Advocacy groups, such as Friends of the Inyo and the Sierra Club, oppose exploratory mining because it can cause habitat destruction, displace or harm species like the bi-state sage-grouse, mule deer, ...

The Inyo National Forest and the Bishop BLM Office recently approved a gathering and removal plan for 300–500 wild horses near the Montgomery Pass Wild Horse Territory, starting this summer. If ...

It’s been more than one year since evidence found on a remote forest trail north of Mammoth Lakes led investigators to the crash site of then-missing adventurer Steve Fossett. He took off on Sept. 3, ...

Stephanie Rennie, the current Chief Investigator for the Inyo County District Attorney’s Office, is running for the position of Inyo County Sheriff this June. Rennie is determined to make a difference ...

Countless books have celebrated Yosemite National Park’s scenery, geology, and trails. But until now, just one has solely chronicled the Park’s wildlife. In 1924, pioneering field biologist Joseph ...

At this weekend’s 10th annual Mammoth Film Festival, they’re saving the best for last. The closing film, a documentary titled “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore” screens at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. It is the ...

At a public meeting held at the June Lake Community Center on Tuesday, Southern California Edison (SCE) faced criticism over its proposed relicensing of the Rush Creek Hydroelectric Project. Company ...

Just as one of Bishop’s two affordable housing projects – Valley Apartments, a 1950s motel turned senior and disabled living – seemed headed for the drain, affordable housing nonprofit Eastern Sierra ...

This year, CalTrans announced it has moved into the Project Approval and Environmental Document (PA & ED) phase of the proposed Mammoth Lakes Wildlife Crossing Project. The project aims to construct ...

Historically, wastewater surveillance has been used to track things such as opioid use and STD transmission in a particular geographic area. During the 789th meeting of the Mammoth Community Water ...

It’s been years since I met One-Eyed Jack, but I still remember that night with unsettling clarity. It was the first time I felt scared to camp alone as a woman. I was nineteen, freshly trained as a ...