This article was published in the June 7, 2025 edition. Nearly a year after launching its “Lease to Locals” pilot program, the Mammoth Town Council faces a critical decision: extend a flailing effort ...

This article was published in the June 7, 2025 edition. The Eastern Sierra is a rare example of a microculture where people from vastly different backgrounds coexist, drawn together by a shared ...

This article was published in the June 7, 2025 edition. The gold bugs are back and that’s bugging quite a few people. Despite storming out of Inyo County in a huff in 2020 and closing its Lone Pine ...

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 ...

On August 21, beloved local black bear, Victor, was killed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) after he injured a tourist at the Lake Mary campground. The woman injured was a ...

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 ...

Thursday, April 20th. Lee Hill’s birthday trip. The high temperature was 46 in Mammoth Lakes. Hill – 57, San Diego native, works at Children’s Hospital, been coming up to Mammoth since around ‘82 ...

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, ...

“One of the greatest threats to ecosystems today is anthropogenic climate change,” said Dr. Joan Dudney at the Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory (SNARL) Tuesday night. An Assistant Professor ...