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Road covered in dirt and rocks, with the asphalt destroyed and in chunks.
Inyo County and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power ask for the public’s continued cooperation while the agencies push on with damage assessment and repair throughout Inyo County. Remnants of Hurricane Hilary passing through the region Sunday and Monday dumped record amounts of rain – up…
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The National Weather Service plans to issue an Excessive Heat Warning for the Owens Valley this weekend, with temperatures forecast to rise from 104 on Friday to 107 by Monday.Dangerously hot afternoons with little overnight relief are expected. The NWS says this will result in a major if not…
Pile of tree limbs and sticks next to a beige home.
Inyo County homeowners are urged to take advantage of the free green waste disposal being offered this weekend and use the opportunity to prepare against the threat of wildfire by clearing property of problematic vegetation and creating defensible space.Gate fees at Inyo County Landfills will be…
Water flooding a desert highway.
Rising temperatures between now and July 4 are expected to accelerate snowmelt in the Sierra, bringing peak water flows to local creeks, rivers, and other channels as well as increased dangers for the public.Runoff from the historic Southern Sierra snowpack – which was approximately 300 percent of…
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Inyo County Administrative Officer Nate Greenberg welcomes residents to a runoff preparation meeting on Thursday co-hosted by the LADWP.
While the Eastern Sierra is facing an almost literal sea of unknowns over the next several months, there are some stark certainties: the runoff is coming, there will be flooding, roads will be closed, communities will be cut off, and you need to be prepared sooner rather than later.   That was the…
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JOINT PRESS RELEASE - County of Inyo and City of Bishop March 9, 2023                                                                                              FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: City Administrator Deston Dishion, (760) 873-5863 Inyo CAO Nate Greenberg, (760) 878-0292…