Oakley

Nineteenth and twentieth-century miners used southern Idaho as a route to the west to seek claims of gold booms and lost treasure. According to many documented explorations, a good amount of gold and other valuables were lost in the southern desert of Idaho in the process.

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For those who live or have traveled through Oakley, you have probably seen Howell's Opera House. It sticks out pretty good and it is a gorgeous old building that, without a doubt, has a rich history. It is in need of some repairs to help keep the building standing

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has sent a letter to the Cassia County prosecutor and sheriff asking for an investigation into the recent Oakley Pioneer Days rodeo event involving wild cows and fireworks.

Fire crews are working on a fire about five miles south of Oakley .

There is a gorgeous bed and breakfast that you can stay in called the Haight Home Bed and Breakfast in Oakley. This historic home is a great way to visit the Victorian era. It looks completely stunning.

Arnel's channel is full of superiorly-produced short videos that chronicle the beauty of life in southern Idaho, including off the beaten path excursions not of your garden variety.

“On the whole, I’d rather be in Oakley,” I might say.

Now she’s as well worried.

Idaho State Police say two people from Gooding died in a head-on crash with a Cassia County Sheriff's pickup north of Oakley Saturday afternoon sending the deputy to the hospital.

Conservation officers say a golden eagle was found shot last week in the Magic Valley and have asked for the public's help in finding the person responsible.

Eastern Idaho authorities say an Oakley man found dead may have suffered a medical event while hunting on October 31 when family reported him overdue.

Authorities say they found the body of an Oakley man who went missing in October.

Two Burley men died early Saturday morning just south of Oakley after their truck rolled on a gravel road. At just after 7 a.m. Dakota G. Cantu, age 25, and Jared A. Taylor, age 21, were thrown from the 2005 Dodge Ram pickup when the driver lost control about nine miles south of Oakley on Birch Creek Road

OAKLEY, Idaho (KLIX) Idaho wildlife managers say they killed a young mountain lion near the town of Oakley Saturday evening.

I don't get emotional. I am a rock. But, this story about an Idaho man who received a liver transplant completely choked me up. Maybe it will do the same to you, too.

UPDATE: Fire crews have been able to contain 80% of the fire as of Sunday morning. There are about 83 people working on the blaze that sparked ahead of the weekend. Officials say the fire grew little in the last several days. At this time it has burned roughly 300 acres.

OAKLEY, Idaho (KLIX) – Fire crews responded to a blaze caused by lightning Sunday afternoon west of Oakley.

Idaho roads are in rough shape.

OAKLEY, Idaho (KLIX) – Water officials met late Friday afternoon to discuss the problems that Oakley Reservoir is faced with due to flooding.