Truck hits phone line

(CHP Press Release) On Thursday, August 28, 2014, at approximately 6:45 P.M, a 2009, Kenworth truck, with flatbed trailer combination, was traveling southbound on US Hwy 395, south of Bridgeport near Jack Sawyer Road, when it struck a low hanging telephone wire that...

Early draining of Tioga Lake

Tioga Lake to be Drained Early for Necessary Maintenance Southern California Edison (SCE) and the Inyo National Forest announce that Tioga Lake, located in upper Lee Vining Canyon, will be drained one month earlier this year to allow placement of a geomembrane liner...

Inyo SAR helps two hikers

  (Press Release – ICSO) Yesterday was a busy day for Inyo County Search and Rescue members.  The Inyo County Sheriff’s Dispatch received two calls for assistance the evening of August 27th – both at approximately 7:30pm.  One call was in reference to a...

Basket weaving

  Museum Hosts Big Pine Paiute Tribe’s Basket Weaving Class The public is invited to watch members of the Big Pine Paiute Tribe’s Indian Education Center’s Basket Weaving Class practice their skills at the Eastern California Museum on Saturday August 30 from 11...