Inyo-Mono Supervisors elect new chairs

Inyo Supervisors welcomed a new member – former Bishop City Administrator Rick Pucci who won the District 3 seat in Bishop. The Board later elected Supervisor Susan Cash as the chairwoman for 2011 and Supervisor Marty Fortney as Vice Chair. Then, it was on to...

News Briefs: arrest, fire, swearings in

A few news notes: In Inyo County, Gerard Harvey, local attorney and previous candidate for Inyo District Attorney, was arrested and jailed over the holiday. An Inyo jail spokesman said Harvey was booked on misdemeanor domestic violence and driving under the influence....

Crowded holiday sees tourists, snow and wind

Marred only by power outages, periodic high winds and traffic mishaps, the holiday brought thousands of visitors to the Eastern Sierra and tons more snow. Mammoth Mountain reported an additional 13 to 20 inches of snow on New Year’s Day for a total base of 11 to...

APCD and LADWP continue with dry lake clean-up talks

In the new year, the Air Pollution Control District continues to lean on the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to clean up dust pollution at the Owens Dry Lake. Since October, DWP has been in violation of orders to clean up 3.1 square miles of the lake bed....