150 Years Later, Darwin's 'Origin' Still Stirs Debate

ABC News - Tue Nov 24

Even 150 years after it first appeared in print, Charles Darwin's "On The Origin of Species" still fuels clashes between scientists convinced of its truth and critics who reject its view of life without a creator.

Black Friday shoppers are a Darwinian delight

Examiner.com - Sat Nov 21

To most of us who tend to fight the ever rising tide of holiday bargain chasers and department store debutants, the black in Black Friday is less representational of glorified booty than it is of impending doom.

1996 case recaptures widespread attention

The Inyo Register - Tue Nov 17

Four German tourists who literally vanished in Death Valley National Park in 1996 included Egbert Rimkus, his son, Georg Weber, 10, and Rimkusa girlfriend, Cornelia Meyer.

Bones may solve mystery of missing Death Valley tourists

Los Angeles Times - Sat Nov 14

A 13-year-old mystery involving the disappearance of four German tourists in the sweltering desert of Death Valley may have ended Friday, when authorities announced that bones that may be their skeletal remains had been found.

Death Valley Bones May Be Missing Tourists

KESQ-TV Palm Desert - Fri Nov 13

Authorities say remains found in Death Valley may be those of four German tourists, including two children, who vanished 13 years ago.

Death Valley bones may be missing German tourists

Stockton Record - Fri Nov 13

Skeletal remains found in Death Valley may belong to one or more of the four German tourists who vanished in searing summer heat 13 years ago, authorities said Friday.

Remains foound in Death Valley may be those of four German tourists missing 13 years

San Bernardino County Sun - Fri Nov 13

Human remains found in Death Valley may be those of four German tourists who disappeared 13 years ago in the desert wilderness as temperatures soared over 120 degrees.

Death Valley Bones May Be Missing German Tourists

KTLA-TV Los Angeles - Fri Nov 13

Authorities say remains found in Death Valley may be those of four German tourists, including two children, who vanished 13 years ago.

They're really and truly for the birds

Los Angeles Times - Tue Nov 03

Reporting from Big Pine, Calif. - On a recent weekday morning, Tom and Jo Heindel strode to the top of a hill at the edge of town and held hands, savoring the panoramic views below of elk grazing in alfalfa fields, strips of willows along streams and elm trees glistening with the remnants of rain.

County honors first responders

The Inyo Register - Tue Oct 27

Anyone who has been in a car accident or suffered through a house fire knows that it's Inyo County's first responders who sacrifice their time, sweat and blood to protect us all from harm.