The buttes also happen to be a very dog-friendly area where pets can roam and spend a day free from the confines of backyard fences and chains. Enjoy Earth Day with your favorite animal and perhaps bring home a shiny opal to show off to friends.
Southern Idaho is rich in precious and nonprecious stones. Garnet, jasper, amethyst, and a good number of other rocks, crystals, and minerals are scattered throughout the desert, lava beds, and buttes that are just a short drive from the Magic Valley
Connie Ann Smith from Emmett, Idaho has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for not seeking medical attention for her 8-year-old granddaughter, which ultimately led to the child's death.
The 2013 murder of a well-liked, Emmett, Idaho, saddle maker has received its own episode in a true-crime series airing on the Investigation Discovery network.
A preliminary hearing date has been set in the case of an Idaho child found deceased, and wrapped in a trash bag in an automobile parked on family property.