A wildfire estimated to have grown to around 1,500 acres has closed Highway 395 from Lee Vining to north of Mono Lake. The Inn fire was first reported at 3:35 p.m. Thursday and quickly grew to the ...

Highway 395 reopened 8 p.m. Saturday after power crews repaired lines near Mono Lake damaged in the Inn Fire. Mandatory evacuations around the fire were downgraded to an advisory by the Mono County ...

The fire broke out on Thursday around 3:30 p.m. and has burned 707 acres while jumping Highway 395 near Mono Lake. Crews said erratic winds caused the fire to spread quickly. No containment has ...

The species found in Mono Lake, however, isn’t just any choanoflagellate. It breaks the mold. Unlike its relatives, which usually eat bacteria, this one lives in tight, stable partnership with them.

Mono Lake — which sits higher than 6,300 feet in elevation and reflects the Sierras across its nearly 70-square-mile surface — is a popular destination for hikers, kayakers and bird watchers.

A fire spanning hundreds of acres in Mono County is forcing evacuations and shutting down a major central Sierra highway. The Inn Fire sparked on Thursday afternoon on the west side of Highway 395 ...

The same concept — called the public trust doctrine — was central to a successful lawsuit involving Mono Lake in California in the 1980s. The Los Angeles water department had bought and dried ...

Tulare Lake wasn’t always something from the past. Back in the 1800s, it was the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River. But things started to change in the late 19th century.