It's a warm, dry June afternoon as 13 students, a biologist and I stand on the edge of the deepest river gorge in North America, Hells Canyon, and stare in. The students are silent. Awestruck. The ...

The origin story of Hells Canyon, North America's deepest river gorge, has long been unclear to scientists. But new research estimates it formed about 2.1 million years ago when a dramatic flood event ...

Hells Canyon, the deepest river gorge in the United States, was carved just about 2.1 million years ago — making it much younger than the Grand Canyon. (Matthew Morriss) Hells Canyon, the deepest ...

This story was originally published Jan. 26, 2025. The casting call from "House Hunters," a reality television show, arrived at Lewiston Realtor Heather Graffee's office in a generic email. Except for ...

The full expanse of the Hells Canyon Recreation Area includes 652,488 acres of wild, scenic beauty and remote landscapes. If you like solitude, there’s plenty here to come by. But you’ll also find ...

I hold a special place in my heart for many of the small towns throughout Washington. Having lived in Idaho's panhandle for ...

Idaho musician Gary Eller is on the lookout for old-time songs about Hells Canyon. He'll talk about his search and perform some of the songs he's found during a presentation Tuesday, July 16 at the ...

Hells Canyon is the deepest river canyon in the United States. Now scientists have solved the mystery of when it formed. Hells Canyon, the deepest river gorge in the United States, likely got rapidly ...

Hells Canyon, the deepest river gorge in the United States, likely got rapidly carved 2.1 million years ago when a shifting landscape in Idaho caused a giant lake to start overflowing. That's ...