Sawzall Threat in Mammoth Leads to Arrest

After a tense situation over threats with a hammer two weeks ago, now Mammoth Police report an arrest for threats by Sawzall. a power tool. Police report that Saturday night officers responded to the Sherwin Creek Campground for a report of a drunk man making threats...

Mammoth Man Arrested For AM-PM Robbery

Officers in Minden, Nevada, report that Mammoth resident Christopher Matthew Hamilton has been identified as the man who robbed a convenience store wearing a paper bag on his head. According to the Douglas County Sheriffs Department, the 43 year old Mammoth carpenter...

Fourth of July: Victim of Gas Prices?

The big question for holiday travel – will Californians do it with gas prices over their heads? The Auto Club survey says that Fourth of July travel will drop below activity last year. The survey sites record-high gas prices, higher airfares, a sluggish economy...

Fire Fighting in Wilderness

One of the concerns with the proposed Boxer-McKeon Wilderness bill is that firefighters will not be allowed to use motorized tools to work in designated wilderness areas. Right now, the Clover fire is burning in the Southern Sierra in a designated Wilderness area....

Heartfelt Thanks for Local Rescuers

In March of this year, Inyo Search and Rescue, along with the Military and bystanders, helped rescue a severely injured man who had taken a long fall down the ice on the Mountaineers route at Mt. Whitney. Now three months later, Walnut Creek Resident Sang Nam, the man...