Burke, Idaho is a ghost town in Shoshone County, close to the Montana border. Burke’s story began with the 1884 discovery of silver and lead ore in Burke Canyon. Mines and mills quickly sprouted ...

Meridian, ID — Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger-relief organization, has released its annual Map the Meal Gap report. In Idaho, Map the Meal Gap estimates that 12.7% of Idahoans ...

Idaho Falls itself provides the perfect backdrop for Dixie’s Diner, with its mix of agricultural heritage and modern development creating a community that values tradition without being stuck in the ...

The Virtual Heritage Idaho project will utilize Geographic Information System (GIS) technology to create story maps that allow users to explore historic sites and neighborhoods throughout the ...

Crammed in a narrow canyon of North Idaho's Silver Valley ... Among the most famous ghost towns of the Inland Northwest, Burke has long attracted seekers of fortune, adventure and even the ...

I have traveled across the country to report on the mass shooting at Tops Friendly Markets in Buffalo, New York; the arrest of Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger; the 2022 floods in eastern ...

In Burke County, 251 buildings had major damage ... “So if you are on this map (of damaged homes), or you’ve met someone who’s indicated you have damage, these folks will come to you and ...

But for fans of adventure — especially the odd and unsettling — continue about 7 miles on this narrow, deteriorating backroad and you’ll find yourself in the ghost town of Burke.

Maybe I’ve seen too many horror films, but visiting Burke, Idaho gave me a case of the willies. I was vacationing in the Shoshone and Kootenai Counties. One day I left Wallace and made the ...

James Bickerton is a Newsweek U.S. News reporter based in London, U.K. His focus is on covering news and politics in Texas, as well as other general news across the United States. James joined ...