by News Staff | Aug 19, 2014 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
– Press release from Travois The Bishop Paiute Tribe recently made history with Travois, a Kansas City-based consulting firm, when it became the first California tribe to receive an award of Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs) for an affordable housing...
by News Staff | Jan 31, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
UPDATE: 2-1-13 BLM Field Office Manager Bernadette Lovato said that BLM “received anonymous information and we recovered the petroglyphs.” Bureau of Land Management investigators don’t want to say where or how, but they confirmed today that the...
by News Staff | Nov 19, 2012 | Government Agencies/Utilities
The Los Angeles Times, NBC News and even the BBC have reported more details on the vandalism and theft of ancient Paiute Indian petroglyphs from an area in the volcanic tablelands north of Bishop. LA Times reporter Louis Sahagun wrote that at least four petroglyphs...
by News Staff | Jan 10, 2012 | Government Agencies/Utilities
News from Bishop Police Chief Chris Carter: “The Bishop Police Department is pleased to announce the completion of a recent upgrade to the Department’s Live-Scan Fingerprint Equipment and Service capabilities. The project, which began in early 2011, was funded...
by News Staff | Nov 16, 2011 | Government Agencies/Utilities
After a majority vote, the Bishop Paiute tribe has elected to approve the sale and service of alcohol at the Paiute Palace Casino in Bishop. Marketing Director Tim McGlynn said this means the tribe will proceed to the planning phase of this new development. In a...
