Mammoth Lakes News

Great. Despite the recession, Mammoth will continue to see a lot of visitors and the economy will possibly start to recover.

The names of the victims of a plane crash near Mammoth Lakes have been released by the Mono County Sheriff's Department.

Great. Despite the recession, Mammoth will continue to see a lot of visitors and the economy will possibly start to recover.

Great. Despite the recession, Mammoth will continue to see a lot of visitors and the economy will possibly start to recover.

Two people have died in a small plane crash in the Sierra Nevada near California's Mammoth Lakes.

The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that Fossett's plane struck mountainous terrain near Mammoth Lakes, Calif., following an encounter with downdrafts.

An investigation is underway after a plane crashed at Mammoth Lakes in California.

John Bachar climbs a rock in this handout photo. Bachar spoke in Incline Village in January.

Jimmy Dunn called me this morning at 6:30 and gave me the bad news that John Bacher was killed after he fell from an 80-foot route while free-soloing on California granite yesterday.

Josh Cox spends a lot of time on the road. The U.S record holder at 50 kilometers, Cox frequently logs 140 miles a week in training.

The quest for perfect tasting coffee is never ending for wholesale microroaster Mark Berry of Palomino Valley.

Madera County Sheriff John Anderson said this morning that no remains of a body were discovered near the wreckage.

A bottled water company is looking to build a bottled water facility in Orland and pump groundwater, and is working its way through the permit process.

Blue skies, warm weather and... a sofa couch? Mammoth Times Photo This sofa couch was discovered dropped in the sage brush just off Mammoth Creek Road where it was apparently abandoned by its owner.

She, her husband, and I are at table in the Base Camp Cafe, a tourist restaurant in Mammoth Lakes, California.

SierraList.com is a free service for people in Mammoth Lakes and surrounding areas to post classified ads. From finding new roommates, selling your old stuff, or getting a job, SierraList makes it easier for everyone. Ads will expire after 30 days and may be taken down at anytime by the user. SierraList

Even as the World Health Organization declared a swine flu pandemic today, Inyo-Mono Public Health Officer Dr. Rick Johnson announced the first confirmed H1N1 flu case in the Eastern Sierra. Dr. Johnson said that the Mono County Health Department was notified by the California Department of Public Health that an individual who lives in Mono County tested positive for H1N1 or Swine flu. The individual was never hospitalized and is recovering at home.

Local businesses and community organizations rewarded scholarships to various Mammoth High School graduates at the Senior Breakfast on Friday, June 12.

The Lake Tahoe working group on nuisances will look at codes from other resort areas such as Mammoth Lakes, Calif., as it develops its own suggestions regarding lighting and signage, group chair Andy Whyman said.

The Red Bluff Vineyard Christian Fellowship, 738 Walnut St., will be hosting an Ecuadorian Dinner and Silent Auction from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, June 14 in its cafe.