by News Staff | May 12, 2011 | Past Posts
In April, an Inyo County jury found Edward Keller, Jr. guilty of second degree murder in the beating death of James Williams in a home on the Bishop Indian reservation. Now, Keller’s attorney will file a motion for a new trial. That motion will go before the...
by News Staff | May 12, 2011 | Past Posts
Last month, Brett Birmingham of Big Pine went public to claim that he had followed state medical marijuana laws and was not guilty of any crime. However, Inyo Superior Court has now confirmed that Birmingham pled no contest to misdemeanor and felony drug charges. It...
by News Staff | May 12, 2011 | Past Posts
Once more, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer has introduced the Mt. Andrea Lawrence Designation Act of 2011 which would name a mountain peak in Mono County in honor of Lawrence. Peak 12,240, currently identified only by its elevation, is located in Mono County near the...
by News Staff | May 11, 2011 | Past Posts
Mono Sheriff’s officers and other police faced a tough situation at Mono City Tuesday afternoon. A local woman had Photos by Jonah Matthewson reportedly been drinking for several days, had taken a gun from a man who said she might be suicidal. Officers...
by News Staff | May 11, 2011 | Past Posts
With all of the uncertainty in the Town of Mammoth Lakes government money situation, many have focused on the official Town Reserve for Economic Uncertainty. The REU has shrunk and now relies on Mammoth Airport for a pay back. Just some more information on the status...
by News Staff | May 10, 2011 | Past Posts
A driver who fell asleep at the wheel and an unseat-belted passenger led to a highway death in Southern Inyo. The CHP reported that Cristine Dauwalter, 53 of Panorama, CA was at the wheel of a 2003 Toyota Tacoma pick-up. Her passenger was Jan May Dauwalter, 83, also...
