Independence News

Critics: move to preserve hunting has ramifications A proposed transfer of jurisdiction for 1,200 acres in Tolowa Dunes State Park has ignited controversy.

Gathered around him at Los Angeles' California Science Center were a couple dozen grade-school children.

Broadcaster Tavis Smiley leads a group of students through the America I Am: The African American Imprint exhibition at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, CA.

Friends, family members and colleagues gathered Friday to honor Inyo's former longtime District Attorney LaJoie Harold "Buck" Gibbons, Jr.

Rory Reid's declared opponents in the race for governor have yet to respond to his just published vision document.

Inyo County continues to keep the debate about motorized use at Klondike Lake at arms length despite cries for help from a number of concerned citizens.

County officials will be meeting later this month to discuss who uses local community centers and for what purposes.

Today marks the debut of Ken Burns' six-part documentary series, "The National Parks: America's Best Idea." San Francisco's local PBS station, KQED , is giving us plenty of opportunities to see all of the episodes - see below for dates and times.

I read with interest columnist Michael Fitzgerald's Sept. 9 piece, "Prayer fight settled - or should have been - in 1776." A couple of corrections.

Inyo County Presiding Superior Court Judge Dean Stout sits behind the bench at the Bishop courthouse, which, along with the courthouse in Independence, will be closed the third Wednesday of the month in an effort to save funding statewide.

This week the UC Board of Regents held the first in a series of meetings looking at the future of the university, and one of the top priorities is finding a dependable funding source.

Southern Nevada County resident Carol Young, shown here playing with her dogs, has a vision for building a continuing care retirement community that would provide independent living and a graduated series of care options for seniors on 215 acres along the Bear River.

California startup plans to begin building its $120 million commercial facility in 2010, with expected production of 120 gallons of ethanol from each ton of municipal waste.

With recent reports of record numbers of tourists and folks taking advantage of what the local mountains have to offer, so come the reports from Inyo County's Search and Rescue.

The struggle for a united Ireland has gone on for far too long but now the Irish in America once again have a chance to use our influence to support a peaceful solution to this long-running issue.

Residents in the Owens Valley are experiencing smoky skies thanks to two fires currently burning in the Sierra.

As of July, Bishop Joint Union High School District has taken over the administration of the Keith Bright School, or the Juvenile Hall Court School in Independence.

Bishop Joint Union High School District Superintendent Maggie Kingsbury, retired as of July, will continue on through January to oversee the Keith Bright School in Independence.

The Federation of Indian Associations is a Fremont based umbrella 501-© organization with around 40 members and is operating for the past 21 years.

This Dec. 3, 1969 file photo shows Charles Manson en route to court in Independence, Calif., Dec.