In the late ’60s and early ’70s, Bill Platts’ job was to survey dozens of lakes in and around Central Idaho, examining their water quality and the suitability of their fish habitat. One day in August ...

BOISE, Idaho — The Sawtooth Avalanche Center has issued an avalanche warning for multiple backcountry zones in central Idaho, urging outdoor recreationists to exercise extreme caution this week as ...

BOISE – Idaho’s state Department of Lands is moving forward with plans to issue a lease for a giant, 195-foot-tall cell tower on top of a 300-foot ridge smack in the middle of one of Idaho’s iconic ...

NAMPA, Idaho — The vineyards that surround Sawtooth Estate Winery were once lush pastures owned by Charles Pintler. The Pintler family saw more potential than grazing in the steep, south-facing slopes ...

We all enjoy receiving recognition for a job done well. However, when an award and applause come from colleagues, it’s a special moment. The Idaho wine industry recently voted Sawtooth Estate Winery ...

Climbing the rocky switchback trail, icy rain pelting our swishing plastic rain ponchos, my cousin and I huffed our way toward Alpine Lake. The dark stormy clouds had quickly rolled over the jagged ...

On a recent backpacking trip to Sawtooth Lake, a friend and I encountered dozens of other hikers, several other backpackers and a couple of trail runners. When we got to Sawtooth Lake right around ...

BOISE, Idaho — Federal authorities in Idaho say they have ended a search in the Sawtooth National Forest after determining it was all case of mistaken identity. The search began Saturday after the U.S ...

Officials in Idaho’s Twin Falls County say both people on board an airplane that went down in the Sawtooth National Forest were killed. The sheriff’s office says search crew members discovered the ...