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 ...

STANLEY — Idaho U.S. Rep. Mike Simspon said he was “pleased as punch” on Monday. Sporting shorts, a black cowboy hat and hiking shoes, Simpson got off the beaten path to celebrate a new path. He ...

STANLEY, Idaho (SNRA News Release) — The Redfish Lake recreation complex on the Sawtooth National Recreation Area will reopen in phases beginning Friday, July 26, through Tuesday, July 30. The complex ...

STANLEY, Idaho (KIFI) - The Bench Lake Fire near Stanley is 8 percent contained and has burned 2,037 acres, according to fire managers Friday morning. That's an increase of 187 acres from Thursday.

A trail connecting Stanley to Redfish Lake is to be completed this summer, decades after the idea was first conceived to connect the two destinations. The 4.5-mile gravel path from Pioneer Park in ...

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 ...

BOISE, Idaho — The summertime sounds from campers and boaters have been replaced by the sounds of scooper planes and helicopters as crews continue to battle the Bench Lake Fire, which is threatening ...

More than two weeks after the Bench Lake wildfire forced staff and guests to flee, Stanley’s iconic Redfish Lake Lodge is set to reopen to the public on Tuesday. Evacuations went into effect at the ...

STANLEY, Idaho — The Bench Lake Fire continues to burn in the Sawtooth wilderness near Stanley. As of Thursday evening, it had burned 2,037 acres and was 8% contained. Firefighters are set up at an ...

Spreading under what officials call "extreme behavior," the over 35,000 acre Wapiti Fire burns past a tree line near Stanley Lake, in a photo taken Aug. 22. (Courtesy of Custer County Sheriff's Office ...

Nearly three years after a Sawtooths landowner sued to stop construction of a U.S. Forest Service trail across an easement on his property, a judge has ruled that the trail can move forward. In April ...

In this May 202 photo, submerged trees are at the inlet delta of Stanley Lake, Idaho. Liquefaction during shaking from the March 31, 2020, Stanley earthquake caused ground subsidence and collapse of ...