Shoshone News

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.

Looking out across the vast emptiness of the Owens Valley, it is hard to imagine that 70 years ago this place was eastern California's breadbasket.

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.

MARK SMITH / PVT Geologist Lauren Wright heads cross-country toward the Crystal Spring formation east of the China Ranch Date Farm.

The Amargosa Conservancy has another tour planned for tomorrow, this time to the Kingston Mountain Range.

The Shoshone Museum will sponsor a three-day conference with former museum President Lauren Wright and accomplished photographer Marli Miller April 17-19 at the Shoshone Museum.

Last Friday Nye County District Attorney Bob Beckett pleaded guilty to misdemeanor reckless driving in Barstow, Calif., District Court.

"It is the responsibility of the patriot to protect his country from its government." - Thomas Paine Professional Courtesy What would happen if you were arrested for drunk driving? What if you were arrested for DUI after crashing your car - twice the same day ? A long stretch in the local jail? Not if you're a prosecutor Baker, CA.

MARK SMITH / PVT The Amargosa River flows weakly by the time it passes Dumont Dunes and crosses California Highway 127 -- but here it flows aboveground.

Death Valley Academy, located in Shoshone, is holding a fundraising event April 4 at the Tecopa Hot Springs Resort.

On Saturday, another exhibit is opening at the Tecopa Basin Artist Group Gallery.

The Amargosa is less a river than the suggestion of one. For much of its run from the Nevada high desert to the bottom of Death Valley, it is a dry ribbon under sun-bleached sky.

Travis Brown walks across the Amargosa River near the ranch owned by his parents, Brian and Bonnie Brown, outside of Tecopa, Calif., on Wednesday.

The Sierra Club desert committee and wilderness committee for California and Nevada will hold their annual joint meeting Feb.