Lone Pine News

The Alabama Hills, arguably one of the most recognizable and visited spots in California, may soon be carrying some official titles.

Ground will soon be broken near the base of Mount Whitney. The dirt, about five miles west of Lone Pine on the south side on Whitney Portal Road, will be dug, leveled and compacted to make room for the Portal Preserve project that will add 27, single-dwelling, 2.5-acre lots slated for housing development.

Lone Pine and Independence are just two weeks away from opening their much anticipated youth centers.

Those seemingly ubiquitous road construction projects from Mono County to Coso Junction this past year could be among the last major highway upgrades the Eastern Sierra sees in quite some time.

I chuckled reading James Adams' letter about combining valley school districts. It will never happen.

For most of the 20th century, about half the water that flowed out of Angelenos' faucets originated in California's Owens Valley.

Summer is here and local students are out and about, with temptation in abundance and healthy opportunities for socializing and entertainment lacking.

It's for the kids. That's why the Inyo County Board of Supervisors approved a trial agreement to allow Healthy Communities of Southern Inyo to operate youth centers out of the Independence American Legion Hall and Statham Hall in Lone Pine.

Four Inyo County residents accused of embezzling more than $100,000 from the Lone Pine Indian Education Center have pleaded "not guilty" and are awaiting their next court date on Tuesday, June 9. There are 29 felony counts being levied against former LPIEC Bookkeeper and Officer Manager Mary Jefferson, Assistant to the Director Sara Jefferson, ...

Despite all the sour, financial news about schools lately, one Inyo County district has reason to celebrate.

Klondike Lake in Owens Valley is not much to look at. The shoreline is gooey, and the murky water has an unappealing greenish hue.

Reporting from Lone Pine, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is quietly prospecting once again for land and water rights in the Owens Valley, sparking tense disputes among residents over the agency's influence on their economic stability.

A convoy of covered wagons is currently making its way up the Owens Valley in anticipation of the area's fast-approaching Mule Days Celebration.

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Saturday's 40th annual pilgrimage to the Manzanar World War II internment camp will include tributes and premieres fitting for such a milestone event.

Grant money will be the topic of conversation for the Inyo County Board of Supervisors today as it considers three different requests to pursue opportunities for funding assistance.

Additional charges have been filed by both Inyo and Mono counties against the suspect associated with a rash of vandalism, including broken vehicle windows at area trailheads, in the late summer of 2008.

The community of Lone Pine and the Bureau of Land Management's Bishop Field Office will hold a short public meeting April 23 in Lone Pine regarding management of the Alabama Hills.

Bumping along on a dirt road, aptly named "Movie Road", our family van passed the fantastic forms of the Alabama Hills outside Lone Pine, California.

The location of the 54-acre, proposed Whitney Portal Preserve on the south or left side of Whitney Portal Road four miles west of Lone Pine.