by News Staff | Mar 8, 2010 | Past Posts
As the evidence is analyzed, it appears the searchers may once again head into the field to look for additional remains that appear to belong to the four German tourists who went missing in Death Valley in 1996. Two adults and two children had been missing for 13...
by News Staff | Mar 6, 2010 | Past Posts
For two weeks, a Los Angeles Superior Court jury listened to testimony about LADWP managers in the Owens Valley and allegations by a long-time employee that his superiors had mistreated him due to his physical disability, his Native American race and had retaliated...
by News Staff | Mar 6, 2010 | Past Posts
Gang activity in Inyo County is far less than other parts of the state, but gangs are not unheard of here. Inyo Sheriff Bill Lutze and his officers gave the Inyo Supervisors an update on Sheriffs Department activities in the past year, which included a rundown on gang...
by News Staff | Mar 6, 2010 | Past Posts
Will Mammoth voters agree to fork over money to pay about $100 a year in a continued utility users tax? The issue will likely go to a vote, but the Mammoth Town Council continued their decision on this to an adjourned meeting this Wednesday at 6pm. Last Wednesday, the...
by News Staff | Mar 6, 2010 | Past Posts
A fatal snowboarding accident at Mammoth Mountain recently has prompted questions about tree well accidents and how people can avoid them. In late February, a 43-year-old woman was found deceased in a tree well near Chair 12. A tree well is the space left underneath...
by News Staff | Mar 5, 2010 | Past Posts
The Jill Kinmont Booth School in Inyo County is called a community school, designed to serve students who have been expelled, probation/court referred or chronic truants. We hear from local folks who wonder what the place is all about and how many students really...