BOISE, Idaho — The summertime sounds from campers and boaters have been replaced by the sounds of scooper planes and helicopters as crews continue to battle the Bench Lake Fire, which is threatening ...

STANLEY, Idaho (NFS News Release) - Sawtooth National Recreation Area Ranger Kirk Flannigan will soon be issuing an emergency closure order in response to the Bench Lake Fire, which started ...

STANLEY, Idaho — Snow fell in and around the popular town of Stanley on Thursday, offering a cool relief after a hot summer of devastating wildfires — the Bench Lake Fire and the Wapiti Fire. "We're ...

Tucked high in the Idaho mountains, this town offers a peaceful retreat so serene locals almost want to keep it secret.

Two weeks after a wildfire ignited near a beloved Idaho recreation area, threatening campsites and a historic lodge, fire officials publicly acknowledged that the blaze was human-caused. The Bench ...

As the Bench Lake Fire continues to burn by Idaho’s popular Redfish Lake, forcing the recreation destination’s closure, residents have started an effort to make sure the people who make their living ...

KETCHUM, Idaho (AP) — The popular and remote Redfish Lake Lodge could get a facelift through a proposal under consideration by the U.S. Forest Service. Lodge General Manager Jeff Clegg said the plan, ...

Redfish Lake Lodge, the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and the Sawtooth Society recently celebrated the newly completed Grand Mogul Bridge construction across Redfish Lake Creek inlet. In a press ...

This aerial photo taken July 18, 2024, shows Redfish Lake and smoke from the Bench Lake Fire. (Courtesy of interagency InciWeb report) More than 300 firefighters continued to fight the Bench Lake Fire ...

Part of the area around Redfish Lake, pictured here in a file photo, will be closed until next spring for improvements. Idaho Statesman file The U.S. Forest Service will close a trail, parking lots ...