Southern Idaho’s drought situation showed more improvement in the latest map released Thursday, and it might not be long before the region is declared drought-free, an Idaho Department of Water ...

Following the “Geology Underfoot” series template from its Missoula, Mont., publisher, the book opens with a basic overview of geologic events in southern Idaho, then gets to the fun stuff ...

The new map adds eastern Oregon to Idaho but doesn’t feature any coastline, meaning that Oregon would keep all of the southern parts of the state, including the Cascade mountain range.

The hot springs facility, beautifully set against a rocky outcropping, was clean and uncrowded on my visit — a solid value at just $3-$12 per session depending on the day of the week and your age.