Inyo County in eastern California is a land of extremes. It claims the highest and lowest points in the lower 48. Mount Whitney with an elevation of 14,505 feet is 85 miles west of Death Valley ...

The Inyo rock daisy — a rare California flower that sprouts from the crevices of cliff walls in the southern Inyo Mountains — has been listed as a state threatened species following public outcry over ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Highway 6 was closed Sunday evening as a fast-moving vegetation fire spurred evacuations. (California Highway Patrol) A wildfire ...

A wildfire in the Inyo National Forest has reached nearly 100 acres, closing the Whitney Portal trailhead, a popular route for California backpackers and the gateway to the highest peak in the ...

Inyo County Search & Rescue teams rescued five people who became stranded while rock climbing in the mountains of California’s High Sierra last Sunday, officials announced Monday. Inyo SAR received ...

Fire crews made strong progress battling the Silver fire in Inyo County on Monday, halting forward progress of the blaze, which continues to threaten some of the oldest trees in the world. Crews ...

Elections officials in Inyo County said Monday that at least 70% of the signatures submitted to block a California law banning the sale of flavored tobacco are invalid, with dozens of voters saying ...

Every year, tens of thousands of equine aficionados gather in the streets of Bishop for one of the biggest events in the Eastern Sierra: Mule Days. Touting “the world’s longest mule parade,” as well ...