Scattered rain and slightly cooler temperatures limited the spread of multiple wildfires burning across Colorado’s Western ...

When the Lee Fire jumped Colorado Highway 13 in Rio Blanco County on Aug. 6, the town of Meeker was under threat. Spreading ...

Overnight rain helped slow the spread of the Elk and Lee fires, giving firefighters an advantage as they worked to reinforce containment lines Saturday morning. The Lee Fire, now at 133,954 acres, is ...

Fire officials say that “The Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office downgraded several evacuation zones from GO (red) to SET ...

Gov. Jared Polis declared a disaster emergency on Thursday as wildfires are continuing to burn more than 185,000 acres along ...

The Lee Fire, now at 133,954 acres, is 31% contained. The Elk Fire has burned 14,518 acres and is 93% contained. Both were started by lightning on Aug. 2 and together are being fo ...

Drought conditions in Colorado continued to worsen this week with the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report detailing ...

At least 15 fires have burned more than 216,000 acres across Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Grand, Mesa, Moffat, Montrose, and Rio Blanco counties, as well as in parts of eastern Utah.

Gov. Jared Polis visited the Incident Command Post for the Turner Gulch Fire in Mesa County on Thursday (Polis office photo).