Alert Top Story Even the air is bad for you in 2020: Wildfire smoke creates unhealthy conditions around the Magic Valley Laurie Welch Sep 17, 2020 Sep 17, 2020 0 1 of 5 Pillar Falls is visible through the haze Wednesday in Twin Falls. PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS A golden eagle flies through the hazy canyon Wednesday near Pillar Falls in Twin Falls. PAT SUTPHIN TIMES-NEWS The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple is seen through the haze Wednesday in Twin Falls. PAT SUTPHIN TIMES-NEWS A statue of the Virgin Mary stands silhouetted Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, at the West End Cemetery near Buhl. DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS A great horned owl sits perched in a tree Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, at West End Cemetery near Buhl. 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