This column was first published on Rocky Barker’s “Letters from the West” blog on Dec. 30, 2024. The most significant land conservation act in American history started on a raft trip down the Middle Fork of the Salmon River.

Former president Jimmy Carter took a float trip on Idaho's Middle Fork of the Salmon River which inspired him to save millions of acres of Alaska's wilderness.

According to a brief Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, 9 million acres of Idaho land managed by the Bureau of Land Management could be affected.

January 9, 2025 • Former president Jimmy Carter took a float trip on Idaho's Middle Fork of the Salmon River which inspired him to save millions of acres of Alaska's wilderness.

We will see mostly sunny skies after scattered morning fog. The high will be near 40 on Thursday. Tonight we will see clear skies and lows in the mid-20s.

Mr. Trump is looking at closer cooperation with Canada on economic issues. We already share a defense posture. Remember all the talk about the Amero.

BOISE — Alaska Airlines is continuing its expansion of non-stop destinations out of Boise with service to Orlando, Florida.

A biting winter chill will arrive this weekend and stick around through the MLK holiday. Find out when warmer temps may return.

Getting to Disney World is now a little easier, thanks to a new seasonal non-stop flight from Alaska Airlines.

The minimum wage will increase in nearly half the states this year even as the federal wage floor remains stuck at $7.25 per hour. In many states, the minimum wage is automatically adjusted upward as inflation rises.

Located just outside of Victor and near the Idaho and Wyoming state line is the Cabin on the Creek Airbnb, the perfect place for a winter getaway. Not only is the location ideal but many features make this Idaho vacation rental stand out.

The two men “left without incident” but then returned to pick up Thompson’s son, according to prosecutors. An argument broke out and Thompson fired at Finau 17 times with a 9mm gun, according to prosecutors. Then as Thompson left, Smith came in “and fired seven more shots at Finau,” prosecutors said.