The State : Sabotaged Line Restored

A million-volt transmission line carrying power from the Pacific Northwest to Southern California was back in service, three days after vandals toppled a 120-foot tower and downed the line near Independence on the eastern slope of the Sierra. The FBI and Inyo County sheriff’s deputies were continuing to investigate the sabotaging of the tower, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power spokeswoman Treva Miller said. “We know some guy wires were cut, but we don’t know why,” Miller said. She said there was no indication that the sabotage was the result of longstanding water disputes between the DWP and residents of Inyo County, where much of Los Angeles’ water comes from.