by Deb Murphy | Oct 25, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
HUMAN REMAINS FOUND ON MT. WILLIAMSON The Inyo County Coroner’s office is in the process of identifying the remains of a hiker recovered from Mount Williamson Wednesday, October 16. Two hikers found the remains October 7 near the far side of the Williamson Bowl,...
by News Staff | Jan 9, 2019 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Today marks the 19th day of the federal shutdown. Bishop’s office building housing the Inyo National Forest and Bureau of Land Management staffs has a note on its locked door, idle vehicles sit in the parking lot. Visitors can tool around Manzanar but...
by News Staff | Jul 10, 2018 | Fire
USFS news release Georges Fire Evening Update Lone Pine, CA, July 11, 2018 – The Georges Fire (lightning-caused) is currently at 2,883 acres and is 42% contained. The fire is in Unified Command with SoCal Team 3, a Type 2 incident management team (assigned to...
by News Staff | Jul 9, 2018 | Fire
Georges Fire Update -Monday night The Georges Fire has grown to an estimated 2,500 acres and is 10% contained. The Inyo National Forest, CALFIRE (who also manages fire response for Bishop BLM Field Office lands as well as private lands), and Inyo County Sheriff are in...
by News Staff | Apr 22, 2015 | Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy The time limit on the interconnection request for Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s solar ranch east of Manzanar expired. As a result the project lost its spot in line to hook up to LADWP’s Inyo-Rinaldi Transmission Line. Before the withdrawal...