional bike rider for about 25 years fell victim to a freak accident on Highway 203 on Sunday. According to the CHP office in Bridgeport, 68-year-old Robert Brooks of Auberry, CA, was riding a 2006 Scott bicycle, along with another cyclist. Officers said while...

U-Turn Leads to Accident on Wye Road

The driver of a gold Honda sedan sustained leg injuries in an accident that happened right outside the Sierra Wave offices in the early afternoon of Saturday, September 11th. At 1:36pm a white Ford SUV broadsided the Honda sedan as the driver attempted to make a...

Home Inspections Aimed at Saving Structures

Mammoth Lakes officials and residents like to say they are a “village in the trees”. That’s lovely, but it’s also dangerous. Mammoth Fire Chief Brent Harper Over the years, serious brush and forest fires have burned frighteningly close to...

High Speed Internet Project in Beginning Phase

The money is a done deal – $100 million, but the work on creation of Digital 395 has kind of just begun. Michael Ort of Praxis, a company at work on this project, said he will continue to meet with agencies and work on environmental clearance of the project....

Sheep Fire Tops 5300 Acres

For two months, the Sheep Fire has burned on the west side of the Sierra in Kings Canyon National Park and Sequoia National Forest. That fire remains the source of almost daily smoke pollution on the east side. Forest officials said infrared mapping shows that the...