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Destroyed mountain road.
Inyo County has created and made available to the public an online tool to help show the scope and severity of damages to Whitney Portal Road, and to provide details and updates on what are sure to be exhaustive repair efforts over the next several months.Whitney Portal Road is heavily traveled by…
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Discounts Available for High-Speed Internet ServiceLess Than Half of Eligible Households Currently Taking Advantage of Program Inyo County would like to remind families struggling with the steep cost of Internet service that they may be eligible for discounts on their monthly bills. Access to…
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…
An outdoor thermometer as seen from below, with blue sky and clouds in the background.
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…