The U.S. Forest Service issued a Wednesday update of the Big Bear, Rush and Skunk fires burning in the Payette National Forest.

On Tuesday afternoon, multiple agencies responded to a call for an injured rafter near Big Falls, and they successfully ...

A wildfire burning on the Krassel Ranger District in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness has grown to 2,059 acres.

BOISE COUNTY, Idaho — For weeks now, a logjam on the Payette River has been creating dangerous conditions for rafters and kayakers. But on Monday, crews took steps toward making those conditions ...

A Garden Valley family's kayak outing on the Middle Fork of the Payette River ended in a frightening encounter Sunday, serving as a stark reminder that Idaho's waterways remain hazardous despite ...

Here's a video shot last week on the river, and we'll also have a full-blown story on rafting the Payette River in the July 17 edition of Idaho Outdoors. Keep on paddling.

Tue., May 27, 2014 Payette River train serves whitewater rafters, paddlers The Payette River Flyer is the newest line from Thunder Mountain Line, Idaho's only scenic railway.

As of 9 a.m. Monday, the Payette River at Emmett was flowing at a rate of 12,300 cubic feet per second, which is above normal for this date at that location, according to the U.S. Geological ...

The search continued Tuesday evening on the lower Payette River near Emmett for 22-year-old Everette Jackson. Jackson, from Raceland, Louisiana, was on vacation and tubing with friends when he was ...

After more than a week of searching, the body of 21-year-old Everette Jackson was recovered about 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon downstream from where he reportedly disappeared in the Payette River ...

Payette River Games David E. Klutho/SI The 2014 Payette River Games has a world record $115,000 purse this year, attracting over 500 competitors representing 18 countries and 30 states.