Sierra Wave Media

Eastern Sierra News for February 08, 2026

 

 

 

 

Final Wreck Report Pending

Two weeks ago tonight, a violent and fiery crash killed three people and left 15 others injured. That massive accident south of Bishop has remained under investigation with a CHP report expected out any time. The CHP’s Major Accident Investigation Team or MAIT...

Mammoth Man Found Dead on Horshoelake Trail

A hiker in the Horsehoe Lake are above Mammoth made a grim discovery over the week-end. The Mono Sheriff’s Office reports that a hiker on the trail that circles around Horseshoe Lake came across the body of 78-year-old Real Balthazar of Mammoth Lakes. The...

Plane Crash Injures Four

Four people were injured but no one died in a Sunday morning plane crash at Mammoth-Yosemite Airport. Mammoth Police Sergeant Karen Smart said that at about 8:20 Sunday morning a Cessna 172 headed to the Ridgecrest area crashed nose down on the runway on take-off. On...

Plans to Overhaul Main Street, Mammoth Lakes

Town Officials have released the latest version of possible long term plans for Downtown Mammoth Lakes. Instead of dirty snowbanks and the remnants of an abandoned trans-sierra highway project, town planners, Mammoth Mountain Ski area officials and others envision a...

Unemployment Remains High

Inyo County unemployment continues to range just below one in ten people out of work, while Mono County remains higher, but still below the state average for unemployment. On Friday, state officials released the unemployment numbers for July. Across California the...

Big Pine Backs Independence as Court Location

About a dozen residents, including 4th District County Supervisor Marty Fortney, trickled in to the courthouse meeting held Thursday night at the Big Pine Town Hall to discuss the judges’ upcoming recommendation to the state on whether the new $33 million dollar...