Independence News

Revenue reform. The state is too dependent on highly volatile sales and income taxes.

The 1776 Declaration was a resolution to throw off the tyranny of big government.

July 4, our nation will celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence, declaring 233 years ago, the legal separation of the original 13 American colonies from Great Britain.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." Declaration of Independence, adopted by Congress on July 4, 1776 Placer County executives receive a 5 percent pay raise while authorizing ...

Lone Pine and Independence are just two weeks away from opening their much anticipated youth centers.

Those seemingly ubiquitous road construction projects from Mono County to Coso Junction this past year could be among the last major highway upgrades the Eastern Sierra sees in quite some time.

I chuckled reading James Adams' letter about combining valley school districts. It will never happen.

Coachella Valley and Riverside County officials are exploring a regional energy efficiency funding program similar to Palm Desert's groundbreaking model.

Hello, Santa Clarita Valley! Welcome to The-Signal.com's Daybreak, your point of entry for the day, and a quick journey through the past, present and future.

By this afternoon, one of Inyo's not-quite historic structures may be on its way to the dump, pending approval from the Board of Supervisors.

There's a range of activities for seniors going on this summer at the Downtown Community Center, 250 E. Center St.

In the glorious year of 1876, the United States celebrated the centennial and those famous words of the Declaration of Independence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." In San Francisco that centennial autumn, a special congressional commission, two senators and three congressmen, met to consider what to do ...

It's for the kids. That's why the Inyo County Board of Supervisors approved a trial agreement to allow Healthy Communities of Southern Inyo to operate youth centers out of the Independence American Legion Hall and Statham Hall in Lone Pine.

Inyo County voters Tuesday went along with the rest of California in rejecting five ballot measures designed to close the state's budget gap.

John Muir, Clarence King, Royal Robbins. The history of Sierra Nevada mountaineering and rock climbing is filled with legendary names and legendary feats.

California voters sent a clear message to lawmakers after defeating five of six budget-related propositions at the polls Tuesday.

Reporting from Lone Pine, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is quietly prospecting once again for land and water rights in the Owens Valley, sparking tense disputes among residents over the agency's influence on their economic stability.

When Palm Desert city officials came up with the idea for Assembly Bill 811 back in the fall of 2007, they were simply trying to set up a local energy loan program to help residents pay for such high-efficiency home improvements as new air conditioners and solar panels.

A Shoshone resident is behind bars today facing a pile of charges, including attempted murder, after he rammed a neighbor's home with his vehicle.

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake hit near Independence, Calif., at 9:15 a.m., the U.S. Geological Service reports.