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When the Lee Fire jumped Colorado Highway 13 in Rio Blanco County on Aug. 6, the town of Meeker was under threat. Spreading ...
Scattered rain and slightly cooler temperatures limited the spread of multiple wildfires burning across Colorado’s Western ...
A new fire that broke out Friday afternoon in southwestern Colorado briefly prompted mandatory evacuations as crews in other ...
Rio Blanco County is grappling with yet another fire this morning. It's called the Yellowjacket Fire and is burning ...
Overnight rain helped slow the spread of the Elk and Lee fires, giving firefighters an advantage as they worked to reinforce ...
Firefighters battling the Lee Fire in Rio Blanco County, which has grown to over 133,000 acres in size, managed to reach 31% ...
Gov. Jared Polis declared a disaster emergency on Thursday as wildfires are continuing to burn more than 185,000 acres along ...
Fire officials say that “The Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office downgraded several evacuation zones from GO (red) to SET ...
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 ...
A community meeting for the Lee and Elk fires will be held at 7 p.m. tonight at Meeker High School (550 School St.).
As one of the largest wildfires in Colorado's history continues to burn, an insurance expert in Colorado says natural ...
The Crosho Fire, which sparked in Rio Blanco County, has burned over 2,200 acres and remains uncontained at this time.