Inyo County

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L.A. man found dead at Death Valley park identified

Steve Curry, 71, from Sunland, in a family photo.

Hiker dies in fall trying to climb California’s Mt. Whitney …

Alpine peaks rise south of Mount Whitney in the Sierra Nevada Mountains on May 9, 2008 near Lone Pine, California. (David McNew/Getty Images)

60-year-old San Francisco hiker dies in Death Valley; …

In this Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, photo provided by the National Park Service, an inter-agency search and rescue crew walks past a sign reading" "Stop, Extreme Heat Danger," with park rangers responding on foot near Red Cathedral along the Golden Canyon Trail in Death Valley National Park, Calif. (National Park Service via AP)

L.A. climber plunged to his death after getting caught …

California Highway Patrol's H-82 helicopter is seen approaching an accident site in Deimos Canyon on Jan. 30, 2021. (NPS)

Officials: At least 70% of signatures on Inyo County flavored …

A worker organizes E-cigarette disposable units in a Jersey City, New Jersey, store on Jan. 2, 2020. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez / Getty Images)

Man arrested in fatal shooting believed to be 1st homicide …

A car found at the scene.(Nye County Sheriff’s Office)

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On a scale of 0-500, Bishop’s air quality index measures …

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Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes in Eastern Sierra …

A USGS map shows the location of a magnitude 5.8 earthquake that struck southeast of Lone Pine in the southern Sierra Nevada on June 24, 2020.

Skeleton Found on CA’s 2nd-Highest Peak IDd as Japanese …

Mount Williamson, California's second-highest peak, is seen in an October 2010 photo. (Credit: Paul Fretheim / Wikimedia Commons)

Human Skeleton Discovered Near Inyo County’s Mount …

Mount Williamson, California's second-highest peak, is seen in an October 2010 photo. (Credit: Paul Fretheim / Wikimedia Commons)

Small Swarm Follows Magnitude 5.0 Quake Near Ridgecrest

An earthquake struck about 20 miles north of Ridgecrest on Aug. 22, 2019. (Credit: U.S. Geological Survey)

Huntington Beach Woman Found Alive After Missing …

Sheryl Powell is seen in an undated photo provided by the Inyo County Sheriff's Office on July 14, 2019.

Missing Huntington Beach Woman Who Vanished Near …

Sheryl Powell and her dog are seen in photos released by her family on July 15, 2019. The Inyo County Sheriff's Office released the image on the right on July 14, 2019 in an announcement of her disappearance.