Woman Who Mysteriously Vanished In Death Valley 9 Months Ago Finally Found "She wanted to disappear." Bored Panda · Jul 24, 2025
California hiker suffered injury so gruesome that it took five helicopters and two days to rescue her The fifth helicopter – a California National Guard Black Hawk Spartan 164 – ultimately took her to safety, said officials The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025
These retired teachers started with a little bird guide, and ended with a magnum opus BIG PINE, Calif. — Retired high school teachers Tom and Joanne Heindel had spent decades pursuing a daunting challenge in bird science: A survey of every species in Inyo County's otherworldly tableau of lofty peaks glazed with snow, desert plains, spiky lava fields, rivers and canyonlands. Los Angeles Times · Jul 5, 2023
Legacy of dust: How Owens Valley air pollution increases LA water bills OLANCHA, Calif. — Even as worsening drought and aridification force Los Angeles to end its overwhelming dependence on imported water, Angelenos may soon realize that weaning themselves off supplies from the rugged eastern Sierra Nevada doesn’t mean they will stop paying for the city’s long, complicated history there. Los Angeles Times · Nov 10, 2022