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It's White, But It's Thin

Members of the White family from Hailey walk toward Galena Lodge north of Ketchum on Saturday. The lodge opened Friday, but with thin snow cov… Read more

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Butte County man gets probation for auto theft

A 57-year-old man known to reside in Butte County was sentenced on Monday to a suspended three-year jail term and one year of supervised probation after pleading guilty in September to a felony charge of receiving or transferring a stolen vehicle.

Vigil for sockeye salmon planned in Ketchum

The Idaho Conservation League will join up with Idaho Rivers United, the Sierra Club's Idaho Chapter and leaders from the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes this weekend to observe the 30-year anniversary of the listing of Snake River sockeye salmon under the Endangered Species Act and hold a series of…

Blaine joins statewide opioid settlement

Blaine County has signed onto two statewide $120 million settlement agreements that aim to resolve legal claims related to the opioid epidemic with Johnson & Johnson and three major opioid distributors, the Idaho Attorney General's Office reported this week.

Bellevue man gets 25 years to life for rape

A Bellevue man received a prison term of 25 years to life and a $5,000 fine on Monday after jurors in September found him guilty of raping a 12-year-old girl last November.

Jail time ordered in felony meth, marijuana case

A 43-year-old Bellevue man was sentenced this month to six months in jail and three years of probation and ordered to successfully complete a drug court program after pleading guilty to two counts of felony drug possession in August.

Friedman announces updated winter flight schedule

Alaska, Delta and United airlines will maintain connections between Sun Valley and six major U.S. cities this ski season, with nonstop winter service between Friedman Memorial Airport and Salt Lake City, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Chicago.

Southern Blaine under wind advisory today

The National Weather Service has placed southern Blaine County—including the cities of Carey, Picabo and Craters of the Moon National Monument—under a wind advisory until 8 p.m. today.

State: COVID-19 threat, case numbers remain high

Idaho is seeing a some improvement in COVID-19 statistics but the numbers of new cases, positive test results, hospitalizations and deaths remain high, the state's top health administrator said Tuesday.

AAA: Thanksgiving travel will rebound from soft 2020

AAA has projected that 53.4 million Americans—slightly more than 16% of the population—will travel for the Thanksgiving holiday, up 13% from 2020, when many people stayed home because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Christmas tree permits available

Permits for cutting Christmas trees on the Sawtooth National Forest are now available online and at select locations in Blaine, Camas and Custer counties.

County has stopped plowing Trail Creek Road

The Blaine County Road & Bridge Department has stopped plowing and conducting maintenance work for the season on the county-owned section of Trail Creek Road that leads to Trail Creek Summit, east of Sun Valley.

State panel approves Idaho redistricting plans

A bipartisan committee tasked with drawing new lines for Idaho's two federal congressional districts and 35 state legislative districts has approved redistricting plans that are set to be in place for the next 10 years.

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